John Wolf

Michael Gove in 2015 in his new rule as Home Secretary

### Current Position(s)

MP for South Holland and the Ruislip (2015 - Present); Home Secretary (2015 - Present)

### Previous Position(s)

Councillor for York (2008-2011); Minister of State for Security (May 2015 - Nov 2015);

### Constituency

South Holland and the Deepings

**John Regius Wolf** is a British Politician currently serving as **Education Secretary** under the **2st Dennison Cabinet,** holding the position since August 2016. Before this, John Wolf also served as **Minister of State for Security** under the **1st May Cabinet** and **Secretary of State for Home Affairs** under the **1st Dennison Cabinet.** He is also currently serving as Member of Parliament for the **South Holland and the Deepings** constituency since May 2015. Wolf also serves as a member of the **Conservative Party.**

### **Early Life**

John was born on the 6th of June 1971 in the city of **Leeds,** in the UK county of **Yorkshire.** Not much is known about his early life as John Wolf has historically given little information about his personal life in hopes to keep his privacy. It is known that he was the first born son of **George Wolf** and **Anne Wolf.** His father was a lawyer and his mother worked as a school teacher. John Wolf has 1 younger brother, **Harrison Wolf** and a younger sister **Rose Wolf.**

### **Political Rise**

Wolf started his political career in his Home County of Yorkshire initially serving as **Councillor** for the city of **York** from 2008 all the way up until 2011.

During that time, Wolf became a infamous local political advisor on many news anchors, expressing his sometimes controversial conservative opinions on local radio and TV shows and gaining a reputation for his speaking abilities.

After becoming a Councillor in York, Wolf tried to up his political career by showing his enthusiasm in becoming a Member of Parliament in the 2010 UK General Election, although his efforts were in vein.

Between 2011 and 2015, Wolf served as a major political advisor for different political figures in the Conservative Party including many cabinet members including former Prime Minister and at the time Home Secretary**Theresa May**.

Wolf got his opportunity to jumpstart his political career in Parliament in 2015, when he was chosen by his party to run in the constituency of **South Holland and the Deepings**, a safe Conservative seat, to which Wolf won.

### **Member of Parliament**

Wolf became MP for the constituency of South Holland and the Deepings, regularly attending parliamentary debates

### **Minister of State for Security**

Wolf was later appointed as **Minister of State for Security** by then Prime Minister **Theresa May** under the **1st May Cabinet** where he proceeded to advice the then Home Secretary **Garvin Brokenshire** on many issues including the **Kent Migration Crisis**, awarding many favourable words from the Home Secretary. Wolf also served a crucial role in the government's response to the **2015 Paris Attack** although very much overshadowed by the **May Crisis** where Wolf's political career would very much be shifted

### **Home Secretary**

The May Crisis brought about a shakeup in the Conservative Party, where then **Foreign Secretary** and **Deputy Prime Minister Thomas Dennison** became Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party. Under this new administration, then Home Secretary Garvin Brokenshire became replaced Dennison as both Foreign Secretary and Deputy PM. As Wolf had helped Brokenshire on numerous occasions during his time as Minister of State for Security, Brokenshire adviced Dennison to appoint Wolf as his replacement, to which Dennison followed through.

Therefore, John Wolf became the new UK Prime Minister on the 8th of November 2015, and continues to hold the position to this day. Wolf's achievements in such position include his response to the **Storm Imogen** which left many people without electricity for days, and caused wide panic in the South West England and Wales. Wolf also presented the **Terrorism (Sentencing) Bill**, a bill which set out to increase penalties for not only terrorist organisers but also insider terrorist aids, as a response to the 2015 Paris Attacks which left the British public in fear of future terrorist attack in the United Kingdom itself

John Wolf encountered many controversies when he proposed the **Terrorism Sentencing Act 2016** which was seen by many as badly worded and needing more oversight. Although never confirmed, some say this was one of the reasons he was sacked later on as Home Secretary

John Wolf was sacked as Home Secretary under **2nd Dennison Cabinet** in Early May 2016 after a cabinet reshuffle following the **Yorkshire contreversies** where the **Chancellor of the Exchequer** and **Health Secretary** resigned

### **Backbencher**

John Wolf served a short time as a backbencher for the Conservative Party from May to August 2016. He notably advised the government on procedure in the aftermath of Yorkshire scandal and later **Trade Secretary Impeachment Attempt**

### **Education Secretary**

In late August 2016, John Wolf was appointed to the position of **Education Secretary**