James Cleverly — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Member of Parliament (MP) for Braintree since 2015.
Appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government since July 2025.
Previously served as Home Secretary from November 2023 to July 2024.
Previously served as Foreign Secretary from 2022 to 2023.
Held the position of Education Secretary from July to September 2022.
Served as Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2019 to 2020.
Commissioned into the Army Reserve in 1991.

Biography

Sir James Spencer Cleverly is a British politician and Army Reserve officer. He has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Braintree since 2015 and is appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government since July 2025. His extensive career in government includes serving as Home Secretary from November 2023 to July 2024 and as Foreign Secretary from 2022 to 2023. He also held the position of Education Secretary from July to September 2022.