Jim Knight, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jim Knight

British politician

Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1965

Place of Birth: Bexley, England, United Kingdom

Profession: politician, publisher

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

James Philip "Jim" Knight, Baron Knight of Weymouth, (born 6 March 1965) is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament for South Dorset from 2001 until 2010, when he lost his seat to Richard Drax of the Conservative Party.
Knight held several ministerial posts during his time as an MP, including: Minister for the South West and Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform. It was announced in the 2010 Dissolution Honours that he would be made a life peer.
Knight is now chief education and external officer at TES Global Ltd, and a Visiting Professor at the London Knowledge Lab of the Institute of Education in London.