Jim Knight
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Jim Knight (Lord Knight of Weymouth) was the Labour member of parliament for Dorset South between 1997 and 2010. He is currently the shadow spokesperson for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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Career
Knight stood as the Labour candidate for Dorset South in 1997, winning 35.9 percent of the vote but losing out by 0.2 percent to the Conservative's Ian Bruce. He won the 2001 election by 0.4 percent, with 42 percent of the vote, and the 2005 election with 41.6 percent of the vote. However came second in 2010, to the Conservative's Richard Drax, with 30.3 percent of the vote.[1]
His roles in parliament include, parliamentary personal secretary to Rosie Winterton and the Department of Health, parliamentary under-secretary to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and minister of state to the Department for Education and Skills, Department for Children, Schools and Families, Regional Affairs and the Department for Work and Pensions.[2]
Revolving door
Knight has worked as an independent consultant advising clients on the use of technology in the education and training sector since October 2010. This role was approved by ACOBA, who saw "no reason why he should not set up the consultancy as described forthwith, subject to the condition that, for 12 months from his last day in office, he should not become personally involved in lobbying UK Government Ministers or Crown servants, including Special Advisers, on behalf of any new employer or client".[3]
Register of Interests
Directorships
- Director, Step-A International Ltd (consultancy company specialising in providing strategic policy advice and support on use of technology in education overseas) (until 01 10 14)[4]
- Director, Egale Limited (advice and project work in education, technology and literacy) Egale Limited receives or has received in the past calendar year income for services personally provided by the Member to: TSL Education; Alderwood Education; Dods; EC Harris; GSMA Ltd; Campaign for Learning Ltd[4]
- Director, IanXen Ltd (developer of mobile diagnostic technology for tropical diseases)[4]
Remunerated employment
- Managing Director, Online Learning, TSL Education Ltd, 1 April 2014[4]
- Joint owner with wife of Egale Limited[4]
- Step-A International Ltd[4]
- Arsenal Fanshare Society Ltd[4]
- IanXen Ltd (developer of mobile diagnostic technology for tropical diseases)[4]
Non-financial interests
- Chair, HTI Education Trust (furthering employability in education through academies and other activity)[4]
- Unremunerated Director, Apps for Good Ltd (registered charity seeking to enable young people currently digitally excluded)[4]
- Chair, Tinder Foundation Ltd (tackling social and digital exclusion[4]
- Visiting Professor, London Knowledge Lab, Institute of Education, University of London[4]
- Unremunerated trustee, Nominet Trust[4]
Notes
- ↑ Dorset South The Guardian, accessed 4 December 2014
- ↑ Lord Knight of Weymouth They Work For You, accessed 4 December 2014
- ↑ Twelfth Report 2010-2011 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 4 December 2014
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 Lord Knight of Weymouth Parliament.UK, accessed 4 December 2014
