One of the later announcements last night was that Robert Jenrick (pictured) has been appointed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, replacing James Brokenshire, who, surprisingly was offered a post in the new Cabinet.
While Mr Jenrick has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newark since 2014 and was made Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury in January 2018, he has not, until now, had a very high profile, although he was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Home Secretary and the youngest Minister in Theresa May’s government. He is now aged 37.
The new Minister was welcomed by Melanie Dawes, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).
Prior to his political career Robert Jenrick was a qualified solicitor and practised corporate law with international law firms, Skadden Arps and Sullivan & Cromwell.
His last role before being elected to Parliament in 2014 was a director of Christie’s, the art business where he held a series of senior financial roles.
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