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Damian Collins
OBE MP
Official portrait, 2020
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy
In office 8 July 2022 – 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 – 6 December 2019
Preceded by
Jesse Norman
Succeeded by
Julian Knight
Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe
Incumbent
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.com
Damian Noel Thomas CollinsOBE (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.
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]
^"Ministerial appointments: July 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
^"Damian Collins MP". GOV.UK. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
^"Damian Noel Thomas Collins". Who's Who.
^Blundell, John, ed. (2013). Remembering Margaret Thatcher: Commemorations, Tributes and Assessments. New York: Algora Publishing. p. 118. ISBN 9781628940176.
^"Damian Collins elected Chair of Culture, Media and Sport Committee". www.parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
^"Dissolution of Parliament". www.parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
^Williams, Rhiannon (29 July 2021). "Online Safety Bill must stop tech giants profiting from harm, Damian Collins warns". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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