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Alex Burghart was born on 7 September, 1977 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, is a British Conservative politician. Discover Alex Burghart's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 46 years old?

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Age 46 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 7 September, 1977
Birthday 7 September
Birthplace Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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1977

Michael Alex Burghart (born 1977) is a British politician, academic and former teacher who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Brentwood and Ongar since 2017.

A member of the Conservative Party, he was formerly a special adviser to Theresa May.

He has been serving as Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office since October 2022.

Burghart was born in Wimborne Minster, Dorset in 1977, the son of two state school teachers.

He attended the independent Millfield School in Somerset, having gained a scholarship to the school.

Burghart read History at Christ Church, Oxford.

2005

In 2005 he was the lead researcher for the King's College London project on interrogating Anglo-Saxon charters using digital technologies.

2007

He completed his PhD at King's College London in 2007 entitled "The Mercian polity, 716–918".

After university, Burghart taught history at Warwick School before becoming a history tutor at King's College London.

2008

Burghart became a political and policy adviser to Tim Loughton, who was the then Shadow Minister for Children and Young People in 2008.

He moved on to the Department for Education, where he worked on the Munro Review of Child Protection

2012

In 2012 Burghart became Director of Policy at the Centre for Social Justice.

In 2012, he married the journalist and novelist Hermione Eyre.

2013

Burghart is the author of A Better Start in Life: Long-term approaches for the most vulnerable children, published by Policy Exchange in 2013.

He has written extensively about early medieval England, writing for The Times Literary Supplement for over 12 years, The Spectator and BBC History.

Burghart has sat on the Board of the Yarlington Housing Group and was Vice Chair of Governors at Queensmill School for children with autism.

They have one daughter, Sybilla, born in 2013.

2015

Burghart stood against Jeremy Corbyn in Islington North in 2015.

He told the Islington Gazette that, if elected, the first thing he would do would be to "[d]ance a jig (and try to resuscitate Jeremy Corbyn)."

Although he was not elected, Burghart came second, increasing the Conservative share of the vote from 14.2% to 17.2%.

2016

In February 2016 he was appointed Director of Strategy and Advocacy for the Children's Commissioner for England, Anne Longfield.

Later that year he became part of Prime Minister Theresa May's policy team.

2017

He was selected for the Brentwood and Ongar safe seat on 28 April 2017 following the decision by Sir Eric Pickles to stand down at the 2017 general election.

At the election, Burghart was elected as MP for Brentwood and Ongar, winning 65.8% of the vote and a majority of 24,002.

Burghart has been a member of the Joint Committee on Human Rights and the Work and Pensions Select Committee.

2019

He chairs the APPG on Adverse Childhood Experiences and was made PPS to the prime minister Boris Johnson in July 2019.

He was previously Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Attorney General, Geoffrey Cox, and to the Northern Ireland Secretary of State, Karen Bradley.

In July 2019, at the formation of the first Johnson ministry, Burghart was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

At the 2019 general election, Burghart was re-elected as the MP for Brentwood and Ongar with an increased vote share of 68.6% and an increased majority of 29,065.

On 17 September 2021, Burghart was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills at the Department for Education during the second cabinet reshuffle of the second Johnson ministry.

On 6 July 2022, Burghart resigned from government, citing Boris Johnson's handling of the Chris Pincher scandal in a joint statement with fellow Ministers Kemi Badenoch, Neil O'Brien, Lee Rowley and Julia Lopez.

On 21 September 2022, Burghart was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Growth at the Department for Work and Pensions.

He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office on 27 October 2022, with responsibilities including the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, the Covid-19 Inquiry, the Government Digital Service and the Central Digital and Data Office.

On 25 February 2023, Burghart was reselected by the Brentwood and Ongar Conservative Association to represent the seat at the next general election.