Christopher James Skidmore, (born 17 May 1981) is a British politician, author, and historian serving as Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation since September 2019, and previously from December 2018 to July 2019.
Skidmore was first elected in 2010 as the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingswood, South Gloucestershire, and became vice-chairman of the Conservative Party for Policy in 2018.