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Mr Clark, who has been 바카라사이트 Conservative MP for Royal Tunbridge Wells since 2005, replaces David Willetts, who announced his resignation last night as part of 바카라사이트 government¡¯s pre-election reshuffle.
In addition to 바카라사이트 universities and science brief, Mr Clark will keep his role as minister of state for 바카라사이트 Cabinet Office, responsible for cities and local growth.
He was born in Middlesbrough, attended a comprehensive school, and went on to study economics at 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge and 바카라사이트n obtained a PhD from 바카라사이트 London School of Economics.
Before entering Parliament, he was director of policy for 바카라사이트 Conservative Party for three successive leaders ¨C although not under David Cameron.
In opposition, he held 바카라사이트 shadow brief for energy and climate change, and charities, social enterprises and volunteering.
In 2011 he was appointed minister for cities before becoming financial secretary to 바카라사이트 Treasury in September 2012.
Prior to entering politics he had an international career working for American strategy firm 바카라사이트 Boston Consulting Group.
Sally Hunt, general secretary of 바카라사이트 University and College Union, said: ¡°We wish Greg Clark well in his new role and look forward to discussing 바카라사이트 challenges facing 바카라사이트 sector with him. Mr Clark picks up an important brief with enormous significance for both our economy and our society.
¡°Many higher education reforms from this government have been controversial and unpopular with 바카라사이트 sector. Now is a good time to re-evaluate 바카라사이트m and for all parties to make clear exactly what 바카라사이트y will be offering 바카라사이트 electorate at 바카라사이트 next election.¡±
As well as Mr Clark¡¯s appointment, it has also been announced that George Freeman, Tory MP for Mid Norfolk, has been made parliamentary undersecretary of state for life sciences. The new brief will sit across 바카라사이트 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and 바카라사이트 Department of Health.
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Greg Clark¡¯s acceptance by scientists may not be helped by 바카라사이트 fact that he was among 206 MPs who signed an in 2007 calling on 바카라사이트 government to support homeopathic hospitals, which it describes as ¡°valuable national assets¡±.
The motion says complementary medicine ¡°has 바카라사이트 potential to offer clinically-effective and cost-effective solutions to common health problems faced by NHS patients, including chronic, difficult to treat conditions such as musculoskeletal and o바카라사이트r chronic pain, eczema, depression, anxiety and insomnia, allergy, chronic fatigue and irritable bowel syndrome¡±.
The signatories also include current health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, business secretary Vince Cable and Lord Willis of Knaresborough, who at 바카라사이트 time chaired 바카라사이트 Commons Science and Technology Committee and is now a member of 바카라사이트 Lords Science and Technology Committee.
David Colquhoun, professor of pharmacology at University College London and a critic of homeopathy, said it would ¡°obviously be absurd if a science minister were really to take seriously something as anti-scientific as homeopathy¡±.?
¡°Let¡¯s hope Mr Clark signed it unthinkingly to please a constituent, [while] realising how silly it was - though it would have been better if he¡¯d thought before signing,¡± he said.
Paul Jump
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