Alex Burghart

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Michael Alex Burghart (born 7 September 1977) is a British politician, academic and former teacher who has served as Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party since 31 August 2026, as Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland since 8 July 2024, and Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster since 5 November 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Brentwood and Ongar since 2017. Born in Dorset, Burghart studied history at Christ Church, Oxford. After a period working as a history tutor at King's College London, Burghart became a political and policy adviser to Tim Loughton in 2008. He then served successively as Director of Policy at the Centre for Social Justice, Director of Strategy and Advocacy for the Children's Commissioner for England Anne Longfield, and as a special adviser in Prime Minister Theresa May's policy team. He was elected to the House of Commons for Brentwood and Ongar at the 2017 general...

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