Greg Clark
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The Right Honourable Greg Clark MP |
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| Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | |
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Assumed office 14 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by |
Sajid Javid (Business, Innovation and Skills) Amber Rudd (Energy and Climate Change) |
| President of the Board of Trade | |
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In office 15 July 2016 – 19 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Sajid Javid |
| Succeeded by | Liam Fox |
| Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government | |
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In office 11 May 2015 – 14 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Eric Pickles |
| Succeeded by | Sajid Javid |
| Minister of State for Universities, Science and Cities | |
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In office 15 July 2014 – 11 May 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | David Willetts |
| Succeeded by | Jo Johnson (Universities and Science) |
| Minister of State for Cities and Constitution | |
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In office 7 October 2013 – 11 May 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Chloe Smith (Undersecretary of State for Political and Constitutional Reform) |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury (City Minister) | |
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In office 4 September 2012 – 7 October 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Mark Hoban |
| Succeeded by | Sajid Javid |
| Minister of State for Decentralisation | |
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In office 13 May 2010 – 4 September 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Boles |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change | |
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In office 6 October 2008 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Leader | David Cameron |
| Shadowing | Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Ed Miliband |
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Member of Parliament for Tunbridge Wells |
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Assumed office 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Archie Norman |
| Majority | 22,874 (44.5%) |
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28 August 1967 Middlesbrough, England |
| Political party |
Social Democrats (Before 1988) Conservative (1988–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Clark |
| Alma mater |
Magdalene College, Cambridge London School of Economics |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website | Official website |
Gregory David ClarkPC MP (born 28 August 1967) is a British Conservative Party politician who is the MP for Tunbridge Wells and Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Clark was born in Middlesbrough and studied Economics at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he was president of Cambridge University Social Democrats. He then gained his PhD from the London School of Economics. Clark worked as a business consultant before becoming the BBC's Controller for Commercial Policy and then Director of Policy for the Conservative Party from 2001 until his election to parliament in 2005.
Between July 2014 and May 2015, he held the post of Minister for Universities, Science and Cities. Clark was previously Financial Secretary to the Treasury, the minister responsible for cities policy, and Minister of State in the Department for Communities and Local Government and then was Secretary of State for the Department for Communities and Local Government from May 2015 until July 2016.
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