Rory Stewart Bio | Wiki
Rory Stewart is a famous British academic, diplomat, author, and broadcaster. He served as a former soldier and former politician. Also, he hosts the Rest is Politics podcast with Alastair Campbell. He is a senior fellow at Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs teaching politics and international relations.
In addition, he served as a Cabinet minister as Secretary of State for International Development from May to July 2019 and MP for Penrith and The Border from 2010 to 2019.
Rory Stewart Age
He was born on January 3, 1973, in British Hong Kong. Stewart is 50 years old.
Rory Stewart Height
He is a man of average stature and is 5 ft 8 in (Approx 1.73 m).
Rory Stewart Family
He was born to his mother and father in British Hong Kong. Stewart is the son of Brian Stewart and Sally Elizabeth Acland Nugent. His family is from Broich House, near Crieff in Perth and Kinross. His father was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was a colonial official and diplomat as well as a candidate to become the Chief of the UK’s Secret Intelligence Service or MI6. She grew up with her young sister who has Down syndrome. Stewart grew up in South Kensington, London before relocating to Malaysia and then back to Hong Kong. He was a member of the Labour Party as a teenager.
Rory Stewart Wife
He married his loving wife Shoshana Clark in 2012. Shoshana is a former employee. The couple welcomed their first son, Alexander Wolf Stewart, in November 2014. Stewart delivered his son at home in the absence of medical assistance. Their second son was born in April 2017. The family lives in South Kensington, London, and Dufton, Cumbria. Along with his family, they moved to Jordan for two years to work on a Turquoise Mountain Foundation project in 2021.
Rory Stewart Education
He studied at the Dragon School and Eton College. He then pursued a degree in medieval history under Maurice Keen and later philosophy, politics, and economics under Jonathan Barnes at Balliol College, Oxford University. Stewart worked for Her Majesty’s Diplomatic Service as a diplomat in Indonesia and as British Representative to Montenegro after studying at Balliol College, Oxford. During the summer while at Oxford, he was a private tutor to Prince William and Prince Harry.
Rory Stewart Afghanistan
Stewart has been called on to provide advice on Afghanistan and Iraq to policy-makers, particularly in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. He also described an advisor on Afghan issues to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke in The Daily Telegraph article. Further, he had a ted talk that a heavy American military footprint would be counterproductive, alienating Afghans and that it would be better to reduce the size of the American Army in Afghanistan.
Rory Stewart Books
He has authored several books include:
- Occupational Hazards in 2006
- The Places in Between in 2004
- The Marches in 2015
Rory Stewart Rest is Politics
He launched The Rest is Politics podcast with former Labour Party communications director Alastair Campbell in March 2022. The two offer an insider’s view on politics at home and abroad while bringing back the lost art of disagreeing agreeably. Additionally, the podcast contains 139 episodes as of May 25, 2023.
Rory Stewart Diplomat
He joined the Foreign Office after graduating and served as Second Secretary, Political/Economic in the British embassy in Jakarta from 1997 to 1999. He was appointed as the British Representative to Montenegro in the wake of the Kosovo campaign at the age of 26. Stewart was then appointed as the Coalition Provisional Authority Deputy Governorate Co-ordinator in Maysan and Deputy Governorate Co-ordinator and Senior Advisor in Dhi Qar after the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Moreover, his responsibilities included holding elections, resolving tribal disputes, and implementing development projects. In May 2004, he was in command of his compound in Nasiriyah when it was besieged by the Sadrist militia. For his service during the period, he was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE). He received the Royal Scottish Geographical Society’s Livingstone medal in 2009 and subsequent travel in the United Kingdom, and his writing on geography was recognized by the Royal Geographical Society.
He was appointed to the faculty of the John F. Kennedy School of Government in July 2008 at Harvard University and director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. From 20044 to 2005, he was a fellow at the Carr Center. Further, he became a fellow at Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, teaching politics, grand strategy, and international relations to undergraduate and graduate students.
Rory Stewart Presenter
Stewart worked as a presenter of the BBC Two documentary miniseries The Legacy of Lawrence of Arabia in January 2010. Also, he wrote and presented the BBC’s Afghanistan: The Great Game – A Personal View in 2012. Further, he wrote and presented a two-part documentary on BBC Two about the cross-border history of what he called “Britain’s lost middle land” in 2014.
Rory Stewart MP
From 2015 to 2016 he first served under David Cameron as Minister for the Environment. He then worked as a minister throughout Theresa May’s government: as Minister of State for International Development, Minister of State for Africa, and also Minister of State for Prisons. In the 2019 leadership contest, he stood as a candidate to be Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Further, he stated at the beginning of his campaign that he would not serve under Boris Johnson and when Johnson became Prime Minister he resigned in July 2019.
Rory Stewart Net Worth
He has attained decent fortune working as a diplomat, author, and broadcaster as well as a former soldier and former politician. Stewart’s net worth is $9 Million.
How Old Is Rory Stewart
Stewart is 50 years old born on January 3, 1973, in British Hong Kong.
Who Is Rory Stewart
Stewart is a famous British academic, diplomat, author, and broadcaster. He served as a former soldier and former politician. He is a senior fellow at Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs teaching politics and international relations. Also, he hosts the Rest is Politics podcast with Alastair Campbell.
Is Rory Stewart Married
He married his loving wife Shoshana Clark in 2012. Shoshana is a former employee. The couple welcomed their first son, Alexander Wolf Stewart, in November 2014.
Stewart’s Social Media Account
Twitter – @RoryStewartUK