Colin Clark (politician)
Colin Clark | |
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| Member of Parliament for Gordon | |
| Assumed office 9 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Alex Salmond |
| Majority | 2,607 (4.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Colin James Clark[1] 20 May 1969 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Heriot-Watt University |
Colin James Clark MP (born Aberdeen, 20 May 1969)[2] is a Scottish Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gordon[3] since 8 June 2017.[4] He unseated the former SNP leader and First Minister Alex Salmond by 2,607 votes.[5]
Clark was educated at Turriff Academy and the Heriot-Watt University; and worked in agriculture until his election to the House of Commons.[6]
Prior to winning Gordon at the 2017 snap general election, Clark had previously contested the East Aberdeenshire constituency at the 2016 Holyrood elections and finished second to the SNP's Gillian Martin with a 29.0% share of the vote.
Clark is a member of the pro-Brexit European Research Group of Conservative MPs and was a signatory of a letter from the group to the Prime Minister on 16 February 2018, making suggestions about the way Britain should leave the European Union.[7] despite his parliamentary constituency and Scotland, as a whole, voting to remain in the EU.
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".
- ^ Campsie, Alison (9 June 2017). "Alex Salmond loses his Gordon seat to Conservatives". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "About Colin Clark". Colin Clark MP.
- ^ Tory MPs sign letter to Theresa May outlining hard Brexit demands, The Guardian, 20 February 2018