Rt Hon Sir James Cleverly MP
Conservative
Braintree
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The Rt Hon Sir James Cleverly is the Conservative MP for Braintree, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£29,586
/ £93,904 annual
115 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£57,950
4 registered interests published in 2026
Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employment
£52,000
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments
£5,950
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£87,536
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Constituencies represented
2024-07-04 → present
Braintree
current
2015-05-07 → 2024-05-30
Braintree
Party history
2015-05-07 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2023-11-13 → 2024-07-05
Home Secretary
2022-09-06 → 2023-11-13
Foreign Secretary
2022-07-07 → 2022-09-06
Secretary of State for Education
2022-02-08 → 2022-07-07
Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
2020-09-02 → 2022-02-08
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
2020-02-13 → 2020-09-02
Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development)
2019-07-24 → 2020-02-13
Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
2019-04-04 → 2019-07-24
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Exiting the European Union)
Opposition posts
2025-07-22 → present
Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
2024-07-08 → 2024-11-05
Shadow Home Secretary
Committee memberships
2017-11-06 → 2019-11-06
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
2015-11-09 → 2017-05-03
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
2016-10-31 → 2017-05-03
International Trade Committee
2025-06-30 → 2025-12-01
Education Committee
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
james.cleverly.mp@parliament.uk
020 7219 8593 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
020 7219 8593 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
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