James Cleverly

Birth Name: James Spencer Cleverly

Place of Birth: Lewisham, London, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 4 September, 1969

Ethnicity:*English (father)*Sierra Leone (mother)

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James Cleverly is a British politician and Army Reserve officer. A member of the Conservative Party, he has served as Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, since 6 September, 2022. He has also been a Member of Parliament for Braintree, since 7 May, 2015, Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party, from 24 July, 2019 to 13 February, 2020, and Secretary of State for Education, from 7 July, 2022 to 6 September, 2022, among other duties.

James is the son of Evelyn Suna, a midwife, and James Philip Cleverly, a surveyor. His father is English, and white. His mother is Sierra Leonean. He attended private schools Riverston School and Colfe’s School, both in Lee, South East London. After a time in the Army, he gained a degree at Thames Valley University, now the University of West London.

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His cousin is lawyer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and businessperson Chris Cleverly.

He is married to Susannah Sparks, with whom he has two children.

James’s maternal grandfather was surnamed Auber.