Alok Sharma

British politician

Alok Sharma (born 7 September 1967) is a British politician. He currently is the President of COP27 since 7 November 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 has been a Conservative MP for Reading West since 2010. 


Alok Sharma

Official portrait, 2017
President for COP27
Assumed office
7 November 2022
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byOffice established
President for COP26
In office
8 January 2021 – 6 November 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Minister of State at the Cabinet Office
In office
8 January 2021 – 25 October 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Liz Truss
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byTBA
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
In office
13 February 2020 – 8 January 2021
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byAndrea Leadsom
Succeeded byKwasi Kwarteng
Secretary of State for International Development
In office
24 July 2019 – 13 February 2020
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byRory Stewart
Succeeded byAnne-Marie Trevelyan
Minister of State for Employment
In office
9 January 2018 – 24 July 2019
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byDamian Hinds
Succeeded byMims Davies
Minister of State for Housing
In office
14 June 2017 – 9 January 2018
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byGavin Barwell
Succeeded byDominic Raab
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Asia and the Pacific
In office
17 July 2016 – 13 June 2017
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byBaroness Anelay of St Johns
Succeeded byMark Field
Member of Parliament
for Reading West
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded byMartin Salter
Majority4,117 (8.2%)
Personal details
Born (1967-09-07) 7 September 1967 (age 56)
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyConservative
Children2
EducationUniversity of Salford