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The Lord Hammond of Runnymede | |
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| Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
| In office 13 July 2016 – 24 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | George Osborne |
| Succeeded by | Sajid Javid |
| Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |
| In office 15 July 2014 – 13 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | William Hague |
| Succeeded by | Boris Johnson |
| Secretary of State for Defence | |
| In office 14 October 2011 – 15 July 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Liam Fox |
| Succeeded by | Michael Fallon |
| Secretary of State for Transport | |
| In office 11 May 2010 – 14 October 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | The Lord Adonis |
| Succeeded by | Justine Greening |
| Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 2 July 2007 – 11 May 2010 | |
| Leader | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Theresa Villiers |
| Succeeded by | Liam Byrne |
| In office 10 May 2005 – 6 December 2005 | |
| Leader | Michael Howard |
| Preceded by | George Osborne |
| Succeeded by | Theresa Villiers |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | |
| In office 6 December 2005 – 2 July 2007 | |
| Leader | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Malcolm Rifkind |
| Succeeded by | Chris Grayling |
| Member of Parliament for Runnymede and Weybridge | |
| In office 1 May 1997 – 6 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Ben Spencer |
| Majority | 22,134 (44.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Philip Anthony Hammond 4 December 1955 Epping, Essex, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Williams-Walker |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
Philip Hammond, Baron Hammond of Runnymede PC (born 4 December 1955) is an English politician. He was born in Epping, Essex. He became Chancellor of the Exchequer in 2016. He became Secretary of State for Transport on 12 May 2010,[1] and a Privy Counsellor on 13 May 2010.[2] He was the first Member of Parliament for the Runnymede and Weybridge constituency in the United Kingdom. He was first elected in the 1997 general election. In 2017, he announced the Midlands Engine Strategy.
He was a member of the Conservative Party until 2019. He was suspended from the party after voting against the government in a bill to remove the possibility of a no-deal Brexit.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Out with the old cabinet, in with the new". Public Service. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ↑ "Privy Council appointments, 13 May 2010". Privy Council. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
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