Philip May
| Philip May | |
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| Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
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Assumed office 13 July 2016 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Samantha Cameron |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Philip John May September 1957 (age 59) Norwich, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Theresa May (m. 1980) |
| Residence | 10 Downing Street |
| Alma mater | Lincoln College, Oxford |
| Religion | Church of England |
Philip John May (born 1957) is a British investment relationship manager, and the husband of Theresa May, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He is the second husband of a female British prime minister, after Denis Thatcher.
May was born in Norwich, Norfolk in 1957 and grew up near Liverpool, attending Calday Grange Grammar School in West Kirby. His parents were John May and Joy May (née Miller), a sales representative for a shoe wholesaler and a teacher of the French language, respectively.
May attended university at Lincoln College of the University of Oxford, graduating with a degree in history. He served as the Oxford Union Society's President during 1979. In this role he took over from future Conservative MP Alan Duncan and was succeeded by future journalist Michael Crick.
May has worked in finance since graduating from university. As of 2016, he has been employed by the financial group Capital International as a relationship manager for more than ten years; he had previously been a fund manager for de Zoete & Bevan, Prudential Portfolio Managers and Deutsche Asset Management. His former LinkedIn profile listed his focuses in work as pension fund and insurance relationship management.
After his wife Theresa May, now the British Prime Minister, emerged as the only remaining candidate for the Conservative party leadership, his employer issued a statement saying that his current job does not make him responsible for investment decisions: "he is not involved with, and doesn't manage, money and is not a portfolio manager. His job is to ensure the clients are happy with the service and that we understand their goals."
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