Sajid Javid

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Sajid Javid

Sajid Javid is the UK Conservative MP for Bromsgrove, first elected in the 2010 UK general election. He was appointed culture secretary in April 2014.

Political career

Javid was appointed economic secretary to HM Treasury in September 2012.[1] He was promoted to financial secretary to the Treasury in the October 2013 government reshuffle, replacing Greg Clark who was appointed as minister of state for cities.[2] He was promoted to the Cabinet as culture secretary in April 2014, following the resignation of Maria Miller.[3]

Banking career

Javid previously worked in business and finance. According to his government biography:

Aged 25, he became a vice president at Chase Manhattan Bank. He later moved to Deutsche Bank in London to help build its business in emerging market countries. Sajid left Deutsche Bank as a senior managing director in summer 2009 'to give something back through politics'.[4]

Special advisers

Contact

Address: House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 7027

Fax: 020 7219 0930
Email: 
sajid.javid.mp@parliament.uk
Twitter: @sajidjavid
Website: sajidjavid.com
Constituency: Rear Office, 18 High Street, Bromsgrove, B61 8HQ
Tel: 01527 872135
HM Treasury, 1 Horseguards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ
Tel: 020 7270 5000

Notes

  1. Junior Ministerial reshuffle rolling blog, ConservativeHome, 4 September 2012.
  2. Michael Moore axed as Scottish secretary as reshuffle begins, BBC News, 7 October 2013
  3. Sajid Javid named culture secretary after Miller exit, BBC News, 9 April 2014.
  4. Ministerial role Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Gov.uk, acc 8 October 2013
  5. Rajeev Syal Tory party's News Corp links face fresh scrutiny over lobbyist's role The Guardian, 14.11.2012, accessed 2 October 2014
  6. Salma Shah LinkedIn profile, accessed 3 October 2014