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The Right Honourable
The Lord Callanan
The Right Honourable The Lord Callanan
	Official portrait, 2018
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance
	In office; 7 February 2023 – 5 July 2024
Prime Minister	Rishi Sunak
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Corporate Responsibility
	In office; 14 February 2020 – 7 February 2023
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson; Liz Truss ; Rishi Sunak
Preceded by	The Lord Duncan of Springbank
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Minister of State for Exiting the European Union
	In office; 27 October 2017 – 31 January 2020
Prime Minister	Theresa May; Boris Johnson
Preceded by	The Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport
	In office; 14 June 2017 – 27 October 2017
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Succeeded by	The Baroness Sugg
Chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists
	In office; 11 December 2011 – 12 June 2014
Preceded by	Jan Zahradil
Succeeded by	Syed Kamall
Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament
	In office; 23 November 2010 – 1 March 2012
Preceded by	Timothy Kirkhope
Succeeded by	Richard Ashworth
Member of the House of Lords; Lord Temporal
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 6 November 2014; Life peerage
Member of the European Parliament; for North East England
	In office; 10 June 1999 – 2 July 2014
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Jonathan Arnott
Personal details
Born	8 August 1961 (age 63); Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	Newcastle Polytechnic

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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

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

Local councillor

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

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

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

^ As Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Climate Change.

References

^ "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.

External links

European Parliament
Constituency established	Member of the European Parliament for North East England 1999–2014	Succeeded by Jonathan Arnott
Preceded by Timothy Kirkhope	Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament 2010–2012	Succeeded by Richard Ashworth
Preceded by Jan Zahradil	Chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists 2011–2014	Succeeded by Syed Kamall
Political offices
Preceded by The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport 2017	Succeeded by The Baroness Sugg as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Aviation
Preceded by The Baroness Anelay of St Johns	Minister of State for Exiting the European Union 2017–2020	Department abolished
Preceded by The Lord Duncan of Springbank as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Climate Change	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Climate Change 2020–present	Incumbent
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by The Lord Cashman	Gentlemen Baron Callanan	Followed by The Lord Green of Deddington

[4] As Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Climate Change.

[1] "Ministerial Appointments: February 2023". GOV.UK. Retrieved 8 February 2023.

[2] "Ministerial Appointments: September 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

[3] "Ministerial Appointments commencing: 25 October 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 30 October 2022.

[new_Chairman-5] "Conservative MEPs elect new Chairman". Conservative Party. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

[ESvr124330-6] "ECR leader out of Parliament". euobserver.com. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.

[House_of_Lords-7] "Michael Cashman becomes lord". European Voice. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.

[:0-8] "Parliamentary career for Lord Callanan". UK Parliament. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

[EP_-_Bio-9] "Martin CALLANAN". MEP Biographies. European Parliament. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

[10] "Profile at martincallanan.com".

[11] "Lord Callanan". GOV.UK. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

[12] "Martin Callanan MEP at conservatives.com". Archived from the original on 3 August 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.

[result09-13] "European Election 2009: North East". BBC News. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2009.

[europarl.europa.eu-14] "Martin CALLANAN – History of parliamentary service – MEPs – European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

[15] "Martin Callanan MEP". Conservative Home.

[16] "No. 61002". The London Gazette. 30 September 2014. p. 18966.

[17] "Introduction of Space Industry Bill shows UK's commitment to commercial spaceflight". GOV.UK. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

[18] Cowburn, Ashley (21 November 2017). "Brexit minister apologises for incorrectly saying Supreme Court had ruled Article 50 was irreversible". The Independent.

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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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-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.
+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.
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