Sir George Michael Edward Hollingbery was born on 12 October 1963 and is a British politician and diplomat who has served as the British Ambassador to Cuba since 2022.
16 Facts About George Hollingbery
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George Michael Edward Hollingbery was born on 12 October 1963.
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George Hollingbery was educated at Radley College before studying at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford for a BA in human sciences which he was awarded by the University of Oxford in 1985.
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George Hollingbery then gained an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, US.
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George Hollingbery was elected to Winchester City Council in 1999, becoming deputy leader in 2006.
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George Hollingbery stood in Winchester in the 2005 general election, having managed the previous candidate's campaign in 2001, but was defeated by Liberal Democrat Mark Oaten.
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George Hollingbery was re-elected in 2015 and 2017 with majorities of 23,913 and 25,692 respectively.
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George Hollingbery subsequently served on the Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art and the Communities and Local Government Committee.
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In parliament, George Hollingbery was a close ally of Maidenhead MP Theresa May He supported her candidature in the 2016 Conservative Party leadership election.
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George Hollingbery served twice as her Parliamentary Private Secretary, first in her role as Home Secretary from 2012 to 2015 and then as Prime Minister from 2016 to 2018.
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George Hollingbery was interviewed for the 2017 documentary Theresa vs Boris: How May Became PM, in which he was portrayed by Daniel Casey in dramatisations.
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On 7 November 2019, George Hollingbery announced he would not contest the 2019 general election.
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George Hollingbery added he supported Boris Johnson's Brexit withdrawal agreement but wanted to pursue career opportunities outside parliament.
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George Hollingbery was succeeded as MP for Meon Valley by Flick Drummond.
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In January 2021 it was announced that George Hollingbery would be appointed as Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Cuba with effect from early 2022.
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George Hollingbery presented President Miguel Diaz-Canel his letter of credence on 11 February 2022.