Jeremy Browne | |
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Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
In office 4 September 2012 – 7 October 2013 |
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Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Lynne Featherstone |
Succeeded by | Norman Baker |
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 13 May 2010 – 4 September 2012 |
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Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Ivan Lewis |
Succeeded by | Hugo Swire |
Member of Parliament for Taunton Deane Taunton (2005–2010) |
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In office 5 May 2005 – 30 March 2015 |
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Preceded by | Adrian Flook |
Succeeded by | Rebecca Pow |
Majority | 3,993 (6.9%) |
Personal details | |
Born |
Islington, London, England |
17 May 1970
Nationality | British |
Political party | Liberal Democrats |
Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
Website | jeremybrowne.org.uk |
Jeremy Richard Browne (born 17 May 1970) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Taunton Deane from 2005 to 2015. He was previously a Foreign Office and Home Office Minister.
In September 2015 Browne was appointed as a "Special Representative for the City of London Corporation" in the European Union, as part of the City's efforts to boost its presence in Brussels.
Born in Islington, Browne is the son of British diplomat Sir Nicholas Browne, and, as a child, lived in many different countries, including Iran, Zimbabwe, and Belgium.
Browne was educated at Bedales School, and the University of Nottingham where he studied politics. He became Editor of the University Newspaper and was elected President of the Students' Union in 1992.
Browne became a researcher for the Liberal Democrat MP Alan Beith in 1993. He worked for financial-consultancy Dewe Rogerson and has also worked for a public relations firms Edelman and Reputationinc. He worked for the Liberal Democrats nationally and rose to be their Director of Press and Broadcasting under the leadership of Paddy Ashdown and Charles Kennedy.