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George Freeman is a British politician with extensive experience across science, innovation, and technology, serving in various ministerial roles and as the MP for Mid Norfolk since 2010.
Appointed as Chair of Advisory Board. He led the UK's Life Science Industrial Strategy, launching Genomics England, and similar initiatives.
Joined The Guy Foundation as International Special Advisor to coordinate its work on space health projects, leveraging his experience as former UK Minister for Space and Life Science.
Paid appointment as an advisor to Nighthawk Partners Limited following his tenure as Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation.
Apologised for breaking Advisory Committee on Business Appointments' financial conflict-of-interest rules after taking paid work, advising the company during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Advisory board member for the liberal conservative think tank.
Advisory board member for the think tank.
Advisory board member for the think tank.
Referred himself to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards following allegations that the environmental monitoring company he advised, paying him £60,000 a year, helped him draft parliamentary questions related to its sector.
George Freeman was born in Cambridge on July 12, 1967. Before his political career, he worked for 15 years in the life sciences sector, focusing on biomedical research, hospitals, and patient groups to advance novel healthcare innovations. He gained experience in biomedical venture capital, founding and funding four start-up companies. This background laid the foundation for his later roles in government, emphasizing his practical understanding of science, technology, and innovation.
Freeman was elected as the Conservative MP for Mid Norfolk in 2010. His parliamentary career saw him serve in significant capacities, including as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Climate Change from 2010 to 2011. He was appointed government adviser on Life Sciences in July 2011, where he coordinated the government’s Life Science and Innovation, Health and Wealth Strategies (2011), and the Agri-Tech Industrial Strategy (2013). This period also included his appointment as the Prime Minister’s UK Trade Envoy in 2013, highlighting his role in promoting international trade in key sectors.
His ministerial appointments include serving as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Life Sciences at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department of Health from 2014 to 2016. He later became Minister of State at the Department for Transport (2019-2020), and then Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, and subsequently Minister of State, in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (2021-2023). In November 2023, he resigned from his ministerial post to focus on personal well-being, though he was re-elected as MP for Mid Norfolk in July 2024.
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