Colin Clark (politician)
Colin Clark | |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | |
| Assumed office 27 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Ian Duncan |
| Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
| Assumed office 27 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | George Hollingbery |
| 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 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gordon[3] from 8 June 2017 till 6 November 2019 [4] He was unseated by SNP candidate Richard Thompson at the General election of 12 December 2019.
He had previously contested the East Aberdeenshire constituency at the 2016 Holyrood elections and finished second to the SNP's Gillian Martin with a 29.0% share of the vote. He was elected to Aberdeenshire Council in the 2016 by-election and re-elected in May 2017, shortly before the snap General Election in June where he was elected as a Member of Parliament for Gordon with 40.7% of the vote. He lost his seat to SNP candidate Richard Thompson in the general election of 12 December 2019 [5]
He has owned businesses since his early 20s and worked in business and agriculture until his election to the House of Commons.[6]
He was educated at Turriff Academy, a comprehensive school and Heriot-Watt University.
In January 2019 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 Boris Johnson's administration.[7]
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.
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- ^ "'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.
- ^ "Colin Clark MP - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
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