Greg Clark

Member of Parliament for Tunbridge Wells
Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Tunbridge Wells

Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

Tel: 0207 219 6977 / House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Email: clarkg@parliament.uk

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Greg entered the Shadow Cabinet in October 2008, having previously been Shadow Minister for Charities, Social Enterprise and Volunteering.

Born in Middlesbrough in 1967, Greg attended the local St Peter's Comprehensive, South Bank. He went on to study Economics at Cambridge University and was awarded his PhD at the London School of Economics.

Before entering politics, Greg worked for the Boston Consulting Group, one of the world's top business strategy firms, and was posted to the USA, Mexico, South America and Iceland, as well as working for clients in the UK.

Greg was Special Advisor to the Secretary of State for Trade & Industry - the Rt Hon Ian Lang MP - from 1996 until the General Election in 1997. Subsequently, he was appointed the BBC's Controller, Commercial Policy.

Before becoming an MP, Greg was Director of Policy for the Conservative Party from March 2001 for three successive Leaders - William Hague, Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Howard - before being elected to Parliament in 2005.

POSITIONS HELD:

  • MP for Tunbridge Wells, May 2005-
  • Member of Public Accounts Committee, 2005-2006
  • Shadow Minister for Charities, Social Enterprise and Volunteering, 2006-2008
  • Shadow Minister for Teesside, 2006-
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change, 2008-

Only eight days worth of gas supply left in storage

Tuesday, January 5 Greg Clark reveals that UK has only eight days worth of gas storage remaining, based on current usage.

Local councils join Conservatives' Green Deal

Wednesday, December 16 The Mayor of London and 14 local councils across the country have agreed to pilot the ‘Green Deal’ scheme.

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Greg Clark: Conservatives and the Environment

Friday, November 27 The Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary's speech to the Las Casas Institute.

Greg Clark: The economic case for acting on climate change

Monday, October 26 The Shadow Energy Secretary's speech to the UK Business Council for Sustainable Energy.

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Jeremy Hunt and Greg Clark: A year of reckoning

Thursday, January 8 Gordon Brown's response to the slump has vindicated the Conservatives claim to be the progressive party. Written for the Guardian.

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At least one War Memorial is desecrated every week

David Burrowes MP, Member of Parliament for Enfield Southgate - Tuesday, February 9 

David Burrowes explains his efforts to toughen up sentencing on those who desecrate war memorials.

Labour’s tax rise will hit small businesses hard

Justine Greening MP - Monday, February 8 

Justine Greening highlights the rising business rates small companies' face and our opposition to this revaluation.

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Seeing the impact of climate change in Bangladesh

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Greg Clark recently returned from Bangladesh, where he travelled with the development charity Christian Aid to see for himself the impact of climate change on vulnerable communities there.