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Jeremy Clarkson
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Assumed office
13 July 2016
MonarchElizabeth II
Deputy (de facto)Anna Soubry
Preceded byDavid Cameron
Leader of the Conservative Party
Assumed office
11 July 2016
DeputyAnna Soubry
ChairmanSir Patrick McLoughlin
Brandon Lewis
Preceded byDavid Cameron
Transport Secretary
In office
6 May 2015 – 13 July 2016
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byPatrick McLoughlin
Succeeded by Andrew Jones
Member of Parliament
for Doncaster North
Assumed office
5 May 2015
Preceded byEd Miliband
Majority26,457 (45.5%)
Personal details
Born
Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson

(1960-04-11) 11 April 1960 (age 64)
Doncaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Political partyConservative
Spouses
  • Alexandra James
    (m. 1989; div. 1990)
  • Frances Cain
    (m. 1993; div. 2014)
Children3
Parents
  • Edward Grenville Clarkson
  • Shirley Gabrielle Clarkson
Residence10 Downing Street (official)

Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (born 11 April 1960) is a British politician and former broadcaster, journalist and writer who specialised in motoring, who is currently serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2016. He famously served as Transport Secretary from 2015 to his election as party leader in 2016. He was first elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Doncaster North in 2015, shockingly defeating the incumbent, Ed Miliband, who had been serving as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party since 2010. Prior to entering Parliament, he was best known for co-presenting the BBC TV show Top Gear with Richard Hammond and James May from October 2002 to March 2015, only two months before the General Election.

From a career as a local journalist in Northern England, Clarkson rose to public prominence as a presenter of the original format of Top Gear in 1988. Since the mid-1990s, he has become a recognised public personality, regularly appearing on British television presenting his own shows for BBC and appearing as a guest on other shows. As well as motoring, Clarkson has produced programmes and books on subjects such as history and engineering. In 1998, he hosted the first series of Robot Wars, and from 1998 to 2000 he also hosted his own talk show, Clarkson.

In 2015, the BBC decided not to renew Clarkson's contract with the company after a dispute with a Top Gear producer while filming on location. It was this decision by the BBC that lead Clarkson to run as the Conservative Party candidate in the Doncaster North constituency. The Conservative Party surprisingly allowed him to replace the previously announced candidate, Mark Fletcher.