Charles Hendry

The Right Honourable Charles Hendry CBE
Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change
In office 12 May 2010 – 4 September 2012[1]
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Joan Ruddock
Succeeded by	John Hayes
Member of Parliament for Wealden
In office 7 June 2001 – 30 March 2015
Preceded by	Geoffrey Johnson-Smith
Succeeded by	Nus Ghani
Member of Parliament for High Peak
In office 9 April 1992 – 8 April 1997
Preceded by	Christopher Hawkins
Succeeded by	Tom Levitt
Personal details
Born	(1959-05-06) 6 May 1959 (age 65) Cuckfield, Sussex, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Sallie Moores
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh

Charles Hendry CBE PC (born 6 May 1959 in Cuckfield, Sussex) is a British Conservative Party politician. Formerly the member of parliament for High Peak between the 1992 and 1997 general elections, he was returned as the MP for Wealden in 2001. In May 2010 he was appointed Minister of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change and served until 2012. He stood down at the 2015 general election.