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John Whittingdale

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Gender Male
Age 65
Date of birth October 16,1959
Zodiac sign Libra
Born Sherborne
United Kingdom
Office Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ChildrenAlice Margaret Campbell Whittingdale
Henry John Flasby Whittingdale
ParentsMargaret Whittingdale
John Whittingdale
Job Politician
Education University College London
Winchester College
Previous positionMinister of State for Media and Data of the United Kingdom (2020–2021)
Party Conservative Party
Position Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2010
Siblings Charles Napier
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Sir John Flasby Lawrance Whittingdale OBE is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament for Maldon since 1992. A member of the Conservative Party, Whittingdale has been the Minister of State for Data and Digital Infrastructure since May 2023, serving in the position while Julia Lopez is on maternity leave.

Loot boxes: Games companies agree to restrict access in UK

Loot boxes: Games companies agree to restrict access in UK
Jul 18,2023 7:31 am

... Watching progress closely In a statement, John Whittingdale, minister for the creative industries, said: " We ve been clear the video games industry needs to do more to protect children and adults from the harms associated with loot boxes...

Music streaming royalties to be discussed by government

Music streaming royalties to be discussed by government
May 31,2023 9:40 am

... Sir John Whittingdale, minister for the creative industries, said the move would help the UK to " offer viable career opportunities"...

Ministers seek to understand more about video games

Ministers seek to understand more about video games
May 30,2023 1:50 pm

... Creative industries minister John Whittingdale said: " Video games are a booming industry - employing thousands of people and contributing billions to our economy, whilst bringing enjoyment to people in fun and challenging ways...

Gary Lineker's tweets were inappropriate, culture secretary says

Gary Lineker's tweets were inappropriate, culture secretary says
Mar 9,2023 5:40 am

... " Responding to a question in the Commons from Sir John Whittingdale, Ms Frazer said: " As somebody whose grandmother escaped Nazi Germany in the 1930s I think it s really disappointing and inappropriate to compare government policy on immigration events to events in Germany in the 1930s...

Essex mental health deaths review demands legal powers

Essex mental health deaths review demands legal powers
Jan 12,2023 2:31 pm

... " The call has been backed by Essex MPs John Whittingdale and Priti Patel, who have asked to meet with Health Secretary Steve Barclay...

Tom Watson and Arlene Foster nominated for peerages

Tom Watson and Arlene Foster nominated for peerages
Oct 14,2022 2:51 pm

... Conservative Party chairman Jake Berry and former culture secretary John Whittingdale were awarded knighthoods...

Attacks on Boris Johnson's wife are sexist, says Sajid Javid

Attacks on Boris Johnson's wife are sexist, says Sajid Javid
Feb 7,2022 12:35 pm

... " The 33-year-old previously worked for the Conservative Party as a press officer and as an adviser to the then Culture Secretary John Whittingdale and Mr Javid when he was at the communities department...

Carrie Johnson: I'm target of a brutal briefing campaign

Carrie Johnson: I'm target of a brutal briefing campaign
Feb 6,2022 7:46 pm

... In Lord Ashcroft s book, former cabinet minister John Whittingdale said the influence she was said to have was inaccurate - but that the Johnsons " discuss things in a way that previous spouses [of prime ministers] would not, because they were much less political"...

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