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Sajid Javid
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| Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
| Assumed office 24 July 2019 |
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| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Philip Hammond |
| Home Secretary | |
| In office 30 April 2018 – 24 July 2019 |
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| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Amber Rudd |
| Succeeded by | Priti Patel |
| Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government | |
| In office 13 July 2016 – 30 April 2018 |
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| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Greg Clark |
| Succeeded by | James Brokenshire |
| Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills |
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| In office 11 May 2015 – 13 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Vince Cable |
| Succeeded by | Greg Clark |
| Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport |
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| In office 9 April 2014 – 11 May 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Maria Miller |
| Succeeded by | John Whittingdale |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 7 October 2013 – 9 April 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Greg Clark |
| Succeeded by | Nicky Morgan |
| Economic Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 4 September 2012 – 7 October 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Chloe Smith |
| Succeeded by | Nicky Morgan |
| Member of Parliament for Bromsgrove |
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| Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Julie Kirkbride |
| Majority | 16,573 (30.7%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1969 Rochdale, Lancashire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) |
Laura King (m. 1997)
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| Children | 4 |
| Education | Downend School Filton College |
| Alma mater | University of Exeter |
Sajid Javid (/ˈsædʒɪd ˈdʒævɪd/; born 5 December 1969) is a British Conservative politician who has been Chancellor of the Exchequer since July 2019. He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bromsgrove in 2010, and stood for Leader of the Conservative Party in the 2019 leadership contest, finishing in fourth place.
Born in Rochdale, Lancashire, Javid studied Economics and Politics at the University of Exeter, where he first joined the Conservative Party. Working in banking, he rose to become a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank. After his election to Parliament, he was promoted to the role of Economic Secretary to the Treasury, and later became Financial Secretary to the Treasury. He was first appointed to the Cabinet in 2014 as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport by Prime Minister David Cameron. He went on to serve under Cameron and Theresa May as Business Secretary, Housing Secretary and Home Secretary, before his appointment as Chancellor of the Exchequer by Boris Johnson.
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Javid (right) at the 2011 Conservative Party Conference
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The UK drinks industry thanked Javid for creating a penny off the pint whilst he served as Economic Secretary to the Treasury.
