James Brokenshire, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

James Brokenshire

British politician

Date of Birth: 07-Jan-1968

Place of Birth: Southend-on-Sea, England, United Kingdom

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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About James Brokenshire

  • James Peter Brokenshire (born 7 January 1968) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government from 2018 to 2019.
  • A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Old Bexley and Sidcup since 2010.
  • Brokenshire was first elected as the MP for Hornchurch in 2005; he served in the Cameron Government as Minister for Security and Immigration at the Home Office (2014–2016) and in the May Government as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (2016–2018), overseeing the Stormont deadlock.Born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, Brokenshire studied law at the University of Exeter before beginning work with a large international law firm.
  • Deciding on a career in politics, he stood successfully as the Conservative candidate for the parliamentary constituency of Hornchurch in the 2005 general election.
  • When his constituency was to be abolished in the boundary changes, he sought out another constituency to represent, failing to be selected in six constituencies until being selected for Old Bexley and Sidcup.
  • He was elected MP for the area in 2010, on a campaign devoted to preventing the closure of accident and emergency services at Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, a policy that he later did not deliver on. In the frontbench team of David Cameron, he was Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Crime Reduction; in May 2011 was transferred to the position of Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Crime and Security.
  • He oversaw the closure and privatisation of the Forensic Science Service and championed the Modern Slavery Bill.
  • In February 2014, he was appointed Minister for Security and Immigration.
  • In July 2016, under Theresa May's new cabinet, he was appointed to be Northern Ireland Secretary.
  • He stood down from this role in January 2018 on health grounds and was replaced by Karen Bradley.
  • In April 2018, he was appointed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government following Sajid Javid's appointment to Home Secretary as a result of Amber Rudd's resignation.

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