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{{Short description|British Conservative politician}} |
{{Short description|British Conservative politician (born 1961)}} |
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{{About|the British Conservative Party politician|details of Ireland's former Garda Commissioner|Martin Callinan|the British artist|Martin John Callanan}} |
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{{Infobox officeholder |
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| honorific-prefix = [[The Right Honourable]] |
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| name = The Lord Callanan |
| name = The Lord Callanan |
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| image = Official portrait of Lord Callanan crop 2.jpg |
| image = Official portrait of Lord Callanan crop 2.jpg |
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| office = [[Department for |
| office = [[Department for Energy Security and Net Zero|Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance]] |
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| primeminister = [[Rishi Sunak]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ministerial Appointments: February 2023 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-february-2023 |access-date=2023-02-08 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref> |
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| term_start = 7 February 2023 |
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| term_end = 5 July 2024 |
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| successor = ''Office abolished'' |
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| office1 = [[Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy|Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Corporate Responsibility]] |
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| primeminister1 = [[Boris Johnson]]<br>[[Liz Truss]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ministerial Appointments: September 2022 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-september-2022 |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref> <br>[[Rishi Sunak]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ministerial Appointments commencing: 25 October 2022 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-25-october-2022 |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref> |
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| term_start1 = 14 February 2020 |
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| term_end1 = 7 February 2023 |
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| successor1 = ''Office abolished'' |
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| office2 = [[Minister of State for Exiting the European Union]] |
| office2 = [[Minister of State for Exiting the European Union]] |
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| primeminister2 = [[Theresa May]]<br />Boris Johnson |
| primeminister2 = [[Theresa May]]<br />Boris Johnson |
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| term_end2 = 31 January 2020 |
| term_end2 = 31 January 2020 |
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| predecessor2 = [[Joyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St Johns|The Baroness Anelay of St Johns]] |
| predecessor2 = [[Joyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St Johns|The Baroness Anelay of St Johns]] |
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| successor2 = ''Office abolished'' |
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| office3 = [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport]] |
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| term_start3 = 14 June 2017 |
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| term_end3 = 27 October 2017 |
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| predecessor3 = [[Tariq Ahmad, Baron Ahmad of Wimbledon|The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon]] |
| predecessor3 = [[Tariq Ahmad, Baron Ahmad of Wimbledon|The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon]] |
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| successor3 = [[Liz Sugg, Baroness Sugg|The Baroness Sugg]] |
| successor3 = [[Liz Sugg, Baroness Sugg|The Baroness Sugg]] |
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| office4 = [[European Conservatives and Reformists |
| office4 = [[European Conservatives and Reformists Group|Chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists]] |
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| term_start4 = 11 December 2011 |
| term_start4 = 11 December 2011 |
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| term_end4 = 12 June 2014 |
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| caption = Official portrait, 2018 |
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'''Martin John Callanan, Baron Callanan''' (born 8 August 1961) is a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician. He was [[Member of the European Parliament]] (MEP) for [[North East England (European Parliament constituency)|North East England]] from 1999 to 2014 and Chairman of the [[European Conservatives and Reformists]] [[political groups of the European Parliament|group]] from 2011 to 2014.<ref name="new Chairman">{{cite web|title=Conservative MEPs elect new Chairman|url=http://www.conservatives.com/News/News_stories/2010/11/Martin_Callanan_to_lead_Conservatives_in_the_European_Parliament.aspx|work=Conservative Party|accessdate=7 July 2012|date=24 November 2010}}</ref> Callanan failed his bid to win re-election in the [[2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|2014 European Parliament elections]], becoming the first sitting chairman of a European parliamentary group to lose his seat.<ref name=ESvr124330/> On 8 August 2014, it was announced that he would be made a Conservative life peer in the House of Lords.<ref name="House of Lords">{{cite web|title=Michael Cashman becomes lord|url=http://www.europeanvoice.com/people-and-places/michael-cashman-becomes-lord/|publisher=European Voice|accessdate=18 August 2014|date=8 August 2014}}</ref> |
'''Martin John Callanan, Baron Callanan''' (born 8 August 1961) is a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician. He was [[Member of the European Parliament]] (MEP) for [[North East England (European Parliament constituency)|North East England]] from 1999 to 2014 and Chairman of the [[European Conservatives and Reformists Group|European Conservatives and Reformists]] [[political groups of the European Parliament|group]] from 2011 to 2014.<ref name="new Chairman">{{cite web|title=Conservative MEPs elect new Chairman|url=http://www.conservatives.com/News/News_stories/2010/11/Martin_Callanan_to_lead_Conservatives_in_the_European_Parliament.aspx|work=Conservative Party|accessdate=7 July 2012|date=24 November 2010}}</ref> Callanan failed his bid to win re-election in the [[2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|2014 European Parliament elections]], becoming the first sitting chairman of a European parliamentary group to lose his seat.<ref name=ESvr124330/> On 8 August 2014, it was announced that he would be made a Conservative life peer in the House of Lords.<ref name="House of Lords">{{cite web|title=Michael Cashman becomes lord|url=http://www.europeanvoice.com/people-and-places/michael-cashman-becomes-lord/|publisher=European Voice|accessdate=18 August 2014|date=8 August 2014}}</ref> |
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Following the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]], Callanan was appointed [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/4336/career|title=Parliamentary career for Lord Callanan|work=UK Parliament|accessdate=27 June 2017}}</ref> In October the same year, he was appointed [[Minister of State for Exiting the European Union]].<ref name=":0" /> |
