James Cleverly

Conservative MP for Braintree

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About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (James Cleverly) represents you, and all of the people who live in Braintree, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Conservative MP for Braintree

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

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Topics of interest

James Cleverly campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

  • Foreign
  • Commonwealth and Development Office
  • Home Office
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Ministry of Defence
  • Asylum: MOD Wethersfield
  • Commonwealth Secretariat: Public Appointments
  • UNICEF: Development Aid
  • Cancer: Artificial Intelligence
  • Commonwealth Secretariat: Finance

Other offices held in the past

  • Shadow Home Secretary ( 8 Jul 2024 to 5 Nov 2024)
  • The Secretary of State for the Home Department (13 Nov 2023 to 5 Jul 2024)
  • Foreign Secretary, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ( 6 Sep 2022 to 13 Nov 2023)
  • The Secretary of State for Education ( 7 Jul 2022 to 6 Sep 2022)
  • Minister of State (Minister for Europe) ( 8 Feb 2022 to 7 Jul 2022)
  • Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) ( 2 Sep 2020 to 8 Feb 2022)
  • Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development) (13 Feb 2020 to 2 Sep 2020)
  • Minister without Portfolio (24 Jul 2019 to 13 Feb 2020)
  • Co-Chair, Conservative Party (24 Jul 2019 to 13 Feb 2020)
  • Party Chair, Conservative Party (24 Jul 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union ( 4 Apr 2019 to 24 Jul 2019)
  • Deputy Chair, Conservative Party ( 8 Jan 2018 to 4 Apr 2019)
  • Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) ( 6 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Member, International Trade Committee (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
  • Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) ( 9 Nov 2015 to 3 May 2017)

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