Jeremy Hunt (politician)

Jeremy Hunt, 2017

Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt (* 1. November 1966 in Godalming , Surrey ) is a British politician of the Conservative Party . In May 2010, he was Minister for Culture, Olympics , Media and Sport ( Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport ). From September 2012 he headed the health department. From July 9, 2018 to July 24, 2019, he was Foreign Secretary of Great Britain.

biography

Studies and professional activities

After attending the traditional and elite Charterhouse School , the son of Nicholas Hunt , at the time Commander-in-Chief Fleet of the Royal Navy , studied at Magdalen College at the University of Oxford , where he obtained a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics . During his studies he was also President of the Oxford University Conservative Association in 1987 .

After completing his studies, he worked as a management consultant before working as a teacher for the English language in Japan ; during this time he learned the Japanese language . On his return to Britain he became a member and shareholder of Public Relations -Company Profiles PR , during the information technology - boom generated big profits. He later sold the shares in this company together with his childhood friend Mike Elms and instead founded his own company, Hotcourses . This company, which today has more than 230 employees, has grown to become the UK's largest company publishing guides and websites to help you find the right school, college , university or degree program.

Member of the House of Commons and Minister

His political career began Hunt as a candidate of the Conservative Party in the elections in May 2005 , when it was first a deputy of the lower house ( House of Commons ) was chosen and in this since the constituency South West Surrey represents.

In December 2005 he was also appointed a member of the conservative shadow cabinet , where he was initially the “shadow minister” for people with disabilities . Subsequently, between July 2007 and May 2010 he was the “shadow minister” for culture, the Olympics, the media and sport.

After the Conservative Party's victory in the 2010 general election , Prime Minister David Cameron appointed him Minister for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport in his first cabinet on May 12, 2010 and, corresponding to this position, a member of the Privy on May 13, 2010 Council . The Minister of Culture and Sport was an advocate of the view that all areas of culture, media and sport play a key role in the quality of personal life. Accordingly, he endeavored to finance the 2012 Summer Olympics without reducing funds for popular sport .

Following Boris Johnson's resignation due to a dispute over the Brexit strategy, Hunt was appointed the United Kingdom's new Foreign Secretary on July 9, 2018.

After Theresa May resigned as party leader in spring 2019, Hunt applied for this post, but was defeated by Johnson both in the preliminary round in the lower house group and in the ballot of all party members.

Private

Hunt is married to Lucia Guo, whom he met in 2008 at Warwick University . His wife is from Xi'an in the central Chinese province of Shaanxi . The couple have three children together.

Web links

• Homepage of Jeremy Hunt
• Homepage of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
• Conservative Party homepage
• Homepage as a Member of Parliament ( They Work For You )
• Article on Jeremy Hunt in The Guardian

Individual evidence

1. ↑ “Jeremy Hunt to be the new British Foreign Secretary” , Spiegel online , July 9, 2018.
2. ↑ Jeremy Hunt fights Boris Johnson in the Tory primary election. Spiegel Online, June 20, 2019, accessed on the same day.
3. ^ Heather Stewart: Boris Johnson elected new Tory leader. The Guardian, July 23, 2019.
4. ↑ Helier Cheung: Why Jeremy Hunt's 'Japanese' wife gaffe is a bad mistake. BBC News, July 30, 2018, accessed July 30, 2017 .