Who is James Cleverly, UK Home Secretary appointed by Rishi Sunak? Know about him in detail

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has appointed James Cleverly as Home Secretary. He has replaced Suella Braverman. Cleverly, a foreign secretary, said, “It is an honor to be appointed home secretary. The goal is clear. My job is to keep people in this country safe.” A member of the Parliament for Braintree in Essex since 2015 he has served as Secretary of State for Education from July to September 2022. Cleverly has also worked as the Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party alongside Ben Elliot from 2019 to 2020 and as a member of the London Assembly for Bexley and Bromley from 2008 to 2016.Worked with Theresa May, Boris JohnsonIn the Theresa May ministry, Cleverly served as Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2018 to 2019 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union from April to July 2019. After Boris Johnson became Prime Minister in July 2019, he appointed Cleverly a Cabinet Minister without portfolio. Cleverly was demoted from the Cabinet in the 2020 cabinet reshuffle and became the Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa. First Foreign Secretary of African Heritage James Cleverly succeeded Michelle Donelan as Secretary of State for Education in July 2022. Prime Minister Liz Truss appointed him as the Foreign Secretary in September 2022. With this, he became the first Foreign Secretary of African heritage in British history. Rishi Sunak retained him when he became Prime Minister in October 2022. Cleverly’s African HeritageBorn to James Philip and Evelyn Suna Cleverly on 4 September 1969 in Lewisham, London, to James Philip and Evelyn Suna Cleverly, he went to Riverston School and Colfe’s School in London. She is from Sierra Leone. His mother works as a midwife. She is from Sierra Leone.Cleverly lives in Blackheath, Southeast London. He married Susannah Sparks in 2000; the couple have two sons. He is a fan of the miniature wargame Warhammer 40,000. Cleverly has a private YouTube channel dedicated to painting the game’s miniatures.FAQs:When did James Cleverly become the first Foreign Secretary of African heritage in British history?Prime Minister Liz Truss appointed James Cleverly as the Foreign Secretary in September 2022. With this, he became the first Foreign Secretary of African heritage in British history. Rishi Sunak retained him when he became Prime Minister in October 2022.

How has James Cleverly African heritage?James Cleverly’s mother is from the African nation of Sierra Leone. She is a housewife. James Cleverly’s father is British and works as a surveyor.

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