Charles Clarke
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Charles Clarke (born 21 September 1950, Hammersmith, London) is a British Labour politician who served as the Labour MP for Norwich South from May 1997 until 12 April 2010. He was secretary of state for education and skills from October 2002 to December 2004, and home secretary from December 2004 to May 2006.[1]
Recently, Clarke has been working with lobbyists MHP Communications to 'provide advice to its team'.[2]
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Consultancies held while an MP
- Consultant,[3] KPMG (http://www.kpmg.co.uk/) - Professional services firm including audit, tax, financial and risk advisory. Providing an income in the region of £147,000.[4] Approved by ACOBA who saw "no reason why he should not take it up forthwith"[5]
- Non-executive director, LJ Group Ltd, September 2006. Advice and date tendered, "Take up forthwith, the normal three-month waiting period for former Cabinet Ministers having expired, but he should not be personally involved in lobbying the Government on behalf of the firm for 12 months after leaving office", August 2006.[6]
- Consultant, Beachcroft LLP from 2006-2010. Advice and date tendered, "Take up forthwith, the normal three-month waiting period for former Cabinet Ministers having expired, but he should not be personally involved in, or give advice on, any of the firm’s business directly relating to Government, nor in lobbying the Government on behalf of the firm or its clients for 12 months after leaving office", August 2006[6] In this role he was required to attend meetings and give advice and was paid between £35,001-£40,000 [7]
- Strategy adviser, Charles Street Securities Inc January 2007. Advice and date tendered, "Take up forthwith but, for 12 months after leaving office, he should not become personally involved in advising on investments relating to areas in which the Home Office has responsibilities", December 2006.[6]
Contact, Resources and Notes
Resources
- Clarke, Charles, Charles Clarke Biography, accessed 25 November 2008.
- KPMG LLP, About KPMG LLP, accessed 25 November 2008.
- Ungoed-Thomas, Jon, et al., "Revealed: how minister cashed in on contacts," The Sunday Times, 23 November 2008, accessed 24 November 2008.
Notes and References
- ↑ Clarke, Charles, Charles Clarke Biography, accessed 25 November 2008.
- ↑ David Singleton New premium on Tory lobbyists Public Affairs News, 27 May 2015, accessed 28 May 2015.
- ↑ KPMG LLP, About KPMG LLP, accessed 25 November 2008.
- ↑ Geoffrey Levy, Tony's cronies and snouts in the trough: How one-time Labour bigwigs are raking it in thanks to the private sector, 10th June 2011, accessed 14 June 2011
- ↑ The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Tenth Report 2008-2009 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 7 November 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Ninth Report 2006-2008 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 4 November 2014
- ↑ [ http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/10113/charles_clarke/norwich_south Charles Clarke] They work for you, accessed 4 November 2014
