George Osborne — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 to 2016 and First Secretary of State from 2015 to 2016.
Was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tatton from 2001 to 2017.
Launched the Northern Powerhouse initiative.
Served as editor of the Evening Standard from 2017 to 2020.
Is chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership since 2016 and of the British Museum since 2021.
Co-hosts the politics podcast Political Currency with Ed Balls since 2023.
Educated at the University of Oxford.

Biography

George Gideon Oliver Osborne is a British retired politician and newspaper editor. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tatton from 2001 to 2017. Prior to his election, Osborne worked for the Conservative Research Department, was a special adviser to Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Douglas Hogg, and worked for John Major at 10 Downing Street. He later served as a speechwriter and political secretary to William Hague.