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The Right Honourable
Jeremy Hunt
MP
Official portrait, 2022
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 October 2022
Prime Minister
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded by
Kwasi Kwarteng
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
In office 9 July 2018 – 24 July 2019
Prime Minister
Theresa May
Preceded by
Boris Johnson
Succeeded by
Dominic Raab
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care[a]
In office 4 September 2012 – 9 July 2018
Prime Minister
David Cameron
Theresa May
Preceded by
Andrew Lansley
Succeeded by
Matt Hancock
Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
In office 12 May 2010 – 4 September 2012
Prime Minister
David Cameron
Preceded by
Ben Bradshaw
Succeeded by
Maria Miller
Shadow Cabinet posts
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
In office 2 July 2007 – 11 May 2010
Leader
David Cameron
Preceded by
Hugo Swire
Succeeded by
Ben Bradshaw
Shadow Minister for the Olympics
In office 2 July 2007 – 11 May 2010
Leader
David Cameron
Preceded by
Hugo Swire
Succeeded by
Tessa Jowell
Shadow Minister for Disabled People
In office 6 December 2005 – 2 July 2007
Leader
David Cameron
Preceded by
Paul Goodman
Succeeded by
Mark Harper
Further offices held
Chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee
In office 29 January 2020 – 14 October 2022
Preceded by
Sarah Wollaston
Succeeded by
Steve Brine
Member of Parliament for South West Surrey
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2005
Preceded by
Virginia Bottomley
Majority
8,817 (14.6%)
Personal details
Born
Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt
(1966-11-01) 1 November 1966 (age 57) London, England
Political party
Conservative
Spouse
Lucia Guo
(m. 2009)
Relations
Streynsham Master (ancestor)
Agnes Hunt (cousin)
Children
3
Parent
Nicholas Hunt (father)
Residence(s)
11 Downing Street, London
Education
Charterhouse School
Alma mater
Magdalen College, Oxford (BA)
Occupation
Politician
businessman
consultant
diplomat
educator
Signature
Website
jeremyhunt.org
Jeremy Hunt's voice
Hunt announces changes to the September 2022 United Kingdom mini-budget Recorded 17 October 2022
Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt (born 1 November 1966) is a British politician serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer since 2022. He previously served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport from 2010 to 2012, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from 2012 to 2018[a] and Foreign Secretary from 2018 to 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for South West Surrey since 2005.
The son of an Admiral of the Royal Navy, Hunt was born in Kennington and studied philosophy, politics and economics at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he was President of the Oxford University Conservative Association. He was first elected to the House of Commons in 2005 and was promoted to the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Minister for Disabled People and later as Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. Hunt served in the coalition government as Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, in which post he led the drive for local TV, resulting in Ofcom awarding local TV broadcasting licences in respect of several cities and towns. Hunt also oversaw the 2012 London Olympics, which received widespread acclaim. His previous business interests mean that he is one of the UK's richest politicians.
Hunt served as Secretary of State for Health, later Health and Social Care, under both the premierships both of David Cameron and of Theresa May, and became the longest-serving health secretary in British political history. During his tenure, Hunt oversaw the imposition of a controversial new junior doctors' contract in England after a dispute in which junior doctors undertook multiple strikes, the first such industrial action for 40 years.
Following the resignation of Boris Johnson as foreign secretary over the Chequers Agreement, Hunt was appointed Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in July 2018. He was a candidate for the Conservative Party leadership election in 2019, finishing second to Johnson, and resigned as Foreign Secretary following Johnson's appointment as prime minister. He served as Chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee from 2020 to 2022, a prominent role due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following Johnson's resignation in July 2022, Hunt launched a second Conservative leadership bid, but was eliminated in the first ballot of Conservative MPs. Hunt was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer by Liz Truss on 14 October 2022, following the dismissal of Kwasi Kwarteng, and retained the post in Rishi Sunak's ministry following Truss's resignation.
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