James Spencer Cleverly TD VR (born 4 September 1969) is a British politician and Army Reserve officer who has held the position of Foreign Secretary since 2022. In 2022, he served as Secretary of State for Education.
He is a Conservative Party member who has served as the MP for Braintree in Essex since 2015. From 2019 to 2020, he was Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party with Ben Elliot, and from 2008 to 2016, he was a member of the London Assembly (AM) representing Bexley and Bromley.
Where was James Cleverly born? What nationality is James Cleverly?
Cleverly was born in Lewisham, London, on September 4, 1969, to James Philip and Evelyn Suna Cleverly.
Cleverly then joined the army, but his training was cut short in 1989 due to a leg ailment. He later received a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management from the Polytechnic of West London.
After graduation, he worked for the publishing firm Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeverijen until joining Informa in 2002 as a worldwide sales manager. Cleverly joined Crimson Publishing as advertising manager two years later. In 2006, he was appointed as Caspian Publishing’s online commercial manager. The next year, he co-founded Point and Fire, an online publishing firm that made £550.91 in 2008.
