Sajid Javid: British politician (born 1969)
Sajid Javid (born 5 December 1969) is a British Conservative politician.
He was the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from 2021 to 2022. He was the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government after being appointed by Prime Minister Theresa May on 14 July 2016. In 2018 Javid became the Home Secretary after Amber Rudd resigned. In July 2019, he became Chancellor of the Exchequer for the Boris Johnson cabinet. He resigned in February 2020.
Sajid Javid | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | |
| In office 26 June 2021 – 5 July 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Matt Hancock |
| Succeeded by | Steve Barclay |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
| In office 24 July 2019 – 13 February 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Philip Hammond |
| Succeeded by | Rishi Sunak |
| Home Secretary | |
| In office 30 April 2018 – 24 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Amber Rudd |
| Succeeded by | Priti Patel |
| Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government | |
| In office 13 July 2016 – 30 April 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Greg Clark |
| Succeeded by | James Brokenshire |
| Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills President of the Board of Trade | |
| In office 11 May 2015 – 13 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Vince Cable |
| Succeeded by | Greg Clark |
| Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | |
| In office 9 April 2014 – 11 May 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Maria Miller |
| Succeeded by | John Whittingdale |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 7 October 2013 – 9 April 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Greg Clark |
| Succeeded by | Nicky Morgan |
| Economic Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 4 September 2012 – 7 October 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Chloe Smith |
| Succeeded by | Nicky Morgan |
| Member of Parliament for Bromsgrove | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Julie Kirkbride |
| Majority | 16,573 (30.7%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1969 Rochdale, Lancashire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Laura King (m. 1997) |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | 11 Downing Street |
| Education | Downend School Filton College |
| Alma mater | University of Exeter |
| Website | Official website |
He was appointed the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on 11 May 2015. Javid previously served as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport from 2014 to 2015. He was Minister for Equalities in 2014. Javid was the Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Economic Secretary.
Javid was considered a possible candidate for becoming Leader of the Conservative Party. On 27 May 2019, Javid announced his campaign to run for Leader of the Conservative Party in the 2019 election. On 20 June, Javid was eliminated on the fourth ballot.
In July 2022, Javid resigned from Johnson's government causing the government crisis as many other ministers also resigned. He later announced his second candidacy for Conservative Party leader in the leadership race to replace Boris Johnson. A few days later, he withdrew from the race.
Before entering politics Javid worked in finance. He became a vice president at Chase Manhattan Bank at age 25. He later joined Deutsche Bank in London. When he left Deutsche Bank in 2009, he was a senior Managing Director.
Javid is of Pakistani descent.
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