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Danny Kruger
British Conservative politician (born 1974) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Daniel Rayne Kruger[4] MBE (born 23 October 1974)[5] is a British Conservative Party politician who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Wiltshire. He was previously the MP for Devizes in Wiltshire from 2019 until 2024.
Danny Kruger | |
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Member of Parliament for East Wiltshire | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Member of Parliament for Devizes | |
In office 12 December 2019 ā 30 May 2024 | |
Preceded by | Claire Perry |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Political Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
In office 23 July 2019 ā 12 December 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Stephen Parkinson |
Succeeded by | Ben Gascoigne |
Personal details | |
Born | Daniel Rayne Kruger (1974-10-23) 23 October 1974 (age 49) Westminster, London[1] |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Children | 3[2] |
Parents |
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Relatives | Sam Leith (cousin)[3] |
Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh University of Oxford |
The son of writer and property developer Rayne Kruger and restauranteur and television presenter Prue Leith, Kruger was educated at Eton College, subsequently studying history at the University of Edinburgh and University of Oxford. After university, he worked at the Centre for Policy Studies think tank, and then became a policy adviser for the Conservative Party.
Kruger became David Cameron's chief speechwriter in 2006. He left this role two years later to work full-time at a youth crime prevention charity that he had co-founded called Only Connect. For his charitable work, Kruger received an MBE in 2017. He was Prime Minister Boris Johnson's political secretary between August and December 2019.