John Whittingdale
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 65 |
| Date of birth | October 16,1959 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Sherborne |
| United Kingdom | |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Children | Alice Margaret Campbell Whittingdale |
| Henry John Flasby Whittingdale | |
| Parents | Margaret Whittingdale |
| John Whittingdale | |
| Job | Politician |
| Education | University College London |
| Winchester College | |
| Previous position | Minister 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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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 404261 |
John Whittingdale Life story
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
... 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
... 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
... 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
... " 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
... " 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
... 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
... " 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
... 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"...
Tom Watson and Arlene Foster nominated for peerages
Tom Watson and Dame Arlene Foster are among 26 new peers set to enter The House of Lords.
Honours for the former deputy leader of the Labour Party and former Northern Ireland First Minister were conferred by The King on Friday.
They were recommended by Prime Minister Liz Truss after being suggested by her predecessor Boris Johnson .
The List also includes Sir Winston Churchill 's grandson, Sir Nicholas Soames .
Sir Nicholas, a former MP, was by Mr Johnson for rebelling over Brexit.
New members are appointed to The House of Lords, which scrutinises bills that have been approved by The House of Commons, by the monarch after being proposed by the Prime Minister .
An outgoing Prime Minister has The Right to draw up a dissolution or resignation honours list on leaving office, while considering nominations from other Political Parties .
Since 2000, peers nominated by Political Parties have been vetted by The House of Lords Appointments Commission.
Dame Arlene, who will sit as a non-affiliated member, stepped down as DUP leader Last Year after.
Others nominated by Mr Johnson include former minister Sir Hugo Swire , as well as ex-MP Angie Bray .
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer included Mr Watson among his nominations.
Businessman and National Gallery trustee Sir Michael Hintze is also on The List , alongside former Tory MP Graham Evans , who lost his Commons seat in Weaver Vale in 2017.
Stewart Jackson , another ex-Tory MP and former special adviser to the Brexit secretary, also gets a peerage.
Peter Weir , a former Stormont Education Minister , will join The House of Lords after being nominated by the DUP.
Frances O'Grady, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), will be made a peer after being nominated by Labour, alongside Ruth Smeeth , a former Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent North.
Chairman of Network Rail Sir Peter Hendy has also been nominated as a crossbench peer.
However, Paul Dacre , the editor-in-chief of Dmg Media which publishes the Daily Mail and Metro newspapers, was not on The List despite previously being tipped to receive the honour.
Conservative Party chairman Jake Berry and former culture secretary John Whittingdale were awarded knighthoods.
James Duddridge , an International Trade minister and former parliamentary Private Secretary to Boris Johnson , received the honour of The Knight Commander of The Order of St Michael and St George for " political and public service".
Source of news: bbc.com
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