The Lord Timpson | |
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Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending | |
Assumed office 5 July 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Sir Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Edward Argar |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 22 July 2024 Life Peerage | |
CEO of the Timpson Group | |
In office 2002 – July 2024 | |
Preceded by | John Timpson |
Succeeded by | John Timpson |
Personal details | |
Born | William James Timpson 17 September 1971 Knutsford, Cheshire, England |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse |
Roisin Brannigan (m. 1997) |
Relations | Edward Timpson (brother) |
Children | 3 |
Parents |
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Alma mater | Durham University (BA) |
William James Timpson, Baron Timpson, OBE, DL (born 17 September 1971), is a British businessman and politician who has served as Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending since 2024. He was the chief executive of the Timpson Group, owned by his father John Timpson, from 2002[1] to July 2024.[2]