Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation
In office 9 January 2018 – 30 November 2018
Prime Minister
Theresa May
Preceded by
Jo Johnson
Succeeded by
Chris Skidmore
Minister of State for Prisons
In office 17 July 2016 – 9 January 2018
Prime Minister
Theresa May
Preceded by
Andrew Selous
Succeeded by
Rory Stewart
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Childcare and Education
In office 21 July 2014 – 17 July 2016
Prime Minister
David Cameron
Preceded by
Liz Truss
Succeeded by
Caroline Dinenage
Parliamentary Secretary for the Constitution
In office 14 July 2014 – 12 May 2015
Prime Minister
David Cameron
Preceded by
Greg Clark
Succeeded by
John Penrose
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office 7 October 2013 – 14 July 2014
Prime Minister
David Cameron
Preceded by
Desmond Swayne
Succeeded by
Harriett Baldwin
Liberal Democrat frontbench positions
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
In office 21 October 2019 – 13 December 2019
Leader
Jo Swinson
Preceded by
Sir Ed Davey
Succeeded by
Sarah Olney (Business and Industrial Strategy) Wera Hobhouse (Energy and Climate Change)
Member of Parliament for East Surrey
In office 6 May 2010 – 6 November 2019
Preceded by
Peter Ainsworth
Succeeded by
Claire Coutinho
Personal details
Born
Samuel Phillip Gyimah
(1976-08-10) 10 August 1976 (age 47) Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England
Political party
Liberal Democrats (2019–present)
Other political affiliations
Conservative (1999–2019)
Spouse
Nicky Black
(m. 2012)
Children
2
Alma mater
Somerville College, Oxford
Website
www.samgyimah.london
Samuel Phillip Gyimah (/ˈdʒiːmɑː/; born 10 August 1976)[1] is a British politician and banker who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Surrey from 2010 to 2019.[2] First elected as a Conservative, Gyimah rebelled against the government to block a no-deal Brexit and had the Conservative whip removed in September 2019. He subsequently joined the Liberal Democrats and stood unsuccessfully for them in Kensington at the 2019 general election. Gyimah now serves on the board of Goldman Sachs International.
Between 2014 and 2018, after serving as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, David Cameron, and as a government whip, Gyimah was promoted to Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State.[3][4][5] He served as the Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation from January 2018 until he resigned on 30 November 2018 in protest at Theresa May's Brexit withdrawal agreement.[6]
^"Sam's Background". Sam Gyimah. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
^"Sam in Parliament". Sam Gyimah. Archived from the original on 12 June 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
^"Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Childcare and Education". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
^"Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for the Constitution)". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
^"Her Majesty's Government: December 2015". Prime Minister's Office. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
^Tominey, Camilla (30 November 2018). "Tory minister Sam Gyimah resigns in protest at Theresa May's withdrawal deal". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
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