James Cleverly

Lieutenant Colonel
The Right Honourable

James Cleverly
Lieutenant Colonel; The Right Honourable; ; James Cleverly;
	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%)
Preceded by
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; 4 September 1969 (age 55); 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

James Spencer Cleverly (born 4 September 1969) is a British Conservative 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^[1] since 2015. Cleverly was the Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2018 to 2019.^[2] In 2022, he served as the Secretary of State for Education.

On 29 May 2019, Cleverly launched his campaign to become the Leader of the Conservative Party in the 2019 election.^[3] On 4 June, he withdrew from the race.^[4]

James Cleverly Media

Cleverly receiving the guard of honour as Foreign Secretary at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris, 2023
Cleverly with Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on 8 December 2022
Cleverly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, 11 September 2023
Cleverly in Washington DC with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in 2023
Cleverly with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, 13 September 2023
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon
QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon
Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal
Coronation of Charles III Medal ribbon
Efficiency Decoration (Territorial & Volunteer Reserve)