James Cleverly
British politician (born 1969)
James Spencer Cleverly TD, VR, MP (born 4 September 1969) is a British Conservative politician. He was the Home Secretary from 2023 until 2024. He was previously the Foreign Secretary from 2022 until 2023. In July 2019, he became Minister without Portfolio and Chairman of the Conservative Party for the Boris Johnson ministry. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Braintree[1] since 2015. Cleverly was the Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2018 to 2019.[2] In 2022, he served as the Secretary of State for Education.
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shadow Home Secretary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 8 July 2024 – 5 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | Rishi Sunak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Yvette Cooper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Chris Philp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Secretary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 13 November 2023 – 5 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Suella Braverman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Yvette Cooper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 6 September 2022 – 13 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Liz Truss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | David Cameron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Secretary of State for Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 7 July 2022 – 6 September 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Michelle Donelan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Kit Malthouse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister without Portfolio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 24 July 2019 – 13 February 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Brandon Lewis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Amanda Milling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of Parliament for Braintree | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Brooks Newmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Majority | 3,670 (7.5%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | James Spencer Cleverly 4 September 1969 Lewisham, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Susannah Sparks (m. 2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Blackheath, London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Ealing College of Higher Education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | cleverly4braintree | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Branch/service | British Army (Reserve) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1989–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit | Royal Artillery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On 29 May 2019, Cleverly launched his campaign to become the Leader of the Conservative Party in the 2019 election.[3] On 4 June, he withdrew from the race.[4]
On 23 July 2024, Cleverly announced he was running in the leadership election to be the new Conservative Party leader and Leader of the Opposition.[5][6] He was eliminated on the fourth ballot of the election on 9 October 2024, despite coming in first place the previous ballot.[7]
Notes
change- ↑ As Minister of State for Europe; Cleverly retained responsibility for North America
- ↑ As Minister of State for Europe. Rehman Chishti assumed responsibility for North America.
- ↑ Jointly with the Department for International Development until September 2020; Middle East and North Africa until December 2021.
- ↑ As Minister of State for Asia and the Middle East. The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon assumed responsibility for North Africa; Cleverly retained responsibility for North America
References
change- ↑ "Braintree parliamentary constituency - Election 2017". BBC News. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ↑ "Party Structure and Organisation". Conservatives.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ↑ "Tory leadership contest: James Cleverly joins contenders". BBC News. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ↑ Allegretti, Aubrey. "James Cleverly pulls out of Tory leadership race". Sky News. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ↑ "James Cleverly running for Conservative leadership". BBC News. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ↑ "James Cleverly becomes first to enter Tory leadership contest". ITV News. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ↑ Rogers, Alexandra. "Tory leadership race: James Cleverly knocked out - leaving Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch as final two facing party membership vote". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
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