John Glen is a minister at the Cabinet Office, having been appointed to the role in Rishi Sunak’s November 2023 reshuffle.
John Glen was first elected as Conservative MP for Salisbury in 2010, being reelected in 2019 with a majority of 19,736.
The largely rural constituency of Salisbury is found in the south western corner of Wiltshire bordering both Hampshire and Dorset. The largest settlement in this constituency is the cathedral City of Salisbury, which shot to attention following a poisoning incident involving the nerve agent Novichok in 2018. Much of Salisbury plain with its Ministry of Defence presence, and the UNESCO world heritage site, Stonehenge, is found within this seat. It has been held by the Conservative Party ever since 1924.
Glen was appointed to the cabinet as Chief Secretary to the Treasury by Rishi Sunak in October 2022 – a post in which he served until his demotion in November 2023. Mr Glen is a long time Sunak ally, and his appointment was viewed in part, as Mr Sunak looking to keep his eye on affairs at the Treasury positioning a close ally in such a critical role within the department.
He previously served as the Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister under Rishi Sunak. He resigned in July 2022 claiming he no longer had confidence in the leadership of Boris Johnson.
He was formerly Under Secretary of State for Arts, Heritage and Tourism.
John Glen was born in Bath in 1974 and was brought up in rural North Wiltshire. Educated at Oxford University he worked in management consultancy with Accenture and in the oil and gas industry before becoming an MP.
Glen also worked in the Conservative Research Department and set up the secretariat for the Policy Review that was established after David Cameron became Leader.
Glen was a Magistrate (JP) at Horseferry Road, Westminster between 2006 and 2012.
Glen is a committed Christian and has been the Parliamentary Chairman of the Conservative Christian Fellowship. He supported Remain in the 2016 EU referendum.
Glen initially backed Sajid Javid, before supporting Boris Johnson in the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election.
Email: john.glen.mp@parliament.uk
Personal Website: www.johnglenmp.com
Twitter: @JohnGlenMP
