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Harmmond is born in Essex, his father is a civil engineer. He graduated from Oxford University, got a philosophical, political and economics, and had three children with his wife Susian.
According to the Sunday Times, Harmond is the richest cabinet member, about 7.1 million pounds (about 11 million US dollars) assets. He has a few luxury homes in Chelsea communities in the London, and there are property in Lanmit and Waybridge selection in southern England.
Hammond is rich in experience, involved in manufacturing, real estate, construction, energy and other industries, accumulating the real estate development enterprise, accumulating the wealth of wealth, 1997 elected a parliamentarian, from the business world into the political . In more than 10 years, he served a number of government departments and never involved in defense.
According to the British media, Harmond acts low-key, and it will not be easily compromised as due to the suffering question. During the event of the Minister of Transport, he worked to build a high-speed railway network and was opposed by some rural voters. These villagers are worried that high-speed rail may interfere with their lives. Harmond tried to defend the program.
faced the challenge
Harmond issued a statement on October 14, 2011, promised to go all out in the new position, praise the former Fox "work excellent work". "I will take a command stick in Liam, with the prime minister, diplomatic minister, and international development minister to ensure that the defense cause is full of vitality."
Political analyst believes that the Minister of Defense is the British government One of the most important jobs, Harmond faces a lot of challenges. At this stage, the British army is "two-line operations" in the overseas battlefield: About 9,500 British soldiers in Afghanistan and Taliban; British Air Force participates in NATO's military operations in Libya.
Ministry of Defense official Peter Leff said, in addition to overseas military operations, Harmond faces the challenge of national defense budget and promoting national defense reform.
Fox During the duty, one aspect, strive to reduce national defense funds below other government departments, on the one hand, rectifying internal management, over-departing, while opening a national defense reform. As a successor, Hammond may continue to implement reforms and strive for funding.
The latest appointment
In July 2016, Philip Harmond was appointed as the Minister of Finance.
facing China
Asia Pacific military deployment
January 30, 2015, British Foreign Minister Philip Harmond When the RajaratNam School of International Studies, the RajaratNam School of International Studies, the British is ready to strengthen the deployment of military power in the Asia-Pacific region to prevent the region from leading to safety and security due to political and military competition. Continuously deteriorate.
Hammond said that the increasingly close economic interconnection of the Asia-Pacific region does not guarantee that the region will not fall from strategic competition, and the territorial dispute has made this area still there in the area. He also said: "Many Asian countries and non-Asian countries are nervously gazing in the political tension situation in East Asia and nationalism."
Hammond said, although the UK is not in the South China Sea in China and The territorial sovereignty dispute in the East China Sea indicates the position, but the UK refused to determine the Asian order based on national strength, and the territorial dispute in Asia must rely on international law to solve. He said: "Regional stability is critical, but the integrity of rules-based international systems can not be ignored. Solving regional disputes should not pass the force stress, and should respect international law and solve it by dialogue and talks."
Harmond emphasizes that Asian security is related to the British interests. He said that the United Kingdom has signed the "Five National Defense Agreement" (FPDA) in 1971 with Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Singapore, and the UK is responsible for the security and defense transactions of the above five countries. He said: "Signing the agreement means that the UK is ready to mobilize and support Asia-Pacific alliances and partners."
Harmond speech in Singapore may mean, "Five National Defense Agreement" first Compared with the South China Sea dispute. Harmond said that under the protection of the Five National Defense Agreement, if the British's interests in the region are threatened, the UK will always prepare for military power. This also confirms the remarks in the "British National Ocean Safety Strategic Report" published in 2014, which emphasizes the important political and economic benefits of the UK in the Asia Pacific region, as well as the United Kingdom pays special attention to the safety of China South China Sea. .
The State party of the "Five Defense Agreement" is part of the dispute between China South China Sea. The British position shows the evolution of the original purpose of the Five National Defense Agreement - that is, in the context of new security risks, the signing country is also using the commitment in the agreement.
Visit Hua
British Diplomatic and Federal Minister Philip Hammond arrived in Beijing on August 12, 2015, Open a two-day visit to China. The focus of this visit to China is to increase the two partnerships, attend the Chinese and English strategic dialogue, discuss a series of diplomatic and security policy issues with Chinese senior officials, and cooperate in medical field, and discuss the global climate agreement in Paris in November 2015. .