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Suella Braverman
KC MP
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Official portrait, 2024
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| Home Secretary | |
| In office 25 October 2022 – 13 November 2023 |
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| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Grant Shapps |
| Succeeded by | James Cleverly |
| In office 6 September 2022 – 19 October 2022 |
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| Prime Minister | Liz Truss |
| Preceded by | Priti Patel |
| Succeeded by | Grant Shapps |
| Attorney General for England and Wales Advocate General for Northern Ireland |
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| In office 10 September 2021 – 6 September 2022 |
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| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Michael Ellis |
| Succeeded by | Michael Ellis |
| In office 13 February 2020 – 2 March 2021 |
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| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Geoffrey Cox |
| Succeeded by | Michael Ellis |
| Minister on Leave | |
| In office 2 March 2021 – 10 September 2021 |
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| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Interim | Michael Ellis |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union | |
| In office 9 January 2018 – 15 November 2018 |
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| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Kwasi Kwarteng |
| Chair of the European Research Group | |
| In office 19 June 2017 – 9 January 2018 |
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| Deputy | Michael Tomlinson |
| Preceded by | Steve Baker |
| Succeeded by | Jacob Rees-Mogg |
| Deputy Chair of the European Research Group | |
| In office 20 November 2016 – 19 June 2017 Serving with Michael Tomlinson
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| Chair | Steve Baker |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Michael Tomlinson |
| Member of Parliament for Fareham and Waterlooville Fareham (2015–2024) |
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| Assumed office 7 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Mark Hoban |
| Majority | 6,079 (12.1%) |
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Sue-Ellen Cassiana Fernandes
3 April 1980 Harrow, London, England |
| Political party | Conservative (2002–present) |
| Spouse |
Rael Braverman
(m. 2018) |
| Children | 2 |
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Sue-Ellen Cassiana "Suella" Braverman (born 3 April 1980) is a British politician and lawyer. She has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 2015. She is a member of the Conservative Party.
Braverman has held several important government jobs. She was the Attorney General for England and Wales, the government's top lawyer, from 2020 to 2022. She also served as Home Secretary, the minister in charge of immigration, policing, and national security. She was Home Secretary for a short time under Prime Minister Liz Truss in 2022, and again under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak from 2022 to 2023.
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Early Life and School
Suella Braverman was born in Harrow, London, and grew up in Wembley. Her parents, Uma and Christie Fernandes, were both of Indian origin. They moved to Britain in the 1960s from Mauritius and Kenya. Her mother was a nurse and a local councillor, and her father worked for a housing association.
She was named Sue-Ellen after a character in the TV show Dallas, but her teachers shortened it to Suella. She went to a private school called Heathfield School on a partial scholarship. After that, she studied law at Queens' College, Cambridge. While at university, she was the president of the Cambridge University Conservative Association. She also studied European and French law for two years in Paris at the Panthéon-Sorbonne University.
Career as a Lawyer
In 2005, Braverman became a barrister, which is a type of lawyer who can argue cases in high courts. She worked on cases related to immigration and planning law. In 2010, she was chosen to be on a panel of lawyers who represent the government in legal cases.
Political Career
Braverman became interested in politics early on. In 2005, she ran for Parliament in Leicester East but did not win. In 2015, she was elected as the Member of Parliament for Fareham in Hampshire.
In Parliament
As an MP, Braverman focused on education, justice, and home affairs. She was a strong supporter of Brexit, which was the UK's decision to leave the European Union. In 2016, she campaigned for the "Leave" side in the EU referendum. She also chaired the European Research Group, a group of Conservative MPs who supported Brexit.
In January 2018, Prime Minister Theresa May made her a junior minister in the department for leaving the European Union. However, she resigned in November 2018 because she disagreed with the Prime Minister's Brexit plan.
Attorney General
In February 2020, Prime Minister Boris Johnson appointed Braverman as the Attorney General for England and Wales. This made her the government's chief legal advisor. When she took this job, she also became a King's Counsel, a title given to top lawyers.
In 2021, she took time off from her job to have her second child. A new law was passed to allow a senior minister to take maternity leave for the first time.
Running for Party Leader
After Boris Johnson resigned in July 2022, Braverman announced she would run to be the new leader of the Conservative Party. She said she wanted to cut taxes, reduce government spending, and take the UK out of the European Convention on Human Rights. She was knocked out of the race after the second round of voting. She then supported Liz Truss for leader.
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Home Secretary
When Liz Truss became Prime Minister in September 2022, she appointed Braverman as Home Secretary. One of her main goals was to stop people from crossing the English Channel in small boats. She supported a plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda while their claims were processed.
She resigned on October 19, 2022, after admitting she had broken government rules by sending an official document from her personal email. In her resignation letter, she was very critical of Liz Truss's leadership.
Just six days later, the new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, reappointed her as Home Secretary. Her quick return to this important job was questioned by other politicians.
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During her second time as Home Secretary, she continued to focus on immigration. Her comments about an "invasion" of migrants and her description of some protests as "hate marches" caused controversy. Some people felt her language was too strong and divisive.
In November 2023, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak dismissed her from her position as Home Secretary during a cabinet reshuffle.
Return to the Backbenches
After leaving her role as Home Secretary, Braverman returned to being a regular MP, often called a "backbencher." She continued to speak out on issues she cared about, especially the government's Rwanda asylum plan.
In the 2024 general election, Braverman was re-elected as the MP for the new constituency of Fareham and Waterlooville. After the Conservative Party lost the election, she said she would not run to be the next party leader.
Political Views
Braverman is known for being on the right-wing of the Conservative Party. She is a strong supporter of Brexit and believes the UK should have stricter control over its borders.
She has also spoken about her views on British culture. She has said that she is proud of the British Empire and believes it was mostly a force for good. She has also criticized multiculturalism, saying that it is important for people who move to the UK to integrate into British society.
Braverman has also shared her views on transgender issues. She has stated that schools should not have to use different pronouns or allow students to use facilities that do not match their sex at birth.
Personal Life
In 2018, Suella Braverman married Rael Braverman. They have two children, a son and a daughter. She is a member of the Triratna Buddhist Community and took her oath as an MP on the Dhammapada, a Buddhist holy text.
See also
In Spanish: Suella Braverman para niños
