Sir James Cleverly
Conservative Sitting MP
MP for Braintree · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braintree | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Braintree | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 May 2015 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government | Opposition | 22 July 2025 | 31 August 2026 |
| Shadow Home Secretary | Opposition | 8 July 2024 | 5 November 2024 |
| Home Secretary | Government | 13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
| Foreign Secretary | Government | 6 September 2022 | 13 November 2023 |
| Secretary of State for Education | Government | 7 July 2022 | 6 September 2022 |
| Minister of State (Minister for Europe) | Government | 8 February 2022 | 7 July 2022 |
| Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) | Government | 2 September 2020 | 8 February 2022 |
| Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development) | Government | 13 February 2020 | 2 September 2020 |
| Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office) | Government | 24 July 2019 | 13 February 2020 |
| Co-Chair, Conservative Party | Other | 24 July 2019 | 13 February 2020 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Exiting the European Union) | Government | 4 April 2019 | 24 July 2019 |
| Deputy Chair, Conservative Party | Other | 8 January 2018 | 4 April 2019 |
Voting participation
545th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 156 | 66.1% |
| 2025 | 322 | 210 | 65.2% |
| 2024 | 200 | 114 | 57.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 56 | 21.9% |
| 2022 | 251 | 116 | 46.2% |
| 2021 | 242 | 199 | 82.2% |
| 2020 | 190 | 178 | 93.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 613 | 57.4% |
| 59th | 631 | 418 | 66.2% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
20th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 24 | 1,515 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 78 | 42 | 637 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 140 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 617 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 330 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 407 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 191 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%
Committee membership history
- Education Committee 2025–2025 · attendance 100.0%
Hansard activity
20th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2015
- – Became MP for Braintree
- – Joined Conservative
2018
- – Appointed: Deputy Chair, Conservative Party
2019
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Exiting the European Union)
- – Left role: Deputy Chair, Conservative Party
- – Appointed: Co-Chair, Conservative Party
- – Appointed: Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Exiting the European Union)
2020
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development)
- – Left role: Co-Chair, Conservative Party
- – Left role: Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development)
2022
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Education
- – Left role: Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
- – Appointed: Foreign Secretary
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Education
2023
- – Appointed: Home Secretary
- – Left role: Foreign Secretary
2024
- – Became MP for Braintree
- – Left role: Home Secretary
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Home Secretary
- – Left role: Shadow Home Secretary
2025
- – Joined Education Committee
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
2026
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Constituency: Braintree
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.