Damian Collins
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Damian Noel Thomas Collins OBE (born 4 February 1974) is a British Conservative Party politician who formerly served as a junior Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport between July and October 2022.[1][2][3][4] He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Folkestone and Hythe since 2010.
The subject of this article is standing for re-election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 4 July, and has not been an incumbent MP since Parliament was dissolved on 30 May. Some parts of this article may be out of date during this period. |
Quick Facts OBE MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy ...
Damian Collins | |
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy | |
In office 8 July 2022 ā 27 October 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
Preceded by | Chris Philp |
Succeeded by | Paul Scully |
Chairman of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee | |
In office 19 October 2016 ā 6 December 2019 | |
Preceded by | Jesse Norman |
Succeeded by | Julian Knight |
Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe | |
Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
Preceded by | Michael Howard |
Majority | 21,337 (36.2%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Damian Noel Thomas Collins (1974-02-04) 4 February 1974 (age 50) Northampton, Northamptonshire, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Sarah Richardson |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | St Benet's Hall, Oxford |
Website | damiancollins |
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From 2016 to 2019, Collins was chair of the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee.[5][6] In 2021, Collins chaired the UK Parliament Joint Committee on the Draft Online Safety Bill.[7]