Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt (born 1 November 1966) is a British politician serving as chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee since 2020. He previously served in the Cabinet from 2010 to 2019, most recently as Foreign Secretary from 2018 to 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for South West Surrey since 2005. He was a candidate for Leader of the Conservative Party, and Prime Minister, in the 2019 leadership contest, losing to Boris Johnson.