Jeremy Hunt

Biography

Jeremy Hunt was re-elected MP for South West Surrey in May 2010 with a majority of 16,318.

After the 2010 general election he was appointed as culture, media and sport secretary in the coalition government.

Jeremy was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for South West Surrey in May 2005. Although South West Surrey was the number 3 Liberal Democrat target seat in the country, with a Conservative majority of only 861, Jeremy managed to increase the majority to 5,711 with a 4.6% swing to the Conservatives.

In July 2007 Jeremy was promoted to the Shadow Cabinet by David Cameron to take on the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport. He was one of only three of the 2005 Conservative intake to sit on the Shadow Cabinet.

Jeremy had previously served from December 2005 to July 2007 as Shadow Minister for Disabled People.

Jeremy went to school in South West Surrey, and then studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Magdalen College, Oxford, gaining a first class honours degree. After a brief period as a management consultant he went to Japan for two years where he supported himself teaching English whilst he learnt Japanese. He then returned to the UK and with a business partner set up Hotcourses Ltd, the UK's largest publisher of guides and websites to help people choose the right school, college, university or course. He remains a non-Executive director of Hotcourses, which now employs over 150 people.

Constituency

South West Surrey

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Constituency Address

2 Royal Parade, Tilford Road, Hindhead, Surrey GU26 6TD

Constituency Tel

01428 609416

Date of Birth

01/11/1966

Email

jeremyhuntmp@parliament.uk

Party

Conservative

Personal Website

www.jeremyhunt.org

Westminster Address

House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA

Westminster Tel

0207 219 6813

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Six days to go: Campaigners apply pressure ahead of NHS 'privatisation' vote

NHS reform: Are we heading towards privatisation?

Campaigners are turning the screws on Jeremy Hunt ahead of a Lords vote which some say would privatise the NHS.

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Podcast: The NHS blame game

... this is going to hurt

Politicians, managers, medical staff: will anyone take responsibility for the NHS?

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Hunt continues NHS offensive with 'coasting' attack on hospitals

Still in danger? NHS faces sweeping reforms and spending cuts

Jeremy Hunt has launched into another attack on the struggling NHS, telling mediocre hospitals: "Coasting can kill."

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Confidence building? Hunt says NHS 'dotted' with failures

Jeremy Hunt accepts NHS standards remain inconsistent

Shocking levels of care seen at Stafford hospital still exist in pockets "dotted" across the NHS, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.

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Top ten political scandals of 2012

The one that got away? Jeremy Hunt was the biggest escapee from this year's list of scandals

Such is the extent of the turmoil which British society now finds itself in that it's hard to tell where political scandals end and begin.

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Nadine Dorries: Is the Commons watchdog about to step in?

Is the Commons watchdog about to investigate Nadine Dorries?

The parliamentary standards watchdog was primed to start an inquiry into Nadine Dorries today, after it received a complaint about her decision to appear on I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.

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Hunt left helpless after punishing interrogation on abortion evidence

Jeremy Hunt prompted controversy with his comments on abortion earlier this month

Jeremy Hunt was repeatedly unable to provide evidence for his view that the abortion time limit should be dropped to 12 weeks today, during a punishing media interview.

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Jeremy Hunt speech in full

Hunt was a controversial choice for health secretary

Read the full speech by health secretary Jeremy Hunt to the Conservative party conference

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Tory conference as-it-happened

Return of the King? Boris is attracting extraordinary support at the Tory conference in Birmingham

Live coverage of speeches from Boris Johnson , Jeremy Hunt, Michael Gove and Theresa May as-it-happens

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Hunt's 'shocking' abortion comments generate controversy

Abortion after 24 weeks is currently illegal in Britain

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