Sir James Cleverly

The Rt Hon Sir James Cleverly is the Conservative MP for Braintree, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

Parliamentary career

Find out about the Parliamentary career of Sir James Cleverly, including posts and roles held.

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Current

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Previous

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Representations

Government posts

Home Secretary
Home Office
13 November 2023 - 5 July 2024
Commons
Foreign Secretary
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
6 September 2022 - 13 November 2023
Commons
Secretary of State for Education
Department for Education
7 July 2022 - 6 September 2022
Commons
Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
8 February 2022 - 7 July 2022
Commons
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
2 September 2020 - 8 February 2022
Commons
Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development)
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
13 February 2020 - 2 September 2020
Commons
Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
Cabinet Office
24 July 2019 - 13 February 2020
Commons
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Exiting the European Union)
Department for Exiting the European Union
4 April 2019 - 24 July 2019
Commons

Other posts

Co-Chair, Conservative Party
24 July 2019 - 13 February 2020
Commons
Deputy Chair, Conservative Party
8 January 2018 - 4 April 2019
Commons

Opposition posts

Shadow Home Secretary
Home Office
8 July 2024 - 5 November 2024
Commons

Committee memberships