Simon Clarke (politician)
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Sir Simon Richard Clarke[1][2] (born 28 September 1984) is a British politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland since 2017. A member of the Conservative Party, he briefly served as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities from September to October 2022 and Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2021 to 2022.
The subject of this article is standing for re-election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 4 July. They will not be an incumbent MP once Parliament is dissolved on 30 May. Some parts of this article may be out of date during that period. |
Sir Simon Clarke | |
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Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | |
In office 6 September 2022 – 25 October 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Liz Truss |
Preceded by | Greg Clark |
Succeeded by | Michael Gove |
Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
In office 15 September 2021 – 6 September 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Steve Barclay |
Succeeded by | Chris Philp |
Minister of State for Regional Growth and Local Government | |
In office 13 February 2020 – 8 September 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Jake Berry |
Succeeded by | Luke Hall |
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury | |
In office 27 July 2019 – 13 February 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Robert Jenrick |
Succeeded by | Kemi Badenoch |
Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | |
Assumed office 8 June 2017 | |
Preceded by | Tom Blenkinsop |
Majority | 11,626 (24.3%) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1984-09-28) 28 September 1984 (age 39) Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Education | Red House School |
Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
Following Boris Johnson's appointment as Prime Minister, Clarke was appointed Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury. He served as Minister of State for Regional Growth and Local Government from February to September 2020. In the 2021 cabinet reshuffle he was returned to Government as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, becoming the youngest cabinet minister in that ministry. After Johnson resigned in 2022, Clarke supported Liz Truss's bid to become Conservative leader. Following Truss's appointment as Prime Minister, he was appointed Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, a post he held for 49 days until his resignation prior to the accession of Rishi Sunak to the Prime Ministership.