Alok Sharma

Alok Sharma (born 7 September 1967) is a British politician. He currently is the President of COP27 since 7 November 2022. He was formerly the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office from 8 January 2021 to 25 October 2022 and President for COP26 from 8 January 2021 to 6 November 2022. Resigning from his previous role as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to lead COP26, he retains a full Cabinet position. Sharma has been a Conservative MP for Reading West since 2010. 


Alok Sharma

Official portrait, 2017
President for COP27
Assumed office
7 November 2022
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byOffice established
President for COP26
In office
8 January 2021  6 November 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Minister of State at the Cabinet Office
In office
8 January 2021  25 October 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Liz Truss
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byTBA
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
In office
13 February 2020  8 January 2021
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byAndrea Leadsom
Succeeded byKwasi Kwarteng
Secretary of State for International Development
In office
24 July 2019  13 February 2020
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byRory Stewart
Succeeded byAnne-Marie Trevelyan
Minister of State for Employment
In office
9 January 2018  24 July 2019
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byDamian Hinds
Succeeded byMims Davies
Minister of State for Housing
In office
14 June 2017  9 January 2018
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byGavin Barwell
Succeeded byDominic Raab
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Asia and the Pacific
In office
17 July 2016  13 June 2017
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byBaroness Anelay of St Johns
Succeeded byMark Field
Member of Parliament
for Reading West
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded byMartin Salter
Majority4,117 (8.2%)
Personal details
Born (1967-09-07) 7 September 1967
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyConservative
Children2
EducationUniversity of Salford
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