Philip Dunne

Quick Facts

Full Name	Philip Dunne
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Aug 14, 1958(1958-08-14)
Age	66
Birthplace	Ludlow
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Ludlow
Horoscope	Leo

Philip Dunne Biography

Philip Dunne is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on August 14, 1958 in Ludlow, Ludlow, United Kingdom. Philip Martin Dunne (born 14 August 1958) is a British Conservative Party politician. Since 2005, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ludlow constituency in Shropshire.

In 2009, Dunne’s wealth was estimated at £5m.

Following the formation of the Liberal Democrat–Conservative coalition government shortly after the general election, Philip Dunne was appointed as an unpaid assistant government whip in the House of Commons. In September 2012, he was appointed Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology with responsibility for defence procurement and defence exports. In this role, he was the minister responsible for, and one of the backers of, the bill which became the Defence Reform Act 2014. He was appointed to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in the 2019 New Years Honours List, giving him the honorific title “The Right Honourable”.

In July 2016, he was appointed as Minister for State for Health. In Prime Minister Theresa May’s January 2018 reshuffle, he was dismissed from his ministerial post. Before losing his post, Dunne was accused of belittling the winter NHS bed crisis by suggesting unwell people in accident and emergency departments of hospitals without beds could instead use seats.

He was elected to the House of Commons at the 2005 general election for Ludlow when he unseated the incumbent Liberal Democrat MP, Matthew Green. Dunne regained the (historically safe) seat for the Conservatives; the seat having been lost at the 2001 general election. He made his maiden speech on 8 June

2005. During his first term in Parliament (2005–2010) he was a member of the Work and Pensions Select committee, and in 2006 he was appointed to the Public Accounts Committee.

Philip Dunne Net Worth

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

He has been a farmer since 1987, at his family’s farm just over the county boundary in Herefordshire, at Leintwardine near Ludlow, and was elected in 2001 as a councillor on the South Shropshire District Council, of which he was the Conservative leader in 2003–2005. He was also secretary of the Ludlow Conservative Association for a year in 2001..

Just before the Conservative leadership election of 2005, he balloted his constituents about whom he should vote for in the contest. After this ballot Dunne announced that he would be supporting David Cameron; he was also Chairman of Cameron’s campaign in Shropshire.

Philip Dunne held the Ludlow constituency seat in the 2010 general election with a notable swing from the Liberal Democrats, giving Dunne a 52.8 per cent share of the vote and a new, strengthened majority of 9,749. In the 2015 general election Dunne again increased his share of the vote and substantially increased his majority.

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Who is Philip Dunne Dating?

According to our records, Philip Dunne married to Domenica Dunne. As of December 1, 2023, Philip Dunne’s is not dating anyone.

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Philip Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Philip Dunne celebrates birthday on August 14 of every year.

Who is Philip Dunne?

Philip Martin Dunne (born 14 August 1958) is a British Conservative Party politician. Since 2005, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ludlow constituency in Shropshire.

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Eurovision singer, Ryan, who represented Ireland in 2018, lost his friend Philip ‘Philly’ Dunne in December 2019 after the fellow singer took his own life.

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