Darren James Mott, Baron Mott, OBE (born 15 January 1973)[2] is a British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords.[3] In November 2022, he stood down as chief executive of the Conservative Party,[4] after having worked for the party for more than 30 years.[5]
The Lord Mott | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Lord-in-Waiting Government Whip | |
| In office 2 June 2023 – 14 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 19 June 2023 Life peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Darren James Mott 15 January 1973 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Olivia Leechman (m. 2024)[1] |
Mott was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for political service.[6]
In the 2023 Special Honours, Mott was made a life peer and appointed as a lord-in-waiting and whip for the Sunak ministry in the House of Lords, alongside former MEP Kay Swinburne, on 2 June.[7] He was created Baron Mott, of Chatteris in the County of Cambridgeshire, on 19 June 2023,[8] and was introduced to the House of Lords on 22 June.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Lord Mott OBE and Miss O. T. Leechman". Register. The Times. No. 74586. London. 7 December 2024. col 2, p. 82.
- ^ "Darren James Mott". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Darren Mott OBE". The Conservative Party Foundation Limited. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Darren Mott stands down as Tory Party chief executive". Kent Online. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Darren Mott stands down as Tory Party chief executive". Belfast Telegraph. 4 November 2022. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N13.
- ^ "Ministerial Appointments: June 2023". gov.uk. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "No. 64094". The London Gazette. 22 June 2023. p. 12314.
- ^ "Introduction: Lord Mott". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 831. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Lords. 22 June 2023. col. 319.
External links
edit- Profile at UK Parliament
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