Following the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]], Callanan was appointed [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/4336/career|title=Parliamentary career for Lord Callanan|work=UK Parliament|accessdate=27 June 2017}}</ref> In October the same year, he was appointed [[Minister of State for Exiting the European Union]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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In October the same year he was appointed [[Minister of State for Exiting the European Union]].<ref name=":0" /> The following month he was obliged to apologise for incorrectly stating in the Lords that the Supreme Court had ruled [[Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union]] was irreversible.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-minister-lord-callanan-apology-article-50-irreversible-supreme-court-ruling-david-davis-uk-a8065591.html |title=Brexit minister apologises for incorrectly saying Supreme Court had ruled Article 50 was irreversible |work=The Independent |last=Cowburn |first=Ashley |date=21 November 2017}}</ref> |
In October the same year he was appointed [[Minister of State for Exiting the European Union]].<ref name=":0" /> The following month he was obliged to apologise for incorrectly stating in the Lords that the Supreme Court had ruled [[Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union]] was irreversible.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-minister-lord-callanan-apology-article-50-irreversible-supreme-court-ruling-david-davis-uk-a8065591.html |title=Brexit minister apologises for incorrectly saying Supreme Court had ruled Article 50 was irreversible |work=The Independent |last=Cowburn |first=Ashley |date=21 November 2017}}</ref> |
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Callanan was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the newly created [[Department for Energy Security and Net Zero]], on 7 February 2023, following a Cabinet reshuffle. |
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==Personal life== |
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Callanan opposed the erection of the ''[[Angel of the North]]'' sculpture by [[Antony Gormley]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/visualart/story/0,,2247502,00.html |title=Why the nation needs an Angel of the South |work=The Guardian |date=29 January 2008 |access-date=20 May 2022}}</ref> He has a wife, Jayne and a son, Joe. |
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He piloted many significant Bills through the Lords, including the [[Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023]], the [[Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023]] and the landmark [[Energy Bill]], which is still in Parliament. |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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Latest revision as of 08:48, 5 September 2024
Martin John Callanan, Baron Callanan (born 8 August 1961) is a British Conservative Party politician. He was Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for North East England from 1999 to 2014 and Chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists group from 2011 to 2014.[4] Callanan failed his bid to win re-election in the 2014 European Parliament elections, becoming the first sitting chairman of a European parliamentary group to lose his seat.[5] On 8 August 2014, it was announced that he would be made a Conservative life peer in the House of Lords.[6]
Following the 2017 general election, Callanan was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport.[7] In October the same year, he was appointed Minister of State for Exiting the European Union.[7]
Early life
[edit]Callanan was born on 8 August 1961 in Gateshead. In 1985,[8] he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree (BSc) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Newcastle Polytechnic.[9] He worked as an engineer at Scottish and Newcastle breweries from 1986 to 1998.[10]
Political career
[edit]Local councillor
[edit]Callanan was a Conservative councillor on Tyne and Wear County Council between 1983 and 1986 (when the council was abolished) and Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council between 1987 and 1996, for the Low Fell ward. He worked as a project engineer at Scottish and Newcastle breweries from 1986 to 1998, when he was elected to the European Parliament.[8]
He unsuccessfully stood as a parliamentary candidate for Washington (in the 1987 election), Gateshead East (in the 1992 election), and Tynemouth (in the 1997 election).[11]
Member of European Parliament
[edit]He was a Member of the European Parliament for the North East England constituency from 1999, re-elected in 2004 and 2009.[12] In December 2011, he became the leader of the European Conservatives and Reformists group in the Parliament; as a leader of a parliamentary group, he had a seat in the political leadership of the European Parliament, the Conference of Presidents.[13]
He was a member of the ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, and of the European Parliament's committee on the environment, public health and food safety (ENVI).[13] Callanan was a regular contributor to ConservativeHome, writing a monthly report.[14]
Callanan failed to win re-election in the 2014 European Parliament election, becoming the first sitting chairman of a European parliamentary group to lose his seat.[5]
Peer and government minister
[edit]Callanan was created a life peer on 24 September 2014, taking the title Baron Callanan, of Low Fell in the County of Tyne and Wear.[15]
Following the 2017 general election, Callanan was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport.[7] In the role he introduced the Space Industry Bill.[16]
In October the same year he was appointed Minister of State for Exiting the European Union.[7] The following month he was obliged to apologise for incorrectly stating in the Lords that the Supreme Court had ruled Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union was irreversible.[17]
Callanan was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the newly created Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, on 7 February 2023, following a Cabinet reshuffle.
He piloted many significant Bills through the Lords, including the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023, the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 and the landmark Energy Bill, which is still in Parliament.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ministerial Appointments: February 2023". GOV.UK. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "Ministerial Appointments: September 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Ministerial Appointments commencing: 25 October 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Conservative MEPs elect new Chairman". Conservative Party. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ a b "ECR leader out of Parliament". euobserver.com. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Michael Cashman becomes lord". European Voice. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Parliamentary career for Lord Callanan". UK Parliament. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Martin CALLANAN". MEP Biographies. European Parliament. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ "Profile at martincallanan.com".
- ^ "Lord Callanan". GOV.UK. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Martin Callanan MEP at conservatives.com". Archived from the original on 3 August 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ "European Election 2009: North East". BBC News. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- ^ a b "Martin CALLANAN – History of parliamentary service – MEPs – European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Martin Callanan MEP". Conservative Home.
- ^ "No. 61002". The London Gazette. 30 September 2014. p. 18966.
- ^ "Introduction of Space Industry Bill shows UK's commitment to commercial spaceflight". GOV.UK. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ Cowburn, Ashley (21 November 2017). "Brexit minister apologises for incorrectly saying Supreme Court had ruled Article 50 was irreversible". The Independent.
