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Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Date of Birth: 28 September 1984
Age: 42 years old
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- 1.1. Political views

Biography

Simon Richard Clarke is a British politician serving as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities since 2022. He served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2021 to 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland since the 2017 general election.

Following Boris Johnson's appointment as Prime Minister, Clarke was appointed Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury. In the February 2020 cabinet reshuffle he was moved to the post of Minister of State for Regional Growth and Local Government, before resigning for personal reasons in September 2020. In the 2021 cabinet reshuffle he was returned to government as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, becoming the youngest cabinet minister in the ministry. After Johnson resigned in 2022, Clarke supported Liz Truss’s bid to become Conservative leader. Following Truss's appointment as Prime Minister, she appointed Clarke as Levelling Up Secretary.

Political career

Clarke unsuccessfully stood as the Conservative candidate in the Middlesbrough constituency in the 2015 general election, coming third and suffering a swing against his party of 2.3%. Whilst being employed as a Policy Advisor to the Conservative MP Graham Stuart, he was selected as the candidate for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland in April 2017. He was elected at the 2017 general election winning the seat from Labour after the sitting MP Tom Blenkinsop stood down.

Clarke has served on the Treasury Committee, the Treasury Sub-Committee and the Regulatory Reform Committee. He clashed with both the then-Labour MP for Redcar and the Labour-run Middlesbrough Council over plans for transport improvements in the local area, while he argued against his own party's opposition to onshore windfarms.

On 12 June 2019 the UK Government amended the Climate Change Act of 2008 by introducing a target for a 100% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (compared to 1990 levels) in the UK by 2050.[13] At the forefront of this change in policy was Clarke, who, in September 2018, organised a letter signed by more than 130 cross-party MPs which indicated their support for net zero emissions and stressed opportunities for UK businesses, including in the North-East.

Clarke has been an advocate of regeneration both locally and nationally. In his role as Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government, Clarke said that towns and coastal communities had not shared the benefits of the economic growth experienced in other parts of the UK. Clarke said he supported regenerative measures undertaken by private initiatives in his constituency such as the reopening and expanding of Teesside International Airport, alongside the Tees Valley Mayor's plans to redevelop the SSI steelworks site.

On 27 July 2019 he was appointed Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury in Boris Johnson's administration. On 13 February 2020 he had his portfolio changed to a Minister of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, a role he remained in until 8 September 2020, when he resigned for personal reasons.

In a cabinet reshuffle on 15 September 2021, Clarke succeeded Steve Barclay in the cabinet-attending post of Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

Political views

Clarke is a strong supporter of Brexit, having voted for the UK to leave the European Union, and is a supporter of the Eurosceptic campaign Leave Means Leave. He called the new Brexit deal secured by Boris Johnson "marvellous news", stating that the "anti-democratic backstop" had been abolished. He was critical of the negotiating approach taken by Theresa May and had submitted a call for a vote of no confidence in her leadership.

On 6 June 2022, after a vote of no confidence in the leadership of Boris Johnson was called, Clarke announced that he would be supporting the Prime Minister, praising his leadership on Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, adding: "He has won every major election he has fought because he is a politician with the capacity both to inspire and to deliver."

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Date of Birth 28 September 1984

Age 42 years old

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Gemini	92%
Leo	88%
Taurus	88%
Aquarius	84%
Sagittarius	84%
Libra	80%
Scorpio	76%
Cancer	76%
Aries	72%
Capricorn	68%
Virgo	68%
Pisces	60%

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Pig	92%
Tiger	88%
Rat	84%
Snake	80%
Rooster	76%
Goat	76%
Dragon	76%
Bull	76%
Rabbit	68%
Monkey	64%
Horse	60%

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Zodiac Compatibility	%
Pike	96%
Swan	92%
Virgin	92%
Lynx	92%
Boar	88%
Eagle	84%
Finist	84%
Aurochs	80%
Serpent	76%
Horse	76%
Elk	76%
Fox	64%
Stork	64%
Raven	60%
Wolf	56%
Bear	56%

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Set	88%
Sekhmet	84%
Isis	84%
Thoth	80%
Horus	76%
Osiris	76%
Geb	64%
Nile	64%
Amun-Ra	60%
Mut	56%

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Ivy	92%
Vine	88%
Elder	84%
Reed	84%
Hawthorn	84%
Oak	80%
Holly	76%
Willow	76%
Alder	64%
Birch	64%
Rowan	60%
Ash	56%

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Simha	92%
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Mithuna	76%
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Thistle	64%
Lily	60%
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Virgo — 2nd decan	92%
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Capricorn — 3rd decan	84%
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Taurus — 3rd decan	84%
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Capricorn — 2nd decan	80%
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Taurus — 1st decan	80%
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Aquarius — 2nd decan	76%
Capricorn — 1st decan	76%
Sagittarius — 3rd decan	76%
Cancer — 3rd decan	76%
Cancer — 1st decan	76%
Gemini — 1st decan	76%
Taurus — 2nd decan	76%
Aries — 2nd decan	76%
Aries — 1st decan	64%

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