The Lord Sharma | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Official portrait, 2021 | |
| President for COP26[a] | |
| In office 8 January 2021 – 20 November 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | |
| In office 13 February 2020 – 8 January 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Andrea Leadsom |
| Succeeded by | Kwasi Kwarteng |
| Secretary of State for International Development | |
| In office 24 July 2019 – 13 February 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Rory Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Anne-Marie Trevelyan |
| Minister of State for Employment | |
| In office 9 January 2018 – 24 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Damian Hinds |
| Succeeded by | Mims Davies |
| Minister of State for Housing | |
| In office 14 June 2017 – 9 January 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Gavin Barwell |
| Succeeded by | Dominic Raab |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Asia and the Pacific | |
| In office 17 July 2016 – 13 June 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | James Duddridge |
| Succeeded by | Mark Field |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 20 August 2024 Life peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for Reading West | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Martin Salter |
| Succeeded by | Olivia Bailey (Reading West and Mid Berkshire[b]) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 September 1967 Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Salford |
Alok Kumar Sharma, Baron Sharma, KCMG, PC (born 7 September 1967),[4] is a British Conservative Party politician. He served as President for COP26 from 2021 to 2022, having previously served as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from 2020 to 2021 and Secretary of State for International Development from 2019 to 2020. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Reading West from 2010 to 2024 and has been a member of the House of Lords since 2024.
Sharma served in Theresa May's government as Minister of State for Housing from 2017 to 2018 and as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment from 2018 to 2019. Sharma was the president for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) and negotiated the Glasgow Climate Pact.[5][6]
- ^ Sandle, Paul (25 October 2022). "UK's Sharma loses cabinet position in PM Sunak's reshuffle". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South East". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ 4 "South East: New Constituency Boundaries 2023". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Alok Sharma MP". BBC Democracy Live. BBC. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "New dates agreed for COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference" (Press release). UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy; Alok Sharma. 28 May 2020. Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ Rincon, Paul (14 November 2021). "COP26: New global climate deal struck in Glasgow". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).