Suzanne Webb | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Assistant Government Whip | |
| In office 14 November 2023 – 5 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
| In office 6 September 2022 – 25 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Liz Truss |
| Preceded by | Alexander Stafford |
| Succeeded by | Craig Williams |
| Member of Parliament forStourbridge | |
| In office 12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Margot James |
| Succeeded by | Cat Eccles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1966-02-04)4 February 1966 (age 59) Sutton Coldfield, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Website | Official website |
Suzanne WebbOBE (born 4 February 1966)[1] is a BritishConservative Party politician who served as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Prime MinisterLiz Truss from September to October 2022.[2] She was theMember of Parliament (MP) forStourbridge from2019 to2024.[3]
Webb was born inSutton Coldfield. Prior to becoming an MP, she worked for a global logistics provider for 29 years, most recently in a senior leadership role.[4]
Webb voted for the UK to remain in theEuropean Union in the2016 referendum, although she became a supporter ofBrexit after the referendum.[4]
Webb was elected as a Conservative Party councillor for the Castle Vale ward onBirmingham City Council on3 May 2018. Her term of office expired in 2022. She had previously stood as the Conservative candidate for the Sutton Vesey ward in 2016.[5] She also stood as a candidate in the2019 European Parliament elections for theWest Midlands.[6]
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.[7] She was also part of theAndy Street Campaign Team for the2017 West Midlands mayoral election.
In November 2019, Webb was adopted as the candidate forStourbridge 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.[8][9]
She was appointedParliamentary Private Secretary in theDepartment for International Trade andWomen and Equalities, serving underLiz Truss, in June 2020.
In September 2021, Webb was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Secretary of State for DefenceBen Wallace.[10]
From 8 July to 7 September 2022, she was an Assistant Government Whip in a role attached to theMinistry of Defence.[11]
On 7 September 2022, Webb was appointed as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister,Liz Truss.[12]
In November 2023, she was appointed Assistant Government Whip in theSunak ministry.[13]
In the2024 General Election, she lost her seat toLabour Party candidateCat Eccles.[14]
Webb was appointedOfficer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) on 29 December 2023 inTruss's resignation honours list.[15][16] She received the honour insignia atWindsor Castle on 26 May 2024.[17]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forStourbridge 2019–2024 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister 2022 | Succeeded by |