Phillip Lee (politician)
Phillip Lee | |
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Official portrait, 2017 | |
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Justice | |
| In office 21 October 2019 – 12 December 2019 | |
| Leader | Jo Swinson |
| Preceded by | Christine Jardine |
| Succeeded by | Daisy Cooper |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Victims, Youth and Family Justice | |
| In office 17 July 2016 – 12 June 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Dominic Raab |
| Succeeded by | Edward Argar |
| Member of Parliament for Bracknell | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 6 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew MacKay |
| Succeeded by | James Sunderland |
| Chairman of Right to Vote | |
| In office 17 January 2019 – 12 September 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Phillip James Lee 28 September 1970 Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Party | Liberal Democrats |
| Other political affiliations | Conservative (1992–2019) |
| Spouse | Catherine Day |
| Alma mater | King's College London Keble College, Oxford Imperial College London |
| Profession | Physician |
| Website | phillip-lee |
Phillip James Lee (born 28 September 1970) is a British doctor and politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bracknell from 2010 until 2019. A former member of the Conservative Party, which he left in 2019 to join the Liberal Democrats, he unsuccessfully stood for the neighbouring Wokingham constituency in the 2019 general election.
Lee was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State responsible for youth justice, victims, female offenders and offender health at the Ministry of Justice in July 2016. He resigned from the government in June 2018 in response to its handling of Brexit. On 3 September 2019, he resigned from the Conservative Party to join the Liberal Democrats; and between October and December 2019 he served as their Spokesperson for Justice.