Philip Hammond is a British Conservative politician who was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2016 to 2019 under Prime Minister Theresa May. He has served as the Member of Parliament for Runnymede and Weybridge since 1997.Hammond was born in Epping, Essex, and studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at University College, Oxford. He worked from 1984 as a company director at Castlemead Ltd – a healthcare and nursing company. From 1995 to 1997 he acted as an adviser to the government of Malawi before his election to Parliament. He was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet by Michael Howard in 2005 as Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury. Read More
