Philip Hammond
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The Right Honourable Philip Hammond MP |
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| Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
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Assumed office 13 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | George Osborne |
| Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |
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In office 15 July 2014 – 13 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | William Hague |
| Succeeded by | Boris Johnson |
| Secretary of State for Defence | |
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In office 14 October 2011 – 15 July 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Liam Fox |
| Succeeded by | Michael Fallon |
| Secretary of State for Transport | |
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In office 11 May 2010 – 14 October 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | The Lord Adonis |
| Succeeded by | Justine Greening |
| Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
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In office 2 July 2007 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Leader | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Theresa Villiers |
| Succeeded by | Liam Byrne |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | |
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In office 6 December 2005 – 2 July 2007 |
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| Leader | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Malcolm Rifkind |
| Succeeded by | Chris Grayling |
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Member of Parliament for Runnymede and Weybridge |
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Assumed office 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 22,134 (44.2%) |
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Philip Anthony Hammond 4 December 1955 Epping, Essex, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Williams-Walker |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | 11 Downing Street |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
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Philip Anthony Hammond PC MP (born 4 December 1955) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Chancellor of the Exchequer since 13 July 2016 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Runnymede and Weybridge since 1997.
Hammond was born in Epping, Essex, and studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at University College, Oxford. He worked from 1984 as a company director at Castlemead Ltd - a healthcare and nursing company. From 1995-97 he acted as an adviser to the government of Malawi before his election to Parliament. He was promoted to the Shadow Cabinet by David Cameron in 2005 as Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, remaining in this position until a 2007 reshuffle when he became Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
After the formation of the Coalition Government in May 2010, he was appointed Secretary of State for Transport and was sworn of the Privy Council. Upon the resignation of Liam Fox over a scandal in October 2011, Hammond was promoted to replace him as Secretary of State for Defence, before being further promoted in July 2014 to become Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
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