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Claire Coutinho

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Gender Female
Age 38
Official site parliament.uk
Date of birth July 8,1985
Zodiac sign Cancer
Born London
United Kingdom
Position Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Party Conservative Party
Education Exeter College
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Claire Coryl Julia Coutinho is a British Conservative Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament for East Surrey since the 2019 general election. Prior to her political career, Coutinho worked for investment bank Merrill Lynch, accounting firm KPMG, and as a special adviser in HM Treasury.

World shift to clean energy is unstoppable, IEA report says

World shift to clean energy is unstoppable, IEA report says
Oct 24,2023 12:21 am

... But Claire Coutinho, the government s minister for energy, said at the time: " [The government] will continue to back the UK s oil and gas industry to underpin our energy security"...

Rosebank oil field: Will it mean cheaper energy bills?

Rosebank oil field: Will it mean cheaper energy bills?
Sep 27,2023 8:20 am

... What are politicians saying? The UK government has welcomed the decision, with Energy Security Secretary Claire Coutinho saying oil and gas are part of the " mix on the path to net zero"...

Labour reshuffle: Sir Keir Starmer to shake up shadow cabinet

Labour reshuffle: Sir Keir Starmer to shake up shadow cabinet
Sep 3,2023 12:21 pm

... He replaced the former defence secretary Ben Wallace with Grant Shapps, and promoted his close ally Claire Coutinho to be the Energy and Net Zero secretary...

Grant Shapps gets defence job in mini reshuffle

Grant Shapps gets defence job in mini reshuffle
Aug 31,2023 10:21 am

... Rising star and close Sunak ally Claire Coutinho replaces Mr Shapps as energy security and net zero secretary...

Rishi Sunak keeps changes minimal in safety-first shake up

Rishi Sunak keeps changes minimal in safety-first shake up
Aug 31,2023 9:31 am

... Net zeroSo, what about the new Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero? Claire Coutinho will be known to few beyond Westminster...

Let childminders work in own homes, landlords urged

Let childminders work in own homes, landlords urged
Aug 21,2023 11:41 am

... Children s Minister Claire Coutinho has written to housing associations, social landlords and developers in England to urge them to review restrictive clauses in tenant contracts...

Carer shortage: Government urged to 'rocket boost' fostering

Carer shortage: Government urged to 'rocket boost' fostering
Aug 5,2023 8:51 am

... Children s minister Claire Coutinho told the BBC the pilot programme in the north east put together local hubs guiding families who wanted to foster...

Daniel Korski: Daisy Goodwin makes formal complaint

Daniel Korski: Daisy Goodwin makes formal complaint
Jun 28,2023 5:20 am

... One of them, children and families minister Claire Coutinho, said any complaint should be investigated " swiftly"...

Labour reshuffle: Sir Keir Starmer to shake up shadow cabinet

May 17,2023 1:21 pm

By Ione WellsPolitical correspondent

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is expected to reshuffle his shadow cabinet on Monday.

The long-awaited change of Labour's top team coincides with MPs returning to Westminster from their summer break.

There is much speculation over what role Sir Keir may give his deputy leader Angela Rayner .

The reshuffle will come on Sue Gray 's first day as Sir Keir's chief of staff. The former civil servant rose to fame during her investigation of Partygate.

It is not expected that Sir Keir will swap his most senior Colleagues - including The Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves , shadow health secretary Wes Streeting and shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper .

Angela Rayner was directly elected to be deputy leader by party members, meaning she will keep that position no matter what.

But she also currently shadows the Cabinet Office brief, which focusses on government procedure and the effective running of government. In government the Cabinet Office is headed up by Ms Rayner's opposite number The Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden .

In recent years she has focused heavily on scrutinising ethical issues in politics, from so-called " sleaze" to accusing her opposite numbers of " wasting taxpayers money".

Some Labour sources expect that she may be put in charge of running a specific, domestic policy area instead.

A few names that have been tipped for possible promotion include The Chair of parliament's business Committee - Darren Jones .

He has been widely regarded as an effective communicator and his forensic grilling of companies such as Thames Water , Royal Mail and P& O at various Committee hearings has often landed him positive headlines.

If promoted, it is not clear what policy area could be vacated for him to fill. He could possibly cover The Environment , if Jim Mcmahon is demoted.

Labour still also has not appointed anyone to shadow the government's new

Mr Jones has been vocal about, for example, his belief that Artificial Intelligence and technology can be a " force for good" if adopted in The Right way and should be central to Labour's plans for improving education or the NHS.

Lucy Powell currently covers the digital, culture and media brief for Labour so could also be a potential candidate should this role be filled.

Rishi Sunak also to his top team last Thursday.

He replaced the former defence secretary Ben Wallace with Grant Shapps , and promoted his close ally Claire Coutinho to be the Energy and Net Zero secretary.

The Prime Minister is expected to carry out a wider government reshuffle in The Coming months.

Both parties are holding annual party conferences in October and both leaders are hoping to get their top teams in shape ahead of The Next general Election - expected at some point next year.

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Source of news: bbc.com

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