Charles Hendry

Biography

Charles Hendry was Minister of State for Energy at the Department for Energy & Climate Change from May 2010 to September 2012. He was elected Conservative MP for Wealden on 7 June 2001.

Education

Charles was educated at Rugby School and Edinburgh University.

Political career

Charles was Special Adviser to the Rt Hon John Moore, Secretary of State for Social Services in 1988, and to the Rt Hon Tony Newton, Minister of State for Trade & Industry and then Secretary of State for Social Security (1988-90). He served in a number of shadow posts including Shadow Minister for Young People, Shadow Minister for Energy, Industry and Postal Affairs and Shadow Minister for Energy.

Career outside politics

Prior to entering Parliament Charles worked at Ogilvy & Mather PR and Burson-Marsteller.

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• Charles Hendry MP's message on 20th Caspian Oil and Gas Exhibition
  • 05 June 2013
  • Speech
• Speech by Charles Hendry MP at MINEX Central Asia
  • 17 April 2013
  • Speech
• DECC to scrap unnecessary regulations as part of the Red Tape Challenge
  • 07 August 2012
  • News story
• Charles Hendry's Highlands & Islands energy tour
  • 24 July 2012
  • News story
• Fair, flexible and efficient electricity system vital - Hendry
  • 16 July 2012
  • Press release
• Plutonium deal brings commercial opportunity and security benefits
  • 13 July 2012
  • News story
• Written Ministerial Statement: Management of overseas owned plutonium in the UK
  • 13 July 2012
  • Written statement
• New chair for Committee on Radioactive Waste Management
  • 10 July 2012
  • News story
• Charles Hendry written ministerial statement on the Managing Radioactive Waste Safely Programme 2nd Annual Report
  • 10 July 2012
  • Written statement
• New offshore wind farms will bring huge boost to UK capacity
  • 06 July 2012
  • News story

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