After a period working as a history tutor at King's College London, Burghart became a political and policy adviser to Tim Loughton in 2008.

Alex Burghart was born on 7 September 1977 in Wimborne Minster in Dorset, the son of two state school teachers.

[13] He has written extensively about early medieval England, writing for The Times Literary Supplement for over 12 years, The Spectator and BBC History.

[16] He was selected for the Brentwood and Ongar safe seat on 28 April 2017 following the decision by Sir Eric Pickles to stand down at the 2017 general election.

He chairs the APPG on Adverse Childhood Experiences and was made PPS to the prime minister Boris Johnson in July 2019.

[19] On 17 September 2021, Burghart was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills at the Department for Education during the second cabinet reshuffle of the second Johnson ministry.

[20] On 6 July 2022, Burghart resigned from government, citing Boris Johnson's handling of the Chris Pincher scandal in a joint statement with fellow Ministers Kemi Badenoch, Neil O'Brien, Lee Rowley and Julia Lopez.

In November 2024, following Kemi Badenoch's election as Conservative Party leader, Burghart was appointed Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

[26] Burghart has sat on the Board of the Yarlington Housing Group[27] and was Vice Chair of Governors at Queensmill School for children with autism.