Jeremy Hunt (politician)

Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt ( born 1 November 1966 in Godalming, Surrey ) is a British politician of the Conservative Party. In May 2010, he was Minister for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport ( Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport). Since September 2012, he leads the health department.

Biography

Studies and professional activities

After visiting the traditional and elitist Charterhouse School studied the son of Vice- Admiral Sir Nicholas John Streynsham Hunt, the Commander -in- Chief Fleet of the Royal Navy from 1985 to 1987, at Magdalen College, Oxford University and acquired there a degree in consecutive program Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE). During his studies, he was also President of the Oxford University Conservative 1987 Association.

After graduating, he was initially a management consultant before he worked as a teacher of English in Japan, where he not only learned the Japanese language, but also an expert on the modern Japanese culture was. After his return to Britain he was an employee and shareholder of the public relations firm profiles PR, which generated large profits during the information technology boom. Later he sold along with his childhood friend Mike Elms, shares in this company and founded his own company Hotcourses instead. This company, which today has more than 230 employees, grew to become the largest corporations in the publication of guidebooks and websites for finding the right school, college, university or degree program.

House of Commons Member of Parliament and Minister

His political career began as a candidate of the Conservative Party in the elections in May 2005 when he was first elected a deputy of the lower house (House of Commons ) and in this since the constituency of South West Surrey represents.

In December 2005 he was also appointed as a member of the Conservative shadow cabinet and was there first " Shadow Minister " for people with disabilities. Then he was between July 2007 and May 2010, " Shadow Minister " for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport.

After the electoral victory of the Conservative Party in the general election in 2010 he was appointed to the Cabinet on 12 May 2010 by Prime Minister David Cameron as Minister for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport.

He is regarded as advocates of the idea that all areas of culture, media and sport play a key role in the quality of the personal lives. In addition, his efforts to finance the 2012 Summer Olympics are without the reduction of funds in amateur sport. In addition, he plans to reduce the license fee.

On 13 May 2010 he was appointed to the Privy Council.