Greg Barker, Baron Barker of Battle
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The Right Honourable The Lord Barker of Battle PC |
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| Minister of State for Climate Change | |
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In office 12 May 2010 – 14 July 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Succeeded by | Amber Rudd |
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Member of Parliament for Bexhill and Battle |
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In office 7 June 2001 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Wardle |
| Succeeded by | Huw Merriman |
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8 March 1966 Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Celeste Harrison (1992–2006) |
| Domestic partner | William Banks-Blaney (2006–2008) |
| Alma mater |
Royal Holloway College, London; London Business School |
| Website | www.gregorybarker.com |
Gregory Leonard George Barker, Baron Barker of Battle, PC (born 8 March 1966) is a British Conservative Party politician and life peer. In May 2010 he was appointed Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change serving until 2015, when he stood down as MP for Bexhill and Battle. He now sits in the House of Lords.
Born in Sussex, Barker attended Upper Beeding Primary School, Steyning Grammar School and Lancing College, before going up to Royal Holloway College, London, where he graduated with a BA (Hons) degree in History & Politics, before studying further at the London Business School.
Barker was a researcher at the Centre for Policy Studies in 1987, before joining "Gerard Vivian Gray" as an Equity Analyst in 1988, and was a member of the Honourable Artillery Company between 1989 and 1994. In 1990, he became the Director for International Pacific Securities. He was the Deputy Chairman of Hammersmith Conservative Association in 1993. From 1998, he was a Director of Daric plc, an advertising company.
Barker also developed strong links to the Russian oil companies, being Head of Communications at the Anglo-Siberian Oil Company from 1998–2000 and also worked in London and Moscow for the Sibneft Oil Group, owned by Roman Abramovich.
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