Danny Kruger | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Shadow Minister for Defence | |
| Assumed office 19 July 2024 | |
| Leader | Rishi Sunak |
| Member of Parliament for East Wiltshire Devizes (2019–2024) | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Claire Perry O'Neill |
| Majority | 4,716 (10.0%) |
| Political Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
| In office 23 July 2019 – 12 December 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Stephen Parkinson |
| Succeeded by | Ben Gascoigne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel Rayne Kruger 23 October 1974 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 |
Daniel Rayne Kruger[4] MBE (born 23 October 1974)[5] is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Wiltshire, previously Devizes, since 2019. He has been Shadow Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence since July 2024.[6]
The son of writer and property developer Rayne Kruger and restaurateur 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, whilst Cameron was Leader of the Opposition. 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.
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007
- ^ "Tory MP fined after puppy caused stampede of deer in London park". The Independent. 8 June 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ Leith, Sam (29 August 2017). "What it was like to be taught to cook by my aunt – and GBBO judge – Prue Leith". Evening Standard. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Members Sworn". parliament.uk. 18 December 2019. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. HarperCollins Publishers Limited. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Conservative Party announces interim Opposition Front Bench". policymogul.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.