Rory Stewart
Roderick James Nugent Stewart OBE FRSL FRSGS (born 3 January 1973), known as Rory Stewart, is a British politician. He was the Secretary of State for International Development from May 2019 to July 2019, and was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Penrith and The Border from 2010 through 2019.[1][2]
Rory Stewart | |
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| Secretary of State for International Development | |
| In office 1 May 2019 – 24 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Penny Mordaunt |
| Succeeded by | Alok Sharma |
| Minister of State for Prisons | |
| In office 9 January 2018 – 1 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Sam Gyimah |
| Succeeded by | Robert Buckland |
| Minister of State for Africa | |
| In office 15 June 2017 – 9 January 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Tobias Ellwood |
| Succeeded by | Harriett Baldwin |
| Minister of State for International Development | |
| In office 17 July 2016 – 9 January 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Sir Desmond Swayne |
| Succeeded by | Harriett Baldwin |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |
| In office 12 May 2015 – 17 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Dan Rogerson |
| Succeeded by | Thérèse Coffey |
| Chair of the Defence Select Committee | |
| In office 14 May 2014 – 12 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | James Arbuthnot |
| Succeeded by | Julian Lewis |
| Member of Parliament for Penrith and The Border | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 6 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | David Maclean |
| Succeeded by | Neil Hudson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Roderick James Nugent Stewart 3 January 1973 Hong Kong |
| Political party | Independent (2019–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Conservative (until 2019) |
| Spouse(s) |
Shoshana Clark (m. 2012) |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | Brian Stewart |
| Residence | Dufton, Cumbria, England |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Website | www.roryforlondon.co.uk |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Branch/service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1991 - 1992 |
| Rank |  Second Lieutenant (on probation) |
| Unit |  Black Watch |
From 2016 to 2018, Stewart was Minister of State at the Department for International Development and Minister of State for Africa, and on 9 January 2018 he was appointed Minister of State for Prisons.[3]
Stewart was a candidate in the 2019 Conservative leadership election.[4]
On 3 October 2019, Stewart announced he had resigned from the Conservative Party and would stand down as an MP at the next general election.[5] He will stand as an independent candidate for Mayor of London in the 2020 election.
References
change- ↑ Stratton, Allegra (26 October 2009). "Former royal tutor Rory Stewart selected for safe Tory seat". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ↑ Penrith and the Border Conservatives Archived 2018-07-30 at the Wayback Machine Rory Stewart becomes MP for Penrith and the Border
- ↑ "Rory Stewart MP OBE". GOV.UK. British Government. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ↑ "Rory Stewart: I'd bring country together as PM". BBC News. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ↑ Walker, Peter (4 October 2019). "Rory Stewart resigns from Conservative party". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
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