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Greening studied economics at [[Southampton University]] and has an MBA from the [[London Business School]]. She trained as an accountant, working for [[PricewaterhouseCoopers]] and [[GlaxoSmithKline]], and was a finance manager at [[Centrica]] before being elected as an MP. <ref> Justine Greening [http://www.justinegreening.co.uk/about-justine.php About Justine], accessed 12 April 2011. </ref> Greening is also a former member of the Council of the Tory think tank the [[Bow Group]].<ref name="history">Bow Group [http://www.bowgroup.org/content/history History], accessed 20 August 2011 </ref> | Greening studied economics at [[Southampton University]] and has an MBA from the [[London Business School]]. She trained as an accountant, working for [[PricewaterhouseCoopers]] and [[GlaxoSmithKline]], and was a finance manager at [[Centrica]] before being elected as an MP. <ref> Justine Greening [http://www.justinegreening.co.uk/about-justine.php About Justine], accessed 12 April 2011. </ref> Greening is also a former member of the Council of the Tory think tank the [[Bow Group]].<ref name="history">Bow Group [http://www.bowgroup.org/content/history History], accessed 20 August 2011 </ref> | ||
| − | Greening has been a member of the [[Work and Pensions Select Committee]]; was a Shadow Treasury Minister from 2007, and in 2009 moved to the [[Communities and Local Government Team]] and became Shadow Minister for London. <ref> Justine Green [http://www.justinegreening.co.uk/about-justine.php About Justine], accessed 12 April 2011. </ref> | + | Greening been the Conservative MP for Putney, Roehampton and Southfields since May 2005.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/may/13/full-list-of-new-cabinet-ministers Full list of new cabinet ministers and other government appointments], guardian.co.uk, 13 May 2010.</ref> |
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| + | Greening has been a member of the [[Work and Pensions Select Committee]]; was a Shadow Treasury Minister from 2007, and in 2009 moved to the [[Communities and Local Government Team]] and became Shadow Minister for London. <ref>Justine Green [http://www.justinegreening.co.uk/about-justine.php About Justine], accessed 12 April 2011. </ref> | ||
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| + | Greening was appointed Economic Secretary to the Treasury in the incoming Conservative government in May 2010.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/may/13/full-list-of-new-cabinet-ministers Full list of new cabinet ministers and other government appointments], guardian.co.uk, 13 May 2010.</ref> She replaced [[Philip Hammond (MP)|Philip Hammond]] as Transport Secretary on 14 October 2011, following the resignation of [[Liam Fox]] as Defence Secretary.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/may/13/full-list-of-new-cabinet-ministers Full list of new cabinet ministers and other government appointments], guardian.co.uk, 13 May 2010.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 12:56, 16 October 2011
Justine Greening is the Secretary of State for Transport.[1]
Education and Career
Greening studied economics at Southampton University and has an MBA from the London Business School. She trained as an accountant, working for PricewaterhouseCoopers and GlaxoSmithKline, and was a finance manager at Centrica before being elected as an MP. [2] Greening is also a former member of the Council of the Tory think tank the Bow Group.[3]
Greening been the Conservative MP for Putney, Roehampton and Southfields since May 2005.[4]
Greening has been a member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee; was a Shadow Treasury Minister from 2007, and in 2009 moved to the Communities and Local Government Team and became Shadow Minister for London. [5]
Greening was appointed Economic Secretary to the Treasury in the incoming Conservative government in May 2010.[6] She replaced Philip Hammond as Transport Secretary on 14 October 2011, following the resignation of Liam Fox as Defence Secretary.[7]
Notes
- ↑ Details of Ministerial appointments have been announced., Number 10.gov.uk, 16 October 2011.
- ↑ Justine Greening About Justine, accessed 12 April 2011.
- ↑ Bow Group History, accessed 20 August 2011
- ↑ Full list of new cabinet ministers and other government appointments, guardian.co.uk, 13 May 2010.
- ↑ Justine Green About Justine, accessed 12 April 2011.
- ↑ Full list of new cabinet ministers and other government appointments, guardian.co.uk, 13 May 2010.
- ↑ Full list of new cabinet ministers and other government appointments, guardian.co.uk, 13 May 2010.
