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Lord Sharma

Member of the House of Lords (Conservative).

Membership

  • House of Lords, Conservative (20 August 2024 – now)
  • MP for Reading West, Conservative (13 December 2019 – 30 May 2024)
  • MP for Reading West, Conservative (9 June 2017 – 6 November 2019)
  • MP for Reading West, Conservative (8 May 2015 – 3 May 2017)
  • MP for Reading West, Conservative (6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015)

Roles

  • COP26 President (Cabinet Office) (8 January 2021 – 6 November 2022)
  • The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (13 February 2020 – 8 January 2021)
  • The Secretary of State for International Development (24 July 2019 – 13 February 2020)
  • The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (9 January 2018 – 24 July 2019)
  • Minister of State (Communities and Local Government) (13 June 2017 – 9 January 2018)
  • The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (17 July 2016 – 13 June 2017)

Reading West: 2019 general election: majority 4,117 (8.2%); 2017 general election: majority 2,876 (5.6%); 2015 general election: majority 6,650 (13.7%); 2010 general election: majority 6,004 (12.6%).