John Whittingdale, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

John Whittingdale

British politician; was appointed Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Date of Birth: 16-Oct-1959

Place of Birth: Sherborne, England, United Kingdom

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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About John Whittingdale

  • John Flasby Lawrance Whittingdale, (born 16 October 1959) is a British Conservative Party politician and former UK Government minister.
  • He serves as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Maldon constituency. Whittingdale has been an MP since the 1992 general election, for a series of constituencies centred on the town of Maldon, Essex.
  • He was Vice-Chairman of the 1922 Committee.
  • He was a member of the Executive of Conservative Way Forward (2005–10) and the Conservative Party Board (2006–10). Whittingdale was appointed Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport by David Cameron on 11 May 2015.
  • He was dismissed by Theresa May on 14 July 2016 during a Cabinet reshuffle.
  • He was one of the six Cabinet ministers to come out in favour of Brexit during the 2016 EU referendum and has since been a supporter of the Eurosceptic campaign Leave Means Leave.

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