James Cleverly: British politician

He has been the Home Secretary since 2023. 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 since 2015. Cleverly was the Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2018 to 2019. In 2022, he served as the Secretary of State for Education.

Lieutenant Colonel The Right Honourable James Cleverly TD VR MP
Cleverly in 2023
Home Secretary
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 November 2023
Prime Minister	Rishi Sunak
Preceded by	Suella Braverman
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
In office 6 September 2022 – 13 November 2023
Prime Minister	Liz Truss Rishi Sunak
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 of State for Middle East, North Africa and North America
In office 8 February 2022 – 7 July 2022
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Chris Heaton-Harris
Succeeded by	Graham Stuart
In office 13 February 2020 – 8 February 2022
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Andrew Murrison
Succeeded by	Amanda Milling
Chairman of the Conservative Party
In office 24 July 2019 – 13 February 2020 Serving with Ben Elliot
Leader	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Brandon Lewis
Succeeded by	Amanda Milling
Minister without Portfolio
In office 24 July 2019 – 13 February 2020
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Brandon Lewis
Succeeded by	Amanda Milling
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
In office 4 April 2019 – 24 July 2019
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Chris Heaton-Harris
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party
In office 8 January 2018 – 4 April 2019
Leader	Theresa May
Preceded by	Amanda Sater
Succeeded by	Helen Whately
Member of Parliament for Braintree
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 May 2015
Preceded by	Brooks Newmark
Majority	24,673 (48.9%)
London Assembly offices Leader of the Conservative Party in the London Assembly In office 2011–2012 Preceded by Roger Evans Succeeded by Andrew Boff Member of the London Assembly for Bexley and Bromley In office 4 May 2008 – 5 May 2016 Preceded by Bob Neill Succeeded by Gareth Bacon
Personal details
Born	James Spencer Cleverly (1969-09-04) 4 September 1969 (age 54) Lewisham, London, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Susannah Sparks (m. 2000)
Children	2
Alma mater	Thames Valley University
Website	cleverly4braintree.com
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army (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. On 4 June, he withdrew from the race.