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Official website. Sir Jacob William Rees-Mogg (born 24 May 1969) is a British politician and member of the Conservative Party serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Somerset since 2010.
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William Rees-Mogg, Baron Rees-Mogg (14 July 1928 – 29...
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Jacob Rees-Mogg. Sir Jacob William Rees-Mogg (born 24 May 1969) is a British politician who was Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in the government of Liz Truss from 6 September to 25 October 2022. He was Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council in the government of Boris Johnson from 24 ...
The Victorians: Twelve Titans who Forged Britain is a 2019 biographical work by the Conservative politician Jacob Rees-Mogg, a backbencher at the time, in which he discusses twelve influential British figures of the Victorian period . The book covers Prince Albert, Disraeli, Palmerston, Robert Peel, William Gladstone, Sir Charles James Napier ...
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Jacob Rees-Mogg was Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from 6 September 2022 to 25 October 2022.
He was previously Minister of State (Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government efficiency) in the Cabinet Office between 8 February 2022 and 6 September 2022.
He was Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons from 24 July 2019 to 8 February 2022.
Jacob read history at Trinity College Oxford before working in finance, initially in Hong Kong and then in London. In 2007 he helped establish Somerset Capital Management, which specialises in investment management in global emerging markets.
In 2010 Jacob was elected the Conservative MP for North East Somerset. From 2010 to 2015 he was a member of the European Scrutiny Committee, the Procedure Committee and the Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art. In 2014 he served on the House of Commons Governance Committee.
From 2015 to 2017 he served on the Treasury Committee, the European Scrutiny Committee for a second spell and the Joint Committee on the Palace of Westminster.
Jacob is married to Helena and they have 6 children: Peter, Mary, Thomas, Anselm, Alfred and Sixtus. He is an avid cricket fan and has supported Somerset County Cricket Club since he was a child.
•Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
•Minister of State (Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency)
•Leader of the House of Commons
•Lord President of the Council
Oct 29, 2019 · Jacob Rees-Mogg: my early career as an avant garde film star. Long before he reclined for the cameras in Parliament, the Tory MP had a career as an actor – in experimental films made by his...
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Feb 10, 2022 · 10 February 2022. Brexit. Reuters. By Jessica Parker. BBC political correspondent. Jacob Rees-Mogg, once a parliamentary poster boy for Brexit, has a new job - the minister for Brexit...
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Sep 7, 2022 · Jacob Rees-Mogg: the fossil fuel fan in charge of cutting UK carbon emissions. Liz Truss has retained Rees-Mogg in cabinet but how did the MP go from anachronistic caricature to business...
