Colin Clark (politician)
| Colin Clark | |
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Official portrait, 2017
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | |
| In office 27 July 2019 – 16 December 2019 |
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| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Ian Duncan |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Ross |
| Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
| In office 27 July 2019 – 16 December 2019 |
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| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | George Hollingbery |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Ross |
| Member of Parliament for Gordon |
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| In office 8 June 2017 – 6 November 2019 |
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| Preceded by | Alex Salmond |
| Succeeded by | Richard Thomson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Colin James Clark[1] 20 May 1969 [2] Aberdeen, Scotland, UK |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Philippa Jones (m. 2005) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Heriot-Watt University |
Colin James Clark (born 20 May 1969) is a former Scottish Conservative politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Gordon[3] from 2017 to 2019,[4] when he was unseated by the Scottish National Party (SNP) candidate Richard Thomson by a narrow majority of 819 votes.[5]
During the 2015 election campaign, his SNP opponent in Gordon, Alex Salmond, recorded in his diary: "The Tory candidate, Colin Clark, cuts an impressive figure but his politics are far too dry for this area. If the constituency were composed entirely of michty fairmers then he might be the ideal candidate. But it isn't and he is not."[6]
He then contested the East Aberdeenshire constituency at the 2016 Holyrood elections, and finished second to the SNP's Gillian Martin with a 29% share of the vote. Clark was elected to Aberdeenshire Council in a 2016 by-election and re-elected in May 2017, shortly before the 2017 snap general election at which he was elected as the MP for Gordon with a majority of 2,607 votes over Alex Salmond of the SNP, a former First Minister of Scotland.[7]
Clark worked in business and agriculture until his election to the House of Commons.[8]
He was educated at Turriff Academy, a comprehensive school and Heriot-Watt University.[7]
In January 2019, he was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). He also sat on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Backbench Committee. On 27 July 2019, he was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland and a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury in the first Johnson ministry.[9]
Clark was blocked by Ruth Davidson from running in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.[10]
References
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External links
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Gordon 2017–2019 |
Succeeded by Richard Thomson |
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