Damian Collins

Damian Collins OBE is a former UK Conservative Party government Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy, and Chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee. He also Chaired the Joint Committee of the House of Lords and House of Commons on the Online Safety Bill. In 2018 Damian launched and became the first Chair of the International Grand Committee on Disinformation and Fake News which brought together over thirty parliamentarians from more than a dozen countries to hold big tech companies to account. Damian was a member of the UK House of Commons from 2010 to 2024. Damian is also a board member of the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
In 2024, Damian published his biography of former British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, Rivals in the Storm, how Lloyd George seized power, won the war and lost his government. This is his second book, and he has also written for numerous publications including The Times of London, The Guardian, The New York Times, and Wired magazine.