Philip Hammond

Philip Hammond (now Lord Hammond of Runnymede) served as a cabinet minister between 2010 and 2019. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2016 to 2019, and previously held the roles of Secretary of State for Defence and Secretary of State for Transport. He was the Conservative MP for Runnymede and Weybridge from 1997 to 2019. In a 2019 interview, Hammond reflected on his nine years in government, discussing his approach to managing departmental operations, his promotion of the HS2 infrastructure project, and his relationships with fellow senior politicians.