Greg Clark
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Tunbridge Wells · in Parliament since 5 May 2005
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Voting participation
85.9%
917 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
83 meetings attended
Debate contributions
217
in the 7 year window
Written questions
117
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current
Biography
The Rt Hon Greg Clark is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Tunbridge Wells, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunbridge Wells | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
| Tunbridge Wells | 5 May 2005 | 6 May 2010 | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 30 October 2019 | 30 May 2024 |
| Independent | 4 September 2019 | 29 October 2019 |
| Conservative | 5 May 2005 | 4 September 2019 |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | Government | 7 July 2022 | 6 September 2022 |
| Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | Government | 14 July 2016 | 24 July 2019 |
| Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government | Government | 8 May 2015 | 14 July 2016 |
| Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Universities and Science) | Government | 15 July 2014 | 8 May 2015 |
| Minister of State (Cabinet Office) | Government | 7 October 2013 | 30 March 2015 |
| Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) | Government | 6 September 2012 | 7 October 2013 |
| Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Decentralisation and Cities) (also in the Department for Communities and Local Government) | Government | 19 July 2011 | 6 September 2012 |
| Minister of State (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Decentralisation and Cities) (also in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) | Government | 13 May 2010 | 6 September 2012 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change | Opposition | 6 October 2008 | 6 May 2010 |
| Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) | Opposition | 3 July 2007 | 6 October 2008 |
| Shadow Minister for Charities, Voluntary Bodies and Social Enterprise | Opposition | 7 November 2006 | 2 July 2007 |
Voting participation
Participation rate
85.9%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
917
66th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 110 | 86.6% |
| 2023 | 256 | 214 | 83.6% |
| 2022 | 251 | 211 | 84.1% |
| 2021 | 242 | 210 | 86.8% |
| 2020 | 190 | 170 | 89.5% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 917 | 85.9% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
Debate contributions
217
Written questions
117
Oral questions
5
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
83
426th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 51 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | 20 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 55 | 40 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 68 | 52 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (489 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%
Committee membership history
- Liaison Committee (Commons) 2020–2022, 2022–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government 2023–2024
- Science and Technology Committee (Commons) 2020–2022, 2022–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 2022–2022
1 bill committee served on
Hansard activity
Contributions
217
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
158
distinct debates
joint 439th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2005
- – Became MP for Tunbridge Wells
- – Joined Conservative
2006
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister for Charities, Voluntary Bodies and Social Enterprise
2007
- – Left role: Shadow Minister for Charities, Voluntary Bodies and Social Enterprise
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
2008
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
2010
- – Became MP for Tunbridge Wells
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Decentralisation and Cities) (also in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
2011
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Decentralisation and Cities) (also in the Department for Communities and Local Government)
2012
- – Appointed: Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Decentralisation and Cities) (also in the Department for Communities and Local Government)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Decentralisation and Cities) (also in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
2013
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
- – Left role: Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
2014
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Universities and Science)
2015
- – Left role: Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Universities and Science)
2016
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
2019
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- – Joined Independent
- – Joined Conservative
2020
- – Became Chair of Science and Technology Committee (Commons)
- – Joined Science and Technology Committee (Commons)
- – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
2022
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- – Joined Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- – Became Chair of Science and Technology Committee (Commons)
- – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
- – Joined Science and Technology Committee (Commons)
2023
- – Joined Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government
2024
- – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.