Alex Burghart

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Alex Burghart
Official portrait, 2017
Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 October 2022
Prime Minister	Rishi Sunak
Preceded by	Brendan Clarke-Smith
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Growth
In office 20 September 2022 – 27 October 2022
Prime Minister	Liz Truss
Preceded by	Guy Opperman
Succeeded by	Laura Trott
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills
In office 17 September 2021 – 6 July 2022
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Gillian Keegan
Succeeded by	Andrea Jenkyns
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
In office 26 July 2019 – 16 September 2021 Serving with James Heappey (2019) & Trudy Harrison (2019 - 2021)
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Andrew Bowie
Succeeded by	Andrew Griffith Sarah Dines
Member of Parliament for Brentwood and Ongar
In office 8 June 2017 – 30 May 2024
Preceded by	Sir Eric Pickles
Majority	29,065 (54.9%)
Personal details
Born	(1977-09-07) 7 September 1977 (age 46) Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Hermione Eyre ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	2
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford (MA) King's College London (PhD)
Profession	Teacher
Website	www.alexburghart.org.uk

Michael Alex Burghart^[1] (born 7 September 1977)^[2] is a British Conservative politician, academic and former teacher who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Brentwood and Ongar since 2017. He was formerly a special adviser to Theresa May. He has been serving as Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office since October 2022.^[3]