Brendan Clarke-Smith
Brendan Clarke-Smith | |
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Official portrait, 2019 | |
| 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 Clifton, Nottingham, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Nottingham Trent University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Brendan Clarke-Smith (born 17 August 1980) is a British former politician and teacher. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bassetlaw from 2019 to 2024.
Clarke-Smith served under Rishi Sunak as a deputy chairman of the Conservative Party from November 2023 to January 2024, under Liz Truss as Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office from September and October 2022, and under Boris Johnson as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister without Portfolio and Minister of State from February 2022 to July 2022, and as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families from July to September 2022.