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'''Jeremy Hunt''' (born 1 November 1966) is the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for [[South West Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)|South West Surrey]] and [[Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport|Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport]]. |
'''Jeremy Hunt''' (born 1 November 1966), a British politician, is the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for [[South West Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)|South West Surrey]] and [[Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport|Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport]]. |
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Jeremy Hunt | |
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| Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport | |
| Assumed office 12 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Ben Bradshaw (Culture, Media and Sport) Tessa Jowell (Olympics) |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Shadow Minister of State for the Olympics | |
| In office 2 July 2007 – 11 May 2010 | |
| Leader | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Hugo Swire |
| Member of Parliament for South West Surrey | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Virginia Bottomley |
| Majority | 5,711 (10.9%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 November 1966 Godalming, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
Jeremy Hunt (born 1 November 1966), a British politician, is the Conservative MP for South West Surrey and Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport.
Early life
The eldest son of Nicholas Hunt, Jeremy Hunt was raised near Godalming in Surrey in the heart of the constituency that he now represents in Parliament.
Hunt's father was a senior officer in the Royal Navy and he grew up in an economically-privileged family. Hunt attended Charterhouse School where he was head boy, and subsequently Magdalen College, Oxford, where he achieved a First in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE). He was President of Oxford University Conservative Association in 1987.
Shortly after graduating he became a management consultant before resigning to become an English language teacher in Japan. Whilst living in Japan he became a proficient speaker of Japanese and an enthusiast of modern Japanese culture.
On his return to Britain, Hunt joined Profile PR, a public relations agency specialising in IT co-founded by his childhood friend Mike Elms. With clients such as BT, Bull Integris, and Zetafax Profile did well during the IT boom of the mid 1990s. Hunt and Elms later sold their interest in Profile in order to concentrate on directory publishing. Together they founded a company now known as Hotcourses one of whose major clients is the British Council. Hotcourses also provides financial support to Hunt's parliamentary office (see House of Commons Directory of Member Interests and Directory of MPs' Research Assistants' Interests).
Member of Parliament
Hunt was elected at the 2005 general election, after Virginia Bottomley became a life peer. He won the constituency with an increased majority of 5,711.
After supporting David Cameron's bid for leadership of the Conservative Party, he was appointed Shadow Minister for Disabled People in December 2005. He was then promoted to the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport, in David Cameron's reshuffle of 2 July 2007.
He launched his own YouTube Channel in March 2008.[1]
Hunt has been actively involved in many local campaigns within South West Surrey. These include, saving the Royal Surrey Hospital, stopping inappropriate overdevelopment, saving Milford Hospital and protecting community beds at Haslemere Hospital. He cites the successful camapign to save the Royal Surrey County Hospital as his proudest political achievement so far[2].
Political views
An ardent Tory of the same generation as David Cameron and Boris Johnson, Hunt became involved in politics during the Thatcher Years of the 1980s - a period which coincided with his time at Oxford University, where he became active in the Oxford University Conservative Association (OUCA). Hunt was one of the four conservative MPs who voted in favour of the 2010 Digital Economy Act.[3]
Expenses
Hunt attracted incredulity and ridicule when it was revealed that he had filed an expenses claim for one penny to cover the cost of a 12-second mobile phone call.[4][5]
Hunt was one of the first ten MPs to hold a public meeting about his expenses, which was held in June 2009 at The Farnham Maltings. He is also one of the one hundred lowest claiming MPs, and publishes his expenses online.[6]
Personal life
Hunt's wealth is estimated at £4.1m.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Jeremy Hunt's YouTube Channel". Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ^ http://www.conservatives.com/People/Members_of_Parliament/Hunt_Jeremy.aspx
- ^ http://debillvotes.wordpress.com/2010/04/08/who-has-voted-yes/
- ^ "Jeremy Hunt's Incidental Expenses Provision/Staff Allowance 2005-06, pp. 60, 63" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-06-18.
- ^ "The top ten funniest expenses claims". Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ^ "Jeremy Hunt, Conservative MP for South West Surrey". TheyWorkForYou.com. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
- ^ Samira Shackle, Stephanie Hegarty and George Eaton The new ruling class New Statesman 01 October 2009
External links
- Jeremy Hunt MP official constituency website
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Jeremy Hunt's YouTube Channel
- Profile: Jeremy Hunt BBC News
- Meet the MP in June 2005
- Audio clips
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