About Rory
Rory Stewart (born 3 January 1973 in British Hong Kong) is a British academic, broadcaster and writer who served as a diplomat and politician. He was Member of Parliament for Penrith and The Border from 2010 to 2019, holding several ministerial positions including Secretary of State for International Development (May-July 2019). He left the Foreign Office to undertake a solo walk across Asia, documented in his bestselling book The Places in Between. He founded the Turquoise Mountain Foundation, an NGO focused on human development in Afghanistan.
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- Secretary of State for International Development
- Member of Parliament for Penrith and The Border
- walk across Asia
- The Places in Between (bestselling book)
- Turquoise Mountain Foundation
- The Rest Is Politics podcast
- Defence Select Committee chair
- Conservative Party leadership candidate (2019)
- Member of Parliament for Penrith and The Border 2010-2019
- Walking trek across Afghanistan described in award-winning book
- Service as Deputy Governor in Iraq
- Podcaster co-hosting The Rest is Politics and Leading
- Author of books on politics and international intervention
- Cabinet minister in UK government
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