Alok Sharma
British politician (born 1967)
Sir Alok Sharma (born 7 September 1967) is a British politician. He was the President of COP27 from 2021 to 2022. He was formerly the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office from 8 January 2021 to 25 October 2022 and President for COP26 from 8 January 2021 to 6 November 2022. Resigning from his previous role as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to lead COP26, he retains a full Cabinet position. Sharma was a Conservative MP for Reading West from 2010 to 2024.
Sir Alok Sharma | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2021 | |
| President for COP26[a] | |
| In office 8 January 2021 – 20 November 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | |
| In office 13 February 2020 – 8 January 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Andrea Leadsom |
| Succeeded by | Kwasi Kwarteng |
| Secretary of State for International Development | |
| In office 24 July 2019 – 13 February 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Rory Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Anne-Marie Trevelyan |
| Minister of State for Employment | |
| In office 9 January 2018 – 24 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Damian Hinds |
| Succeeded by | Mims Davies |
| Minister of State for Housing | |
| In office 14 June 2017 – 9 January 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Gavin Barwell |
| Succeeded by | Dominic Raab |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Asia and the Pacific | |
| In office 17 July 2016 – 13 June 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | James Duddridge |
| Succeeded by | Mark Field |
| Member of Parliament for Reading West | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Martin Salter |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 September 1967 Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Caversham, Berkshire, England |
| Education | University of Salford |
Notes
change- ↑ Sharma held full Cabinet-status as Minister of State for the Cabinet Office until 25 October 2022, when Rishi Sunak removed him from the Cabinet.[1]
References
change- ↑ Sandle, Paul (25 October 2022). "UK's Sharma loses cabinet position in PM Sunak's reshuffle". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
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