Suzanne Webb

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Suzanne Webb

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}}

| image = File:Official portrait of Suzanne Webb MP crop 2.jpg

| caption = Official portrait, 2019

| office = Assistant Government Whip

| primeminister = Rishi Sunak

| term_start = 14 November 2023

| term_end = 5 July 2024

| office1 = Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister

| primeminister1 = Liz Truss

| term_start1 = 6 September 2022

| term_end1 = 25 October 2022

| predecessor1 = Alexander Stafford

| successor1 = Craig Williams

| office2 = Member of Parliament
for Stourbridge

| term_start2 = 12 December 2019

| term_end2 = 30 May 2024

| predecessor2 = Margot James

| successor2 = Cat Eccles

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1966|02|04}}

| birth_place = Sutton Coldfield, England

| death_date =

| death_place =

| website = {{oweb|www.suzannewebb.org.uk}}

| party = Conservative

}}

Suzanne Webb {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}} (born 4 February 1966){{Cite book|last=Brunskill|first=Ian|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1129682574|title=The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election|date=19 March 2020|isbn=978-0-00-839258-1|pages=345|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers Limited |oclc=1129682574}} is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Prime Minister Liz Truss from September to October 2022.{{Cite web |last=Madeley |first=Peter |date=22 September 2022 |title=Liz Truss appoints Stourbridge MP to key 'eyes and ears' role |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2022/09/22/liz-truss-appoints-stourbridge-mp-to-key-eyes-and-ears-role/ |access-date=2022-09-23 |website=www.expressandstar.com |language=en}} She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stourbridge from 2019 to 2024.{{Cite news |title=Stourbridge - General election results 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001524 |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}

Early life and career

Webb was born in Sutton Coldfield. Prior to becoming an MP, she worked for a global logistics provider for 29 years, most recently in a senior leadership role.{{cite news |url=https://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/18029099.stourbridges-new-pro-brexit-candidate-voted-remain/ |author=Bev Holder |title=Stourbridge's new pro-Brexit candidate voted Remain |date=12 November 2019 |access-date=14 December 2019}}

Early political career

Webb voted for the UK to remain in the European Union in the 2016 referendum, although she became a supporter of Brexit after the referendum.{{cite news |url=https://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/18029099.stourbridges-new-pro-brexit-candidate-voted-remain/ |author=Bev Holder |title=Stourbridge's new pro-Brexit candidate voted Remain |date=12 November 2019 |access-date=14 December 2019}}

Webb was elected as a Conservative Party councillor for the Castle Vale ward on Birmingham City Council on 3 May 2018. Her term of office expired in 2022. She had previously stood as the Conservative candidate for the Sutton Vesey ward in 2016.{{Cite web|title=Birmingham local election: The 0 candidates in Sutton Vesey|url=https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/elections/local.birmingham.sutton-vesey.2016-05-05/sutton-vesey-ward/|access-date=2020-10-14|website=Who Can I Vote For? by Democracy Club|language=en-gb}} She also stood as a candidate in the 2019 European Parliament elections for the West Midlands.{{Cite web|title=European Parliament (UK) elections: The 0 candidates in West Midlands|url=https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/elections/europarl.uk-west-midlands.2019-05-23/west-midlands/|access-date=2020-10-14|website=Who Can I Vote For? by Democracy Club|language=en-gb}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.westmidlandsconservatives.com/people/suzanne-webb|title=Suzanne Webb|website=West Midlands}} She was also part of the Andy Street Campaign Team for the 2017 West Midlands mayoral election.

In November 2019, Webb was adopted as the candidate for Stourbridge 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.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/q66suzi/status/1195248398389129216 |title=Tweet |website=twitter.com|access-date=2021-06-08}}{{Cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/3781/election-history|title=Election history for Stourbridge (Constituency) - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament|website=members.parliament.uk}}

Parliamentary career

She was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary in the Department for International Trade and Women and Equalities, serving under Liz Truss, in June 2020.

In September 2021, Webb was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace.{{Cite web |title=New role in Ministry of Defence for Stourbridge MP Suzanne Webb |url=https://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/19596780.stourbridge-mp-suzanne-webb-lands-new-mod-role-reshuffle/ |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=Stourbridge News |date=22 September 2021 |language=en}}

From 8 July to 7 September 2022, she was an Assistant Government Whip in a role attached to the Ministry of Defence.{{Cite web |title=Suzanne Webb MP |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/suzanne-webb |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}

On 7 September 2022, Webb was appointed as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, Liz Truss. {{Cite web |last=Madeley |first=Peter |title=Liz Truss appoints Stourbridge MP to key 'eyes and ears' role |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2022/09/22/liz-truss-appoints-stourbridge-mp-to-key-eyes-and-ears-role/ |access-date=2022-09-23 |website=www.expressandstar.com |date=22 September 2022 |language=en}}

In November 2023, she was appointed Assistant Government Whip in the Sunak ministry.{{Cite web |last=Vukmirovic |first=James |date=2023-11-14 |title=Stourbridge MP moves up after receiving reshuffle promotion |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/dudley/stourbridge/2023/11/14/mp-moves-up-after-receiving-reshuffle-promotion/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=Express & Star |language=en}}

In the 2024 General Election, she lost her seat to Labour Party candidate Cat Eccles.{{Cite news |title=Stourbridge - General election results 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001524 |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}

Honours

Webb was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) on 29 December 2023 in Truss's resignation honours list.{{London Gazette |date=7 February 2024 |issue=64309 |page=2394 |supp=y}}{{cite web |title=Resignation Honours 2023 |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/658ef5a001760d000d5cf941/Resignation_Honours_Dec_2023.pdf |website=GOV.UK |access-date=30 December 2023}} She received the honour insignia at Windsor Castle on 26 May 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-26 |title=MP tells of day to remember after receiving Royal honour |url=https://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/24346351.stourbridge-mp-collects-royal-obe-honour-windsor-castle/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Stourbridge News |language=en}}