"[25] He later apologised. In February 2010, Cleverly was appointed as the Chairman of the London Waste and Recycling Board, replacing Boris Johnson who had stood down. James Cleverly is the Conservative MP for Braintree, and has been an MP continuously since 7 May 2015. [14] Following his election to parliament in 2015, he did not defend his seat at the 2016 assembly election. The move to the @foreignoffice and @DFID_UK is exciting beyond belief and gives me a chance to work in an area of government I'm really passionate about", "Tory in 'abusive' Twitter insult to MP Simon Hughes", "Boris aide apologises for abusing Lib-Dem Simon Hughes", "The men who pushed through cuts to fire brigade close ranks", "Second Tory MP told to resign as charity patron after voting for £30 ESA cuts - EvolvePolitics.com", "Tory deputy chairman admits concerns about Shaun Bailey remarks", "Tory minister 'crashed into car while talking on phone', driver claims", Chair of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority, Organisations associated with the Conservative Party, European Conservatives and Reformists Party, European Conservatives Group and Democratic Alliance, Conservative National Property Advisory Committee. I think it would be much wiser for the FBU to wait for the details of that fire investigation to come out before they start making these opportunistic allegations. The creation of the role caused some controversy as it was not filled by a mayoral appointment but by a member of the assembly whose formal role is to scrutinise the Mayor. He currently holds the Government post of Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office). James Spencer Cleverly TD, VR, MP (born 4 September 1969) is a British Conservative politician and Army Reserve officer. [24], In August 2010 Cleverly posted a tweet in which he called Liberal Democrat deputy leader Simon Hughes "a dick". ", "London's youth ambassador James Cleverly", "Conservative James Cleverly retains Bexley & Bromley seat", "Cleverly selected as Conservative parliamentary candidate for Braintree", "Tory MP reveals he smoked marijuana and watched online porn", "Tories vote down law requiring landlords make their homes fit for human habitation", "Junior Brexit Minister James Cleverly enters race to be next UK PM...", "James Cleverly withdraws from Tory leadership race", "It has been a pleasure and a privilege to be Chairman of @Conservatives, especially during a general election. All rights reserved. In November 2010, Cleverly was re-selected to be the Conservative candidate for Bexley and Bromley in the 2012 GLA elections, going on to win the seat with 88,482 votes (once again 52.6% of the votes) and a majority of 47,768. Cleverly had previously stood unsuccessfully in a number of elections for the London Borough of Lewisham; including the borough council elections of 2002, a borough council by-election in 2003, for the Lewisham East seat for the UK Parliament in the 2005 general election and as the Conservative candidate for the directly elected mayor of Lewisham in 2006.