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    Born in Middlesbrough in , Greg attended the local St Peter's Comprehensive, South Bank. He went on to study Economics at Cambridge University and was awarded his PhD at the London School of Economics.

    Before entering politics, Greg worked for the Boston Consulting Group, one of the world's top business strategy firms, and was posted to the USA, Mexico, South America and Iceland, as well as working for clients in the UK.

    Greg was Special Advisor to the Secretary of State for Trade & Industry - the Rt Hon Ian Lang MP - from until the General Election in Subsequently, he was appointed the BBC's Controller, Commercial Policy.

    Before becoming an MP, Greg was Director of Policy for the Conservative Party from March for three successive Leaders - William Hague, Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Howard - before being elected to Parliament for Tunbridge Wells in

    Greg was appointed as Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in October , having previously been Shadow Minister

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    The Right Honourable
    Greg Clark
    MP
    Official portrait,
    Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

    Incumbent

    Assumed office
    11 July
    MonarchHenry IX
    DeputyGeorge Osborne
    Preceded byMichael Gove
    Leader of the Conservative Party

    Incumbent

    Assumed office
    10 July
    Preceded byMichael Gove
    Secretary of State for Justice
    In office
    29 June &#;– 11 July
    Prime MinisterMichael Gove
    Preceded byMatt Hancock
    Succeeded byRobert Buckland
    Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
    In office
    8 May &#;– 29 June
    Prime MinisterMichael Gove
    Preceded byTheresa Villiers
    Succeeded byKit Malthouse
    Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
    In office
    20 August &#;– 8 May
    Prime MinisterMichael Gove
    Preceded byNicky Morgan
    Succeeded byKemi Badenoch
    Secretary of State for Transport
    In office
    11 October &#;– 20 August
    Prime MinisterMicha
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    A day in the life of Tunbridge Wells MP Greg Clark in lockdown

    It has felt forbiddingly chilly these last few weeks, but once you’re out the beauty of the nature around us takes over, and by the time you come back you never regret having gone out.

    After breakfast, I often have phone calls. They’re a bit less intense now, but during the first part of the pandemic I would speak to the head of the local council every morning at 8am to run through how best to respond to the needs of people facing difficulties and local businesses struggling.

    As soon as the pandemic broke, I - and my brilliant small team - were inundated with calls for help.  Many of them sad: people who lived alone, keeping themselves to themselves, but who now couldn’t go out, had no one to help with shopping and had never used the internet to order supplies.  

    We spent many hours during those first few weeks on the phone to the supermarket head offices persuading them to give delivery slots to vulnerable