Jim Knight
James Philip Knight, Baron Knight of Weymouth, PC, FRSA (born 6 March 1965) is a British politician who served as Minister for the South West and Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform from 2009 to 2010. A member of the Labour Party and Co-operative Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dorset from 2001 to 2010.
The Lord Knight of Weymouth | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 5 June 2009 – 11 May 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Tony McNulty | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Minister for the South West | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 5 June 2009 – 11 May 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Ben Bradshaw | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Position abolished | ||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of State for Schools and Learning | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 5 May 2006 – 5 June 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Preceded by | Jacqui Smith | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Vernon Coaker | ||||||||||||||||||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Biodiversity, Landscape and Rural Affairs | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 6 May 2005 – 5 May 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Alun Michael | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Barry Gardiner | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 6 March 1965 Bexley, England | ||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Labour and Co-operative | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||
After losing his seat to Richard Drax of the Conservative Party, it was announced Knight would be made a life peer in the 2010 Dissolution Honours. He is now chief education and external officer at TES Global Ltd, and a visiting professor at the London Knowledge Lab of the Institute of Education in London.
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