UK Elections Info

Data Last Updated: 7 August 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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Alok Sharma

Born: 7 September 1967, Agra, India

Baron Sharma - 20 August 2024

Knighted - 30 December 2022

son of Prem Sharma

Presentation College, Reading

Blue Coat School, Sonning

Salford University (- 1988)

Financial Advisor

Under Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office	17 July 2016	13 June 2017
Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government	14 June 2017	9 January 2018
Minister of State for Employment	9 January 2018	24 July 2019
Secretary of State for International Development	24 July 2019	13 February 2020
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills	13 February 2020	8 January 2021
President of COP26	8 January 2021

6 May 2010	Reading West	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,523	43.18
7 May 2015	Reading West	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,082	47.69
8 June 2017	Reading West	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,311	48.90
12 December 2019	Reading West	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,393	48.41