Jacob Rees-Mogg

The Right Honourable Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg MP
Official portrait, 2022
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
In office 6 September 2022 – 25 October 2022
Prime Minister	Liz Truss
Preceded by	Kwasi Kwarteng
Succeeded by	Grant Shapps
Minister of State for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency
In office 8 February 2022 – 6 September 2022
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	The Lord Agnew of Oulton
Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council
In office 24 July 2019 – 8 February 2022
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Mel Stride
Succeeded by	Mark Spencer
Chair of the European Research Group
In office 9 January 2018 – 3 September 2019
Deputy	Michael Tomlinson Steve Baker Mark Francois
Party Leader	Theresa May Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Suella Braverman
Succeeded by	Steve Baker
Member of Parliament for North East Somerset
In office 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Majority	14,729 (26.2%)
Personal details
Born	Jacob William Rees-Mogg (1969-05-24) 24 May 1969 (age 55) Hammersmith, London, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Helena de Chair ​ (m. 2007)​
Children	6
Parents	The Lord Rees-Mogg Gillian Morris
Relatives	Annunziata Rees-Mogg (sister)
Residence	Gournay Court, Somerset Westminster, London
Education	Eton College
Alma mater	Trinity College, Oxford
Nickname(s)	JRM[1]

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 July 2019 to 8 February 2022. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Somerset from 2010 to 2024. He is a member of the Conservative Party. He has been seen as socially conservative.^[2][3][4] In 2022, he became the Minister of State for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency in the Boris Johnson government. He lost his parliamentary seat in the 2024 general election.

1. ↑ Pritchard-Jones, Oliver (8 February 2022). "'He moved his business to Ireland!' JRM's appointment as Brexit minister brutally mocked". Express. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
2. ↑ Elliot, Francis (3 July 2018). "Jacob Rees-Mogg 'seeks PR firms to bolster Tory leadership hopes'". The Times.
3. ↑ Fletcher, Martin (20 February 2018). "The polite extremist: Jacob Rees-Mogg's seemingly unstoppable rise". The New Statesman.
4. ↑ Segalov, Michael (20 July 2017). "Why Jacob Rees-Mogg for Tory leader is no laughing matter – Michael Segalov". The Guardian.