The Lord Barker of Battle | |
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Minister of State for Climate Change | |
In office 12 May 2010 – 14 July 2014 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath |
Succeeded by | Amber Rudd |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 10 November 2015 Life Peerage | |
Member of Parliament for Bexhill and Battle | |
In office 7 June 2001 – 30 March 2015 | |
Preceded by | Charles Wardle |
Succeeded by | Huw Merriman |
Personal details | |
Born | Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England | 8 March 1966
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Celeste Harrison (1992–2006) |
Domestic partner | George Prassas[1] (2008-Present) |
Alma mater | Royal Holloway College, London |
Website | www.gregorybarker.com |
Gregory Leonard George Barker, Baron Barker of Battle, PC (born 8 March 1966) is a British Conservative Party politician and life peer. In May 2010 he was appointed Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, a role in which he served until 2014. At the following year's general election he stood down as MP for Bexhill and Battle and was appointed to the House of Lords.