1. Nigel Adams was born on 30 November 1966 and is a British former politician who served as Minister of State without Portfolio at the Cabinet Office from 2021 to 2022.
22 Facts About Nigel Adams
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Nigel Adams is the son of a school caretaker and school cleaner.
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Nigel Adams was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in May 2018, continuing to act as Lord Commissioner to HM Treasury alongside his ministerial duties.
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In 2016, Nigel Adams was one of the key figures in the unsuccessful Conservative Party leadership bid by Boris Johnson.
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Nigel Adams appeared in the 2017 BBC docudrama Theresa vs Boris: How May became PM.
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Nigel Adams was then selected as the candidate for the Conservative Party in the newly created seat of Selby and Ainsty in 2006.
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In September 2014 Nigel Adams was appointed to the Number 10 Policy Board with responsibility for economic affairs.
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Until June 2017, Nigel Adams was Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Biomass Group and in 2013 he wrote an article describing the benefits of biomass.
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In January 2015, Nigel Adams introduced the Onshore wind subsidies bill to Parliament which passed to the next stage following a close vote.
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Until June 2017, Nigel Adams was Chairman of the All Party Group for Music and in November 2015 he instigated several Parliamentary debates on the difficulties facing UK musicians accessing visas for touring the US.
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Nigel Adams has campaigned to change the law on Secondary Ticketing and he successfully persuaded the government to outlaw the use of bots for the purpose of purchasing event tickets for resale.
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Nigel Adams successfully lobbied to outlaw the use of flares and fireworks at music events and festivals.
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Nigel Adams was Secretary of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Industrial Heritage.
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Nigel Adams was in favour of Brexit prior to the 2016 referendum.
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In March 2017, Nigel Adams was instructed to apologise to the House of Commons after the Commons Committee on Standards ruled that he had breached the MPs' code of conduct by failing to declare his interest in a telecommunications company while taking part in parliamentary inquiries relating to the industry.
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On 13 February 2020, Nigel Adams was appointed Minister of State for Asia during the first cabinet reshuffle of the second Johnson ministry.
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On 16 September 2021, Nigel Adams was appointed Minister of State without Portfolio at the Cabinet Office during the cabinet reshuffle.
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On 5 September 2022, following the election of Liz Truss as Leader of the Conservative Party, Nigel Adams resigned his position as Minister of State without Portfolio.
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Nigel Adams announced his intention to "stand down" as a Member of Parliament on 10 June 2023, following the resignations of former Prime Minister, Boris Johnson and Nadine Dorries MP.
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In 2015, Nigel Adams voted against plain cigarette packaging in the Tobacco Products Regulation motion.
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Nigel Adams is a patron of the Selby Hands of Hope charity.
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Nigel Adams has served as a governor at two of his former schools, Camblesforth Primary School and Selby High School.