Suzanne Webb
OBE MP
Official portrait, 2019
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
In office
6 September 2022 – 25 October 2022
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Preceded byAlexander Stafford
Succeeded byCraig Williams
Member of Parliament
for Stourbridge
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byMargot James
Majority13,571 (29.7%)
Personal details
Born (1966-02-04) 4 February 1966
Sutton Coldfield, England
Political partyConservative
WebsiteOfficial website

Suzanne Webb OBE (born 4 February 1966)[1] is a British Conservative Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stourbridge since the 2019 general election. She was the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Prime Minister Liz Truss from September to October 2022.[2]

Early life and career

Webb was born in Sutton Coldfield. Prior to becoming an MP, she worked for a global logistics provider for 29 years, most recently in a senior leadership role.[3]

Early political career

Webb voted for the UK to remain in the European Union in the 2016 referendum, although she became a supporter of Brexit after the referendum.[3]

Webb was elected as a Conservative Party councillor for the Castle Vale ward on Birmingham City Council on 3 May 2018. Her term of office expired in 2022. She had previously stood as the Conservative candidate for the Sutton Vesey ward in 2016.[4] She also stood as a candidate in the 2019 European Parliament elections for the West Midlands.[5]

As part of the Conservative voluntary party, Webb was the Coventry, Birmingham, and Solihull Area Chairman between 2017 and 2019. In 2019, Webb was elected as the West Midlands Regional Chairman.[6] She was also part of the Andy Street Campaign Team for the 2017 West Midlands mayoral election.

In November 2019, Webb was adopted as the candidate for Stourbridge after the incumbent, Margot James, announced that she would not be contesting the forthcoming election. The seat, which had been held by the Conservatives since 2010, was held by Webb.[7][8]

Parliamentary career

She was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary in the Department for International Trade and Women and Equalities, serving under Liz Truss, in June 2020.

In September 2021, Webb was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Secretary of State for Defence, Ben Wallace.[9]

On 8 July to 7 September 2022, she was an Assistant Government Whip in a role attached to the Ministry for Defence.[10]

On 7 September 2022, Webb was appointed as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, Liz Truss. [11]

Honours

Web was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2023 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. p. 345. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.
  2. ↑ Madeley, Peter. "Liz Truss appoints Stourbridge MP to key 'eyes and ears' role". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 Bev Holder (12 November 2019). "Stourbridge's new pro-Brexit candidate voted Remain". Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Birmingham local election: The 0 candidates in Sutton Vesey". Who Can I Vote For? by Democracy Club. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "European Parliament (UK) elections: The 0 candidates in West Midlands". Who Can I Vote For? by Democracy Club. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Suzanne Webb". West Midlands.
  7. ↑ "Tweet". twitter.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Election history for Stourbridge (Constituency) - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk.
  9. ↑ "New role in Ministry of Defence for Stourbridge MP Suzanne Webb". Stourbridge News. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Suzanne Webb MP". GOV.UK. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  11. ↑ Madeley, Peter. "Liz Truss appoints Stourbridge MP to key 'eyes and ears' role". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  12. ↑ "Resignation Honours 2023" (PDF). GOV.UK. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
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