James Jamieson, Baron Jamieson

The Right Honourable Councillor
The Lord Jamieson
OBE
The Right Honourable Councillor The Lord Jamieson OBE
Member of the House of Lords; Lord Temporal
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 11 March 2024; Life peerage
Personal details
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	University of Sheffield

James Gerard Jamieson, Baron Jamieson, OBE is a British Conservative politician and life peer. He is a member of the House of Lords, a member and former leader of Central Bedfordshire Council, and a former chairman of the Local Government Association.^[1]^[2]

Jamieson has lived in Bedfordshire since the mid-1980s.^[3] He studied at the University of Sheffield and graduated in 1986 with a Master of Engineering degree in materials process engineering.^[4]

Jamieson was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to local government.^[5] He was nominated for a life peerage by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and on 11 March 2024 was created Baron Jamieson, of Maulden in the County of Bedfordshire.^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Parliamentary career for Lord Jamieson". MPs and Lords. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
^ "Political Peerages 2024". GOV.UK. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
^ "Cllr James Jamieson". The Kerslake Commission on Homelessness and Rough Sleeping. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
^ "Alumni and staff recognised in the 2022 New Year Honours". University of Sheffield. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
^ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N13.
^ "No. 64345". The London Gazette. 15 March 2024. p. 5286.

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