Philip Hammond (MP)
This page is about Philip Hammond, the Conservative MP. He is not to be confused with Philip Hammond, the author and academic.
Philip Hammond is the Foreign Secretary.[1]
Background
He was previously Secretary of State for Transport from May 2010, when he was appointed as a Privy Counsellor. Prior to this, he held a number of shadow portfolios. He was elected to Parliament in 1997 and was appointed Secretary of State for Defence in 2011. [2]
According to a Ministry of Defence bio:
- Mr Hammond was raised in Essex, attending school in Brentwood before going on to read Politics, Philosophy and Economics at University College, Oxford. Prior to his election to the House in 1997, he followed a business career in small and medium-sized companies in manufacturing, consultancy, property and construction and oil and gas, both in the UK and abroad.[3]
Cameron Government
Hammond was appointed the Secretary of State for Transport in the incoming Conservative Government in May 2010.[4] He was appointed Defence Secretary on 14 October 2011 following the resignation of Liam Fox.[5] He was appointed Foreign Secretary, replacing William Hague, in July 2014.[1]
Special Advisers
External Resources
- Kim Sengupta, Hammond linked to millionaire backer behind Fox's charity, Independent, 17 October 2011.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ministerial appointments: July 2014, Prime Minister's Office, 15 July 2014.
- ↑ The Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP GOV.UK, accessed 1 October 2014
- ↑ Philip Hammond announced as new Defence Secretary, Ministry of Defence, 14 October 2011.
- ↑ Her Majesty’s Government, Number10.gov.uk, accessed 12 May 2010.
- ↑ Philip Hammond announced as new Defence Secretary, Ministry of Defence, 14 October 2011.
