George Bridges, Baron Bridges of Headley

The Right Honourable
The Lord Bridges of Headley
MBE
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
In office
13 July 2016 – 12 June 2017
Monarch Elizabeth II
Prime Minister Theresa May
Preceded by Position established
Succeeded by Steve Baker
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
28 May 2015
Life peerage
Personal details
Born (1970-07-15) 15 July 1970
Political party Conservative
Alma mater Exeter College, Oxford

James George Robert Bridges, Baron Bridges of Headley, MBE (born 15 July 1970)[1] is a British politician. He served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union.[2]

Education

Bridges was educated at Rokeby Preparatory School, then attended Eton College followed by Exeter College, Oxford, where he received a BA degree (later promoted to an MA by seniority).[1]

Life and career

Bridges was Assistant Political Secretary to the Prime Minister John Major from 1994 to 1997. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1997.[3] In the 2000s he served as Chairman of the Research Department and Campaign Director of the Conservative Party.

He was created a life peer as Baron Bridges of Headley, of Headley Heath in the County of Surrey, on 28 May 2015.[4][5]

Styles of address

  • 1970–1997: Mr George Bridges
  • 1997–2015: Mr George Bridges MBE
  • 2015–: The Rt Hon. The Lord Bridges of Headley MBE

Family connections

The Lord Bridges of Headley is a great-grandson of Poet Laureate Robert Bridges, and a grandson of senior civil servant Edward Bridges, 1st Baron Bridges. He is a nephew of the late crossbench peer and ambassador to Italy Thomas Bridges, 2nd Baron Bridges and of historian Margaret Aston.

References

  1. 1 2 "The Peerage - James George Robert Bridges, Baron Bridges of Headley". ThePeerage.com. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "New ministerial and government appointments announced on July 17 2016".
  3. ↑ "No. 54850". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 August 1997. p. 8913.
  4. ↑ "Lord Bridges of Headley".
  5. ↑ "No. 61246". The London Gazette. 3 June 2015. p. 10180.
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