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Jim Knight

James Philip Knight, Baron Knight of Weymouth, (born 6 March 1965) is a British politician who served as Minister for the South West and Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform from 2009 to 2010. A member of the Labour Party and Co-operative Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dorset from 2001 to 2010.

After losing his seat to Richard Drax of the Conservative Party, it was announced Knight would be made a life peer in the 2010 Dissolution Honours. He worked at TES Global Ltd from 2014 to 2021 as Chief Education Officer, as well as becoming visiting professor at the London Knowledge Lab of the Institute of Education in London. Provided by Wikipedia