Chris Huhne
Christopher Murray Paul-Huhne, commonly known as Chris Huhne (English spelling pronunciation , born 2 July 1954) is a British politician and former cabinet minister, who is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for the Eastleigh constituency in Hampshire. He was appointed Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in the coalition government following the 2010 general election.
Huhne has twice stood unsuccessfully for election as leader of the Liberal Democrats. In the 2006 election he came second to Sir Menzies Campbell and in the 2007 election he narrowly lost to Nick Clegg. He was educated at the fee-paying Westminster School. His family name was Paul-Huhne and he was known all through his school years as Christopher Paul-Huhne. At Oxford, he simplified his name to "Chris Huhne". said an article credited to Huhne had appeared in the University of Oxford's Isis magazine in February 1973 saying that drugs such as opium, LSD and amphetamines were an “accepted facet of our society”. In response to questions by The Times about his 1973 pronouncement, Huhne responded “To be honest I don’t have any memory of it,” saying he was entitled to a private life before politics. The issue about the 1973 article continued in the Daily Mail and the Sun. In an interview published on the Kent News website on 10 November 2007, Huhne said, “I clearly regret the views and I don’t agree with those views at all. I was a teenager and I’m now 53 and I think all of us do tend to move on in life.”
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Roles
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Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Dept. of Energy and Climate Change
Frequently met organisations
- WWF-UK (WWF) 7 meetings
- Confederation of British Industry (CBI) 6 meetings
- Green Alliance 5 meetings
- Greenpeace 5 meetings
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) 5 meetings
- Centrica 5 meetings
Meetings last updated 21 Apr 2012 – excludes visits, attendance at seminars, conferences, receptions, media interviews
September 2011
Met with Country Land and Business Association to discuss energy and climate related issues. [2]
Met with Association for the Conservation of Energy Governing Council to discuss energy and climate related issues. [2]
Met with E3G to discuss