Robert Halfon
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The Right Honourable Robert Halfon MP |
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| Minister of State for Skills | |
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Assumed office 17 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Sec. of State | Justine Greening |
| Preceded by | Nick Boles |
| Minister without Portfolio | |
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In office 11 May 2015 – 17 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Grant Shapps |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party | |
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In office 11 May 2015 – 17 July 2016 |
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| Leader |
David Cameron Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Sarah Newton |
| Succeeded by | Anthea McIntyre |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
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In office 18 July 2014 – 11 May 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Rob Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Chris Skidmore |
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Member of Parliament for Harlow |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Rammell |
| Majority | 8,350 (18.9%) |
| Personal details | |
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Robert Henry Halfon 22 March 1969 London, England, UK |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Domestic partner | Vanda Colombo |
| Alma mater | University of Exeter |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Website | Official website |
Robert Henry Halfon (/ˈhælfɒn/) (born 22 March 1969) is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as Minister of State for Education since 2016, and as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Harlow since 2010. He was re-elected with an increased majority of 8,350 in 2015.
On 11 May 2015, David Cameron appointed Halfon Minister without Portfolio (attending Cabinet) and Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party, succeeding Sarah Newton. Halfon was sworn of the Privy Council on 14 May 2015. On 17 July 2016 the new Prime Minister Theresa May appointed him Minister of State at the Department for Education.
Halfon was born to a British Jewish family living in Hampstead, London. His grandfather was an Italian Jew, living in Libya until forced to leave in 1968, after which he joined his son who had already moved to England. Halfon was born with a moderate version of spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy, and underwent several major operations as a child, causing osteoarthritis in his early thirties.
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