Michael Bates, Baron Bates, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Michael Bates, Baron Bates

British politician

Date of Birth: 26-May-1961

Place of Birth: Gateshead, England, United Kingdom

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Michael Walton Bates, Baron Bates (born 26 May 1961) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom serving in the House of Lords since 2008 having previously represented the constituency of Langbaurgh in the House of Commons from 1992 to 1997. From 2014 to 2015, he was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Criminal Information at the Home Office.
In May 2015 he was appointed Minister of State in the Home Office.
In March 2016, he resigned as Minister of State in order to undertake a 2000-mile solo walk from Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro to raise awareness for the Olympic truce.He returned to government as a Minister of State in the Department for International Development in October 2016.
He offered his resignation on 31 January 2018 but it was not accepted by the Prime Minister.
In April 2019, Bates submitted his second resignation from the position and vacated his role as Minister of State.