Alok Sharma gets a promotion in the cabinet reshuffle today:
Sharma was born in Agra, India, but moved to Reading with his parents when he was five years old.[3] He was raised in the Reading suburbs of Earley and Whitley Wood and attended Reading Blue Coat School in Sonning[4] and the University of Salford, from where he graduated with a BSc in Applied Physics with Electronics in 1988.[5]
Sharma subsequently qualified as a chartered accountant.
Sharma was appointed Secretary of State for International Development by Boris Johnson following the resignation of Rory Stewart in July 2019. Upon ascending to the role, he said: “I am delighted… We will work across the whole of government to deliver Brexit and make sure UK aid is tackling global challenges that affect us all.”[20]
In October, Sharma stated he wanted to use the UK leverage over the World Bank to focus the use of the nineteenth International Development Association fund on fighting climate change, building sustainable economies and promoting women’s rights.[21]
Sharma was appointed the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in February 2020 following the sacking of Andrea Leadsom. He has also been made minister for COP26 taking place later this year.
Because he has a physics degree, it’s very unlikely he’ll be open to the idea that the ‘basic physics’ of climate change is fundamentally incorrect.
via Tallbloke’s Talkshop
February 13, 2020 at 09:54AM
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