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| + | [[File:Mark Simmonds.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Mark Simmonds]]'''Mark Simmonds''' was the UK [[Conservative Party]] MP for Boston and Skegness from 2001- 2015. | ||
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| + | He was parliamentary under-secretary of state at the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] from September 2012 for almost two years.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/mark-simmonds/1393 Mark Simmonds], www.parliament.uk, accessed 9 November 2013.</ref> | ||
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| + | Simmonds resigned from his role as minister for Africa on 11 August 2014<ref name="Reshuffle110814">[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-11-august-2014 Ministerial appointments: 11 August 2014], Prime Minister's Office, 11 August 2014.</ref>, in part claiming that he could no longer afford to live on his £89,000 a year salary. | ||
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| + | ==Revolving door== | ||
| + | Since leaving his ministerial post, Simmonds has taken up various advisory roles, including several related to his ministerial brief: | ||
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| + | *strategic adviser to [[International Hospitals Group]] ([[IHG]]), a private firm based in Buckinghamshire involved in constructing hospitals in developing countries. Records show Simmonds met with IHG whilst parliamentary under-secretary of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in December 2012 to 'discuss project in Ghana'.<ref> Gov.UK [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/229857/MEETINGS_WITH_EXTERNAL_ORGANISATIONS__-__1_Oct_-_31_Dec_2012.csv.csv/preview Ministers: Meetings with external organisations], 31 December 2012, accessed 18 May 2015.</ref> | ||
| + | *senior consultant of the Africa practice of corporate investigation giant [[Kroll]] (2015- ) | ||
| + | *chairman of the advisory board of the private investment club [[Invest Africa]] | ||
| + | *chief operating officer of the [[Counter-Extremism Project]], which is 'fighting the growth of Isis' | ||
| + | *strategic adviser of [[First]], an international affairs organisation | ||
| + | *a non-executive deputy chairman of the [[Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council]] | ||
| + | *chief executive of [[Mortlock Simmonds]] <Ref>Rajeev Syal, [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/14/tory-minister-who-could-not-survive-on-salary-takes-role-with-private-health-firm Tory minister who could not survive on salary takes role with private health firm], ''The Guardian'', 14 May 2015, accessed same day </ref> | ||
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| + | ==Political career== | ||
| + | Simmons' parliamentary career has included posts as: | ||
| + | *shadow minister (Health) 2003-04 | ||
| + | *shadow minister (Education) 2004-04 | ||
| + | *shadow minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) 2004-05, | ||
| + | *shadow minister (International Development) 2005-07 | ||
| + | *shadow minister (Health) 2007-10 | ||
| + | *parliamentary under-secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) 2012-2014 | ||
==External meetings== | ==External meetings== | ||
In January 2013 met with:<ref name="data"> [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/229852/MEETINGS_WITH_EXTERNAL_ORGANISATIONS__-__1_JANUARY_-_31_MARCH_2013.csv.csv/preview Transparency data: Ministers: Quarterly return - January to March 2013 - Meetings with external organisations], published July 2013, accessed 5 November 2014 </ref> | In January 2013 met with:<ref name="data"> [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/229852/MEETINGS_WITH_EXTERNAL_ORGANISATIONS__-__1_JANUARY_-_31_MARCH_2013.csv.csv/preview Transparency data: Ministers: Quarterly return - January to March 2013 - Meetings with external organisations], published July 2013, accessed 5 November 2014 </ref> | ||
* [[Cluff Geothermal]] in January 2013 to discuss energy sector in East Africa, and *[[Tullow Oil]] to discuss recent developments in Uganda and Kenya. | * [[Cluff Geothermal]] in January 2013 to discuss energy sector in East Africa, and *[[Tullow Oil]] to discuss recent developments in Uganda and Kenya. | ||
| − | *[[Qatar Petroleum]] To discuss energy issues | + | *[[Qatar Petroleum]] To discuss energy issues |
In March 2013:<ref name="data"/> | In March 2013:<ref name="data"/> | ||
*Visited the offices of [[BG Group]], Dar es Salaam 'to discuss oil and gas opportunities for UK companies in Tanzania and in the East African region' | *Visited the offices of [[BG Group]], Dar es Salaam 'to discuss oil and gas opportunities for UK companies in Tanzania and in the East African region' | ||
*Met with [[Centrica]] plc 'to discuss energy issues' | *Met with [[Centrica]] plc 'to discuss energy issues' | ||
| − | *[[Standard Chartered Bank]] 'to discuss Africa' | + | *[[Standard Chartered Bank]] 'to discuss Africa' |
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| + | ==Affiliations== | ||
| + | *[[Associate Parliamentary Health Group]] | ||
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Mark Simmonds was the UK Conservative Party MP for Boston and Skegness from 2001- 2015.
He was parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from September 2012 for almost two years.[1]
Simmonds resigned from his role as minister for Africa on 11 August 2014[2], in part claiming that he could no longer afford to live on his £89,000 a year salary.
Revolving door
Since leaving his ministerial post, Simmonds has taken up various advisory roles, including several related to his ministerial brief:
- strategic adviser to International Hospitals Group (IHG), a private firm based in Buckinghamshire involved in constructing hospitals in developing countries. Records show Simmonds met with IHG whilst parliamentary under-secretary of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in December 2012 to 'discuss project in Ghana'.[3]
- senior consultant of the Africa practice of corporate investigation giant Kroll (2015- )
- chairman of the advisory board of the private investment club Invest Africa
- chief operating officer of the Counter-Extremism Project, which is 'fighting the growth of Isis'
- strategic adviser of First, an international affairs organisation
- a non-executive deputy chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council
- chief executive of Mortlock Simmonds [4]
Political career
Simmons' parliamentary career has included posts as:
- shadow minister (Health) 2003-04
- shadow minister (Education) 2004-04
- shadow minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) 2004-05,
- shadow minister (International Development) 2005-07
- shadow minister (Health) 2007-10
- parliamentary under-secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) 2012-2014
External meetings
In January 2013 met with:[5]
- Cluff Geothermal in January 2013 to discuss energy sector in East Africa, and *Tullow Oil to discuss recent developments in Uganda and Kenya.
- Qatar Petroleum To discuss energy issues
In March 2013:[5]
- Visited the offices of BG Group, Dar es Salaam 'to discuss oil and gas opportunities for UK companies in Tanzania and in the East African region'
- Met with Centrica plc 'to discuss energy issues'
- Standard Chartered Bank 'to discuss Africa'
Affiliations
Notes
- ↑ Mark Simmonds, www.parliament.uk, accessed 9 November 2013.
- ↑ Ministerial appointments: 11 August 2014, Prime Minister's Office, 11 August 2014.
- ↑ Gov.UK Ministers: Meetings with external organisations, 31 December 2012, accessed 18 May 2015.
- ↑ Rajeev Syal, Tory minister who could not survive on salary takes role with private health firm, The Guardian, 14 May 2015, accessed same day
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Transparency data: Ministers: Quarterly return - January to March 2013 - Meetings with external organisations, published July 2013, accessed 5 November 2014
