Official portrait of James Cleverly

©House of Commons/Laurie Noble · Official portrait · CC BY 3.0. Cropped to fit.

James Cleverly MP

Conservative · Braintree

MP since 7 May 2015.

Official Parliament profile

Since 4 Jul 2026, James Cleverly has cast 4 votes, spoken in 5 debates, asked 475 written questions and declared 0 interests.

Votes per month

4 votes cast in the current parliamentary comparison year, 4 Jul 2026–4 Oct 2026.

4 votes cast in the current parliamentary comparison year, 4 Jul 2026–4 Oct 2026. Jul: 3; Aug: 0; Sept: 1; Oct: 0.Jul3Aug0Sept1Oct0
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Votes per month
PeriodPublished records
Jul3
Aug0
Sept1
Oct0

Latest activity

  1. 9 Sept 2026 · Vote

    Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  2. 7 Sept 2026 · Debate

    Local Government Reorganisation
  3. 7 Sept 2026 · Debate

    Topical Questions

This month: September 2026 · All months

Posts held

  • Home Secretary

    Government · 13 Nov 2023 – 5 Jul 2024

  • Foreign Secretary

    Government · 6 Sept 2022 – 13 Nov 2023

  • Secretary of State for Education

    Government · 7 Jul 2022 – 6 Sept 2022

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  • Minister of State (Minister for Europe)

    Government · 8 Feb 2022 – 7 Jul 2022

  • Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

    Government · 2 Sept 2020 – 8 Feb 2022

  • Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development)

    Government · 13 Feb 2020 – 2 Sept 2020

  • Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)

    Government · 24 Jul 2019 – 13 Feb 2020

  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Exiting the European Union)

    Government · 4 Apr 2019 – 24 Jul 2019

  • Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

    Opposition · 22 Jul 2025 – 31 Aug 2026

  • Shadow Home Secretary

    Opposition · 8 Jul 2024 – 5 Nov 2024

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