Sir Simon Clarke | |
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| Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | |
| In office 6 September 2022 – 25 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Liz Truss |
| Preceded by | Greg Clark |
| Succeeded by | Michael Gove |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 15 September 2021 – 6 September 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Steve Barclay |
| Succeeded by | Chris Philp |
| Minister of State for Regional Growth and Local Government | |
| In office 13 February 2020 – 8 September 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Jake Berry |
| Succeeded by | Luke Hall |
| Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 27 July 2019 – 13 February 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Robert Jenrick |
| Succeeded by | Kemi Badenoch |
| Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | |
| In office 8 June 2017 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Blenkinsop |
| Succeeded by | Luke Myer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 September 1984 Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Guisborough, North Yorkshire, England Teesside, England London, England |
| Education | Red House School |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
Sir Simon Richard Clarke[1][2] (born 28 September 1984) is a British Conservative politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland from 2017 to 2024. He briefly served as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities from September to October 2022 and Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2021 to 2022.
Following Boris Johnson's appointment as Prime Minister, Clarke was appointed Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury. He served as Minister of State for Regional Growth and Local Government from February to September 2020. In the 2021 cabinet reshuffle he was returned to Government as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, becoming the youngest cabinet minister in that ministry. After Johnson resigned in 2022, Clarke supported Liz Truss's bid to become Conservative leader. Following Truss's appointment as Prime Minister, he was appointed Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, a post he held for 49 days until his resignation prior to the accession of Rishi Sunak to the Prime Ministership.
He lost his seat in Parliament on 4 July 2024 in the UK general election. Despite Reform not fielding a candidate as a result of his strong support for Brexit, Clarke was voted out.
- ^ "No. 61961". The London Gazette. 19 June 2017. pp. 11783–4.
- ^ "Boris Johnson resignation honours list published". BBC News. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.