Stephen Parkinson, Baron Parkinson of Whitley Bay
The Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Arts and Heritage | |
| In office 29 October 2022 – 5 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Stuart Andrew (Sport, Arts and Ceremonials) The Lord Kamall (Civil Society, Heritage, Tourism and Growth) |
| Succeeded by | Chris Bryant |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Arts | |
| In office 30 September 2021 – 20 September 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss |
| Preceded by | Dame Caroline Dinenage |
| Succeeded by | Stuart Andrew (Sport, Arts and Ceremonials) |
| Lord-in-Waiting Government Whip | |
| In office 14 February 2020 – 20 September 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 22 October 2019 Life peer | |
| Political Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
| In office 13 July 2016 – 24 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Laurence Mann |
| Succeeded by | Danny Kruger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen Graeme Parkinson 30 June 1983 North Shields, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
Stephen Parkinson, Baron Parkinson of Whitley Bay (born 30 June 1983) is a British Conservative member of the House of Lords who served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Arts, Heritage and Libraries from March 2022 to July 2024.
Lord Parkinson was previously a Special Adviser to Theresa May when she was Home Secretary and Prime Minister, and previously a think tank researcher and lobbyist.