This article is about the British Conservative Party politician. For details of Ireland's former Garda Commissioner, see Martin Callinan. For the British artist, see Martin John Callanan.
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]
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.
^"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.
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This article is about the British Conservative Party politician For details of Ireland s former Garda Commissioner see Martin Callinan For the British artist see Martin John Callanan 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 The Right HonourableThe Lord CallananOfficial portrait 2018Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Energy Efficiency and Green FinanceIncumbentAssumed office 7 February 2023Prime MinisterRishi Sunak 1 Preceded byOffice establishedParliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business Energy and Corporate ResponsibilityIn office 14 February 2020 7 February 2023Prime MinisterBoris JohnsonLiz Truss 2 Rishi Sunak 3 Preceded byThe Lord Duncan of Springbank a Succeeded byOffice abolishedMinister of State for Exiting the European UnionIn office 27 October 2017 31 January 2020Prime MinisterTheresa MayBoris JohnsonPreceded byThe Baroness Anelay of St JohnsSucceeded byOffice abolishedParliamentary Under Secretary of State for TransportIn office 14 June 2017 27 October 2017Prime MinisterTheresa MayPreceded byThe Lord Ahmad of WimbledonSucceeded byThe Baroness SuggChairman of the European Conservatives and ReformistsIn office 11 December 2011 12 June 2014Preceded byJan ZahradilSucceeded bySyed KamallLeader of the Conservatives in the European ParliamentIn office 23 November 2010 1 March 2012Preceded byTimothy KirkhopeSucceeded byRichard AshworthMember of the House of LordsLord TemporalIncumbentAssumed office 6 November 2014Life peerageMember of the European Parliamentfor North East EnglandIn office 10 June 1999 2 July 2014Preceded byConstituency establishedSucceeded byJonathan ArnottPersonal detailsBorn 1961 08 08 8 August 1961 age 62 Newcastle upon Tyne EnglandPolitical partyConservativeAlma materNewcastle Polytechnic 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 Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 2 1 Local councillor 2 2 Member of European Parliament 2 3 Peer and government minister 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editCallanan 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 editLocal 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 As Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Climate Change 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 External links editProfile on European Parliament website Appearances on C SPAN European Parliament Constituency established Member of the European Parliamentfor North East England1999 2014 Succeeded byJonathan Arnott Preceded byTimothy Kirkhope Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament2010 2012 Succeeded byRichard Ashworth Preceded byJan Zahradil Chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists2011 2014 Succeeded bySyed Kamall Political offices Preceded byThe Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport2017 Succeeded byThe Baroness Suggas Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Aviation Preceded byThe Baroness Anelay of St Johns Minister of State for Exiting the European Union2017 2020 Department abolished Preceded byThe Lord Duncan of Springbankas Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Climate Change Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Climate Change2020 present Incumbent Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom Preceded byThe Lord Cashman GentlemenBaron Callanan Followed byThe Lord Green of Deddington Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Martin Callanan Baron Callanan amp oldid 1214708372, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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