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==External meetings== | ==External meetings== | ||
Revision as of 01:18, 22 April 2015
Mark Simmonds has been the Conservative MP for Boston and Skegness since 2001.
He was parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from September 2012 until 2014.[1] He resigned from the Government on 11 August 2014.[2]
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
External meetings
In January 2013 met with:[3]
- 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:[3]
- 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'
Notes
- ↑ Mark Simmonds, www.parliament.uk, accessed 9 November 2013.
- ↑ Ministerial appointments: 11 August 2014, Prime Minister's Office, 11 August 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Transparency data: Ministers: Quarterly return - January to March 2013 - Meetings with external organisations, published July 2013, accessed 5 November 2014
