Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Energy)
Michael Shanks MP
Biography
Michael Shanks was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on 9 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for Rutherglen in October 2023.
Education
Michael graduated from the University of Glasgow with a degree in history and politics. He then studied for a PGDE at Glasgow.
Political career
Michael served as the Shadow Minister of State for Scotland from October 2023 to May 2024.
Career outside politics
Michael was a secondary school teacher and previously worked in the third sector on reducing offending. He ran a charity for disabled children for 15 years and is a trustee of 3 other charitable organisations.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Energy)
The minister is responsible for:
- Great British Energy
- renewables and biomass
- energy systems, the grid and networks
- energy market reform including Review of Electricity Market Arrangements
- North Sea transition
- energy security, resilience and preparedness