Jeremy Hunt
British politician
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| 2025 | Appointed as a Knight Bachelor, further recognizing his public service and contributions. |
| April 11 2025 | Jeremy Hunt was Knighted in Rishi Sunak's Resignation Honours List. |
| 2024 | Hunt was elected to Parliament as MP for Godalming and Ash, winning 42.6% of the vote with a majority of 891 after his previous constituency of South West Surrey was abolished. |
| October 31 2024 | Hunt confirmed he would step down from the Shadow Cabinet following the Conservative Party leadership election, citing the party's poor election performance and the need for new leadership representation. |
| July 2024 | After the Conservative Party's defeat in the general election, became Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer in Rishi Sunak's caretaker Shadow Cabinet. |
| March 6 2024 | Hunt presented the 2024 budget. |
| November 2023 | Hunt delivered the November 2023 autumn statement. |
| August 2 2023 | Hunt's younger brother Charlie died at age 53 from sarcoma. |
| July 2023 | Hunt publicly revealed that 'every member of his family' has had cancer and that he himself had recovered from 'a minor one'. |
| July 2023 | Hunt outlined reforms to the pension industry aimed at boosting pension pots and increasing investment in British businesses, potentially generating £75 billion of investment. |
| March 15 2023 | Hunt presented his first full budget statement as Chancellor, which included a fuel duty freeze, extension of the Energy Price Guarantee, investments in low-carbon energy projects, and 30 hours of free childcare for working people in England. |
| 2022 | Jeremy Hunt published his book 'Zero: Eliminating Unnecessary Deaths in a Post-Pandemic NHS' through Swift Press in London, detailing his perspectives on healthcare improvement following the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2022 | Voted against Boris Johnson in the vote of confidence and urged other colleagues to do the same. |
| November 17 2022 | Hunt delivered his autumn statement, which retracted the majority of planned reforms from Kwarteng's mini-budget. |
| October 18 2022 | Tory MP Sir Roger Gale stated that Jeremy Hunt was effectively acting as de facto prime minister, a sentiment echoed by media outlets. |
| October 14 2022 | Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer by Liz Truss, replacing Kwasi Kwarteng. |
| July 13 2022 | Jeremy Hunt was eliminated in the first round of the Conservative Party leadership election, receiving only 18 votes. Following his elimination, he endorsed Rishi Sunak as a candidate. |
| 2020 | Received the Knight Grand Officer of the Equestrian Order of St Agatha of San Marino. |
| 2020 | Hunt's younger brother Charlie was diagnosed with sarcoma. |
| March 2020 | Criticized the government's COVID-19 pandemic response, specifically highlighting concerns about external visits to care homes and the lack of prevention of mass gatherings. |
| February 2020 | Called for an inquiry into the National Health Service following multiple reports about infant mortality in NHS hospitals. |
| January 2020 | Elected as the new chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee, succeeding Sarah Wollaston. |
| 2019 | Re-elected as MP with a decreased vote share of 53.3% and a reduced majority of 8,817 in the general election. |
| November 2019 | Successfully negotiated the release of Matthew Hedges from UAE custody after intense diplomatic efforts. |
| October 2019 | Founded Patient Safety Watch, a charity aimed at establishing data to report on patient safety and harm in care, continuing his work on safety from his time as Health Secretary. |
| June 2019 | Hunt was defeated by Boris Johnson in the Conservative Party leadership election, securing only one-third of the vote. |
| June 2019 | Supported the US government's assessment that Iran was responsible for attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. |
| June 20 2019 | Hunt was named one of the final two candidates in the Conservative Party leadership contest. |
| May 24 2019 | Jeremy Hunt announced his campaign to become the leader of the Conservative Party following Theresa May's resignation. |
| April 2019 | Condemned the United States for recognizing Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights, stating the UK does not support territorial annexation by force. |
| February 2019 | Urged Germany to lift its ban on arms sales to Saudi Arabia, while acknowledging the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. |
| November 2018 | Threatened the United Arab Emirates with diplomatic consequences after they sentenced British student Matthew Hedges to life in prison for alleged espionage. |
| October 2018 | Criticized China's human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, confirming diplomatic reports of mass internment camps. |
| August 23 2018 | Hunt met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to discuss potential threats from Russia and Iran. |
| July 2018 | Hunt visited China and met with Foreign Minister Wang Yi, discussing UK-China strategic cooperation and the 'Golden Era' of bilateral relations. |
| July 2018 | Appointed Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs following Boris Johnson's resignation. |
| June 3 2018 | Hunt became the longest-serving Health Secretary in British political history. |
| October 2016 | At the Conservative Party Conference, Hunt pledged that by 2025, the NHS would be 'self-sufficient in doctors', announcing up to 1,500 extra medical school places. |
| February 2016 | Hunt was polled as the 'most disliked' frontline British politician following junior doctors' contract disputes. |
| January 2016 | Hunt was criticized by stroke doctors for using outdated data to suggest stroke patients were more likely to die if admitted on weekends. |
| November 19 2015 | 98% of junior doctors voted for full strike action in a BMA ballot, rejecting proposed contract changes. |
| October 2015 | Hunt suggested a second referendum on Brexit terms, personally backing one where the UK would stay in the Single Market. |
| July 2015 | Hunt became the subject of the first petition on a new UK Government website to reach 100,000 signatures, calling for a debate on a vote of 'No Confidence' in him as Health Secretary. |
| July 2015 | Hunt indicated he would impose a new consultant contract removing weekend work opt-outs, claiming to prevent 'about 6,000 avoidable deaths'. |
| March 2014 | Hunt announced the Government would not give a recommended 1% pay rise to NHS non-medical staff receiving progression pay. |
| 2012 | Jeremy Hunt was appointed Secretary of State for Health, succeeding Andrew Lansley. He attempted to downgrade casualty and maternity units in Lewisham, but was defeated in court by a campaign led by GP Louise Irvine. |
| 2012 | Became Secretary of State for Health, beginning his tenure as health secretary under David Cameron's government. |
| 2010 | Appointed to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, granting Jeremy Hunt the honorific style 'The Right Honourable' for life. |
| 2010 | Appointed Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, overseeing local TV broadcasting licences and the 2012 London Olympics. |
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