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)

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.

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.

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