Anthony Browne (politician)
British journalist, businessman and politician (born 1967) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anthony Howe Browne (born 19 January 1967) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Cambridgeshire from the 2019 general election until the dissolution of the 58th Parliament in May 2024. He has served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Decarbonisation and Technology in November 2023.[1] He is a member of the Conservative Party.[2][3]
The subject of this article is standing for re-election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 4 July, and has not been an incumbent MP since Parliament was dissolved on 30 May. Some parts of this article may be out of date during this period. |
Anthony Browne | |
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Decarbonisation and Technology | |
In office 13 November 2023 – 30 May 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
Preceded by | Jesse Norman |
Member of Parliament for South Cambridgeshire | |
Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
Preceded by | Heidi Allen |
Majority | 2,904 (4.3%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Anthony Howe Browne (1967-01-19) 19 January 1967 (age 57) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Education | The Perse School Hills Road Sixth Form College |
Alma mater | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
Website | anthonybrowne |
Browne was previously a journalist at The Times, BBC and The Observer; an adviser to Boris Johnson when he was Mayor of London; chief executive of the British Bankers' Association and chairman of the UK Government's Regulatory Policy Committee.[4] He sat on the Boards of the International Banking Federation, the European Banking Federation and TheCityUK, and a range of financial technology companies.[5][6] As an MP, he has served as Chairman of the Regulatory Policy Committee and as the first Prime Minister’s Anti-Fraud Champion.