Damian Green

Quick Facts

Full Name	Damian Green
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jan 17, 1956(1956-01-17)
Age	68
Birthplace	Barry, Hautes-Pyrénées
Country	France
Birth City	Occitania
Horoscope	Capricorn

Damian Green Biography

Damian Green is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on January 17, 1956 in Barry, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitania, France. Damian Howard Green (born 17 January 1956) is a British Conservative Party politician who is a the Member of Parliament (MP) in Ashford since 1997. He was the first Secretary of State, and then Minister of the Cabinet Office from 11 June 2017 until 20 Dec 2017. Green was raised in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales and studied PPE at Balliol College, Oxford. Before joining the political arena, Green was a reporter for BBC, Channel 4 and The Times.

Green took on Labour’s Ken Livingstone in Brent East in the general election of 1992 however, he lost the election 597 votes to Livingstone. Green got elected into the House of Commons for the Kent seat of Ashford in the general election in 1997 following the resignation of Tory MP Keith Speed. Green was elected with 535 votes and has been the constituency’s MP. Green made his first speech on May 20, 1997.

Whilst sitting as an MP he was a non-executive director of Mid Kent Water from 2005 to 2007, and of the successor company South East Water until 2010. Between July 2009 and February 2010, Green was paid £16,666.64 for 112 hours by South East Water for “attending meetings and offering advice” according to the House of Commons Record of Members Interests. He returned to the frontbench under the leadership of David Cameron in 2005 as a spokesman on home affairs and shadow minister for immigration.

During this investigation, allegations emerged that pornography had been found on Green’s work computer when he was arrested over leaks in 2008. He said this was a “political smear”. The police detective computer forensics expert who examined the computer when Green was arrested rebutted this in early December 2017, stating: “The computer was in Mr Green’s office, on his desk, logged in, his account, his name … it was ridiculous to suggest anybody else could have done it”. In December 2017 the police expert was being investigated by Scotland Yard for keeping copies of confidential material, unrelated to the case he was working on, and then releasing it to the public. Green denied that he downloaded or looked at such images. Green said that the claims made by the retired Bob Quick were “political smears”. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Paul Stephenson confirmed that he was informed about the matter at the time but regarded it as a “side issue”.

When he was a backbencher he was a member on the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee from 1997 until his elevation on the frontbench William Hague in 1998 as a spokesperson on education and work. He also spoke about the environment since 1999 and was appointed to the position of Shadow Cabinet by Iain Duncan Smith in 2001. He was appointed his position as the Shadow Secretary of State Education and Skills. The following year, Michael Howard gave him the role as the Shadow Secretary of State in charge of Transport. He left the position in September 2004. resigned from the frontbench completely by himself and was appointed to the Home Affairs Select Committee, and also an active participant in the Treasury Committee after the 2005 general election.

Damian Green Net Worth

Damian Green is one of the richest Politician from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Damian Green 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Green was a student of Economics, Philosophy, and Politics in Balliol College, Oxford. Green was president of the Oxford Union in 1977 and was vice-chairman of the Federation of Conservative Students (now called Conservative Future) from 1980 to 1982.

The year was 1978 and Green became a part of BBC Radio as a financial journalist. He then joined Channel 4 News as a business producer in 1982. Green joined The Times for a year in 1984 as the editor of business news before returning to journalism on television in 1985. He also joined Channel 4 as the business editor in 1985. Green was promoted to City editor as well as a presenter on TV channel 4. Channel 4’s Business Daily television programme in

1987. He then left the television show to join the Prime John Major’s Policy Unit in 1992. Green was occasional speech writer for Major from 1988. Green was let go of the 10th Downing Street in 1994 to start his own business in public issues.

Green entered Parliament in the 1997 election by winning the seat of Ashford in Kent. He served in several shadow ministerial positions, including Transport Secretary and Immigration Minister. Green came to national prominence in November 2008 after being arrested and having his parliamentary office raided by police, although no case was brought.

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Who is Damian Green Dating?

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He was the Minister of State for Police and Criminal Justice until 14 July

2014. He was appointed as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions by Prime Minister Theresa May in July 2016. Following the June 2017 general election, he was appointed First Secretary of State and Minister for the Cabinet Office.

Facts & Trivia

Damian Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Damian Green celebrates birthday on January 17 of every year.

Green was appointed as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions by Theresa May in July 2016.

What is Damian Green doing now?

Green is Chairman of Parliamentary Mainstream, a vice-president of the Tory Reform Group and is a vice-chairman of the John Smith Memorial Trust.

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