Claire Perry O'Neill

Claire Perry
Official portrait, 2018
Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth[a]
In office
12 June 2017 – 24 July 2019[b]
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byNick Hurd
Succeeded byKwasi Kwarteng
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rail
In office
15 July 2014 – 14 July 2016
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byStephen Hammond
Succeeded byPaul Maynard
Member of Parliament
for Devizes
In office
6 May 2010 – 6 November 2019
Preceded byMichael Ancram
Succeeded byDanny Kruger
Personal details
Born
Claire Louise Richens

(1964-04-03) 3 April 1964 (age 60)
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England
Political partyIndependent (since 2023)[3]
Other political
affiliations
Conservative (before 2023)
Spouses
  • Clayton Perry
    (m. 1996; div. 2013)
    [4][5]
  • William O'Neill
    (m. 2018)
Children3
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionInvestment banking

Claire Louise Perry O'Neill (née Richens; born 3 April 1964) is a British businesswoman and former politician who is the managing director for climate and energy at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, having previously served as Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth from 2017 to 2019.[a] Formerly a member of the Conservative Party, she was Member of Parliament (MP) for Devizes in Wiltshire from 2010 to 2019.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference govuk was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Energy Minister Claire Perry takes leave of absence". Energy Live News. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. ^ Zeffman, Henry (9 January 2023). "Ex-minister quits 'self-obsessed' Tories and praises Keir Starmer" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  4. ^ Walker, Tim (21 March 2013). "'Cameron cutie' Claire Perry gives up on 'difficult' marriage". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  5. ^ Cowen, Lewis (21 March 2013). "Devizes MP Claire Perry reveals that her marriage is over". Gazette and Herald. Wiltshire. Archived from the original on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.


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