Greg Clark

The Right Honourable
Greg Clark
The Right Honourable Greg Clark
	Official portrait, 2020
Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee
	In office; 29 January 2020 – 30 May 2024
Preceded by	Norman Lamb
Succeeded by	Chi Onwurah
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, ; Housing and Communities
	In office; 7 July 2022 – 6 September 2022
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Michael Gove
Succeeded by	Simon Clarke
	In office; 11 May 2015 – 14 July 2016
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Eric Pickles
Succeeded by	Sajid Javid
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	In office; 14 July 2016 – 24 July 2019
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Sajid Javid
Succeeded by	Andrea Leadsom
President of the Board of Trade
	In office; 15 July 2016 – 19 July 2016
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Sajid Javid
Succeeded by	Liam Fox
Minister of State for Universities, Science and Cities
	In office; 15 July 2014 – 11 May 2015
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	David Willetts
Succeeded by	Jo Johnson
Minister of State for Cities and Constitution
	In office; 7 October 2013 – 15 July 2014
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Chloe Smith
Succeeded by	Sam Gyimah
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
	In office; 4 September 2012 – 7 October 2013
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Mark Hoban
Succeeded by	Sajid Javid
Minister of State for Decentralisation
	In office; 13 May 2010 – 4 September 2012
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Nick Boles
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
	In office; 6 October 2008 – 11 May 2010
Leader	David Cameron
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Ed Miliband
Member of Parliament; for Tunbridge Wells
	In office; 5 May 2005 – 30 May 2024
Preceded by	Archie Norman
Succeeded by	Mike Martin
Personal details
Born	Gregory David Clark; 28 August 1967 (age 57); Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England
Political party	Conservative (1988–present)
Other political; affiliations	SDP (before 1988)
Spouse	Helen Clark
Children	3
Residence(s)	Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Alma mater	Magdalene College, Cambridge; London School of Economics
Website	www.gregclark.org
Academic background
Thesis	The effectiveness of incentive payment systems: An empirical test of individualism as a boundary condition (1992)
	^ Office vacant from 7 July to 11 October 2022 ; ^ Science and Technology (2020-2023) ; ^ Communities and Local Government (2015–2016) ; ^ Also assumed the responsibilities of Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Amber Rudd. ; ^ Whip suspended from 3 September 2019 to 29 October 2019. ;

Gregory David Clark (born 28 August 1967) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from 2016 to 2019. He also was Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government from 2015 to 2016 and Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities from July to September 2022.^[1] Later, he was the Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Tunbridge Wells from 2005 until 2024.^[2]

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.^[3] Clark worked as a business consultant before becoming the BBC's Controller for Commercial Policy and then Director of Policy for the Conservative Party under Conservative leaders Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Howard from 2001 until his election to parliament in 2005.

Clark served in the Cameron-Clegg coalition as Minister of State in the Department for Communities and Local Government from 2010 to 2012, Financial Secretary to the Treasury from 2012 to 2013, and Minister of State for Cities and Constitution at the Cabinet Office from 2013 to 2014. Between July 2014 and May 2015, he held the post of Minister for Universities, Science and Cities.^[4] Following the 2015 general election, Prime Minister David Cameron promoted Clark to the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.^[5] In July 2016, he was appointed as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy by new Prime Minister Theresa May and remained in that role until 24 July 2019. He had the whip removed on 3 September 2019, for voting against the government, before it was restored on 29 October. In May 2022, he was named as the Prime Minister’s trade envoy to Japan by Boris Johnson.^[6] He ceased to be an MP in May 2024, when Parliament was dissolved for the 2024 general election, in which he decided not to stand.^[7]

^ "Greg Clark twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
^ "No. 59418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010. p. 8743.
^ Clark, David Gregory (1992). The effectiveness of incentive payment systems: An empirical test of individualism as a boundary condition (PhD). London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
^ "Michael Gove moved to chief whip in cabinet reshuffle". BBC News. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
^ "Ministers". Gov.uk.
^ "Russia on agenda as Johnson hosts Japanese PM". BBC News. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
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[1] Office vacant from 7 July to 11 October 2022

[2] Science and Technology (2020-2023)

[3] Communities and Local Government (2015–2016)

[4] Also assumed the responsibilities of Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Amber Rudd.

[5] Whip suspended from 3 September 2019 to 29 October 2019.

[6] "Greg Clark twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

[7] "No. 59418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010. p. 8743.

[8] Clark, David Gregory (1992). The effectiveness of incentive payment systems: An empirical test of individualism as a boundary condition (PhD). London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 5 May 2021.

[science_minister-9] "Michael Gove moved to chief whip in cabinet reshuffle". BBC News. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.

[10] "Ministers". Gov.uk.

[11] "Russia on agenda as Johnson hosts Japanese PM". BBC News. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.

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The Right Honourable Greg Clark
Official portrait, 2020

Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee^[b]
In office 29 January 2020^[a] – 30 May 2024
Preceded by	Norman Lamb
Succeeded by	Chi Onwurah
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities^[c]
In office 7 July 2022 – 6 September 2022
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Michael Gove
Succeeded by	Simon Clarke
In office 11 May 2015 – 14 July 2016
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Eric Pickles
Succeeded by	Sajid Javid
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
In office 14 July 2016 – 24 July 2019
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Sajid Javid^[d]
Succeeded by	Andrea Leadsom
President of the Board of Trade
In office 15 July 2016 – 19 July 2016
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Sajid Javid
Succeeded by	Liam Fox
Minister of State for Universities, Science and Cities
In office 15 July 2014 – 11 May 2015
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	David Willetts
Succeeded by	Jo Johnson
Minister of State for Cities and Constitution
In office 7 October 2013 – 15 July 2014
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Chloe Smith
Succeeded by	Sam Gyimah
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
In office 4 September 2012 – 7 October 2013
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Mark Hoban
Succeeded by	Sajid Javid
Minister of State for Decentralisation
In office 13 May 2010 – 4 September 2012
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Nick Boles
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
In office 6 October 2008 – 11 May 2010
Leader	David Cameron
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Ed Miliband
Member of Parliament for Tunbridge Wells
In office 5 May 2005 – 30 May 2024
Preceded by	Archie Norman
Succeeded by	Mike Martin

Personal details
Born	Gregory David Clark (1967-08-28) 28 August 1967 (age 57) Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England
Political party	Conservative (1988–present)^[e]
Other political affiliations	SDP (before 1988)
Spouse	Helen Clark
Children	3
Residence(s)	Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Alma mater	Magdalene College, Cambridge London School of Economics
Website	www.gregclark.org


Academic background
Thesis	The effectiveness of incentive payment systems: An empirical test of individualism as a boundary condition (1992)


^ Office vacant from 7 July to 11 October 2022 ^ Science and Technology (2020-2023) ^ Communities and Local Government (2015–2016) ^ Also assumed the responsibilities of Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Amber Rudd. ^ Whip suspended from 3 September 2019 to 29 October 2019.