Michael Bates

Michael Bates, Member of House of Commons (former), also known as Baron Bates 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 and vacated his role as Minister of State.