Clive Lewis (politician)

Clive Lewis
Official portrait, 2017
Shadow Minister for Sustainable Economics
In office 12 January 2018 – 9 April 2020
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
In office 6 October 2016 – 8 February 2017
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Jon Trickett[a]
Succeeded by	Rebecca Long-Bailey
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
In office 27 June 2016 – 6 October 2016
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Emily Thornberry
Succeeded by	Nia Griffith
Member of Parliament for Norwich South
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 May 2015
Preceded by	Simon Wright
Majority	12,760 (24.7%)
Personal details
Born	Clive Anthony Lewis (1971-09-11) 11 September 1971 (age 53) London, England
Political party	Labour
Other political affiliations	Socialist Campaign Group
Spouse(s)	Katy Steel ​ (m. 2017)​
Children	1
Alma mater	University of Bradford Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Website	Official website
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army (Territorial Army)
Years of service	2006–2009
Unit	7th Battalion, The Rifles
Battles/wars	Operation Herrick

Clive Anthony Lewis^[1] (born 11 September 1971) is a British Labour politician and journalist. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwich South since winning the seat at the 2015 general election.^[2]

Lewis was appointed by Jeremy Corbyn's Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Secretary of State for Defence in June 2016,^[3] and later appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in the October 2016 reshuffle.

In December 2019, Lewis announced his candidacy for Leader of the Labour Party in the 2020 leadership election.^[4] He dropped out from the race on 13 January 2020.^[5]

Notes

1. As Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills. Barry Gardiner preceded Lewis as Energy and Climate Change.

References

1. "Election results for the General election 2015 in Norwich South". Norwich City Council.
2. "Norwich South Parliamentary constituency". BBC. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
3. "Jeremy Corbyn unveils new top team after resignations". BBC News. 27 June 2016. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016.
4. Lewis, Clive (19 December 2019). "I'm standing to be Labour leader so the truth can be heard". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
5. McGuinness, Alec (13 January 2020). "Labour leadership: Clive Lewis pulls out of race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn". Sky News. Retrieved 13 January 2020.