Colin Clark (politician)
Colin Clark | |
|---|---|
 Clark in 2017 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | |
| In office 27 July 2019 – 16 December 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Ian Duncan |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Ross |
| Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
| In office 27 July 2019 – 16 December 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | George Hollingbery |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Ross |
| Member of Parliament for Gordon | |
| In office 9 June 2017 – 6 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Alex Salmond |
| Succeeded by | Richard Thomson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Colin James Clark[1] 20 May 1969[2] Aberdeen, Scotland, UK |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Philippa Jones (m. 2005) |
| Children | Two sons |
| Alma mater | Heriot-Watt University |
Colin James Clark (born 20 May 1969) is a former Scottish Conservative politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Gordon[3] from 8 June 2017 until 6 November 2019,[4] shortly prior to the 2019 general election, at which he was unseated by the Scottish National Party (SNP) candidate Richard Thomson by a narrow majority of 819 votes.[5]
He had previously contested the East Aberdeenshire constituency at the 2016 Holyrood elections, and finished second to the SNP's Gillian Martin with a 29% share of the vote. Clark was elected to Aberdeenshire Council in a 2016 by-election and re-elected in May 2017, shortly before the 2017 snap general election at which he was elected as the MP for Gordon with a majority of 2,607 votes over Alex Salmond of the SNP, a former First Minister of Scotland.[6]
Clark worked in business and agriculture until his election to the House of Commons.[7]
He was educated at Turriff Academy, a comprehensive school and Heriot-Watt University.[8]
In January 2019, he was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). He also sat on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Backbench Committee. On 27 July 2019, he was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland and a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury in the first Johnson ministry.[9]
References
- ^ "No. 27885". The Edinburgh Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 1076.
- ^ Clark. "Clark, Colin James". Who's Who. Vol. 2018 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|othernames=ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) - ^ "Colin Clark MP". UK Parliament.
- ^ "'Gordon giant-slayer' Colin Clark says Salmond thought he was "too big to fall"". Press and Journal.
- ^ "UK Parliamentary Election Results - Gordon" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Haslam, Dale. "New cabinet role will benefit north-east says MP Colin Clark". Evening Express. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "About Colin Clark". Colin Clark MP.
- ^ Haslam, Dale (29 July 2019). "New cabinet role will benefit north-east, says MP Colin Clark". Evening Express. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Colin Clark MP - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
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