Synopsis
Sir James Cleverly is the Conservative MP for Braintree, first elected in May 2015, and is in the longest serving 25% of MPs. He cast 376 votes from 575 eligible divisions, achieving a 65% participation rate, and contributed to 111 debates with 327 total contributions, with his top debate topics being Foreign Affairs & Defence, Other/Procedural, and Local Government. His top voting topics were Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.
Summary generated on 28/08/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
376 / 575
65.39%
Ranked #445 of 654 MPs (32th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
111 / 11122
327 total contributions
Ranked #414 of 654 MPs (37th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
33
£453,726.39
Ranked #9 of 654 MPs (99th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
Constituencies
- Braintree May 2015 – present · 4 terms
Posts held
- Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Jul 2025 – present · Opposition
- Shadow Home Secretary Jul 2024 – Nov 2024 · Opposition
- Home Secretary Nov 2023 – Jul 2024
- Foreign Secretary Sep 2022 – Nov 2023
- Secretary of State for Education Jul 2022 – Sep 2022
- Minister of State (Minister for Europe) Feb 2022 – Jul 2022
- Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) Sep 2020 – Feb 2022
- Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development) Feb 2020 – Sep 2020
- Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office) Jul 2019 – Feb 2020
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Exiting the European Union) Apr 2019 – Jul 2019