Simon Clarke (politician)

The Right Honourable

Sir Simon Clarke

MP
Official portrait, 2020
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
In office
6 September 2022 – 25 October 2022
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Preceded byGreg Clark
Succeeded byMichael Gove
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
In office
15 September 2021 – 6 September 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded bySteve Barclay
Succeeded byChris Philp
Minister of State for Regional Growth and Local Government
In office
13 February 2020 – 8 September 2020
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byJake Berry
Succeeded byLuke Hall
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
In office
27 July 2019 – 13 February 2020
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byRobert Jenrick
Succeeded byKemi Badenoch
Member of Parliament
for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
Assumed office
8 June 2017
Preceded byTom Blenkinsop
Majority11,626 (24.3%)
Personal details
Born (1984-09-28) 28 September 1984 (age 40)
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England
Political partyConservative
EducationRed House School
Alma materUniversity College, Oxford

Sir Simon Richard Clarke (born 28 September 1984) is a British politician. He was the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities from 6 September to 25 October 2022. He served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2021 to 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been a Member of Parliament (MP) for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland since the 2017 general election.