Brendan Clarke-Smith | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party | |
| In office 28 November 2023 – 16 January 2024 | |
| Leader | Rishi Sunak |
| Succeeded by | James Daly |
| Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office | |
| In office 8 September 2022 – 27 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Liz Truss |
| Preceded by | Heather Wheeler |
| Succeeded by | Alex Burghart |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families | |
| In office 8 July 2022 – 7 September 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Will Quince |
| Succeeded by | Kelly Tolhurst |
| Member of Parliament for Bassetlaw | |
| In office 12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | John Mann |
| Succeeded by | Jo White |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 August 1980[1] Clifton, Nottingham, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Nottingham Trent University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Brendan Clarke-Smith (born 17 August 1980)[1] is a British politician and former teacher. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bassetlaw from 2019 to 2024.[2][3] He served under Rishi Sunak as a deputy chairman of the Conservative Party from November 2023 to January 2024,[4] under Liz Truss as Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office from September and October 2022,[5][6][7] and under Boris Johnson as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister without Portfolio and Minister of State from February 2022 to July 2022,[8] and as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families from July to September 2022.[9][10]
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- ^ "Bassetlaw parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News.
- ^ Pridmore, Oliver (14 December 2019). "Meet the new Bassetlaw MP who used to be a headteacher in Transylvania". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ Crerar, Pippa; Quinn, Ben (16 January 2024). "Tory deputy chairs resign after rebelling over Rwanda bill". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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- ^ "Ministerial Appointments: September 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ Hamilton, Kirsty (11 February 2022). "Boris Johnson has appointed Bassetlaw MP Brendan Clarke-Smith as parliamentary private secretary to cabinet minister". Worksop Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Ministerial appointments: July 2022". GOV.UK. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Brendan Clarke-Smith MP". GOV.UK. Retrieved 10 July 2022.