Charles Hendry
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The Right Honourable Charles Hendry |
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| Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change | |
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In office 12 May 2010 – 4 September 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Joan Ruddock |
| Succeeded by | John Henry Hayes |
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Member of Parliament for Wealden |
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In office 7 June 2001 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Geoffrey Johnson-Smith |
| Succeeded by | Nus Ghani |
| Member of Parliament for High Peak |
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In office 9 April 1992 – 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Christopher Hawkins |
| Succeeded by | Tom Levitt |
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6 May 1959 Cuckfield, Sussex, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Sallie Moores |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Website | www.charleshendry.com |
Charles Hendry (born 6 May 1959 in Cuckfield, Sussex) is a British Conservative Party politician. Formerly the member of parliament for High Peak between the 1992 and 1997 general elections, he was returned as the MP for Wealden in 2001. In May 2010 he was appointed Minister of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change and served until 2012. He stood down at the 2015 general election.
The son of a , Hendry was educated at Rugby School, Warwickshire and the University of Edinburgh where he was awarded a Bachelor of Commerce (BComm) degree in Business Studies in 1981. He was the president of the Edinburgh University Conservative Association in 1979. He worked as an account manager with Ogilvy and Mather PR for six years from 1982, and from 1988 he worked for two years as a special adviser for the successive Secretaries of State for Social Security John Moore and Tony Newton. He became a senior consultant with Burson-Marsteller in 1990, where he remained until his election to parliament. During his interregnum from parliament he served as the chief of staff to the Leader of the Opposition William Hague.
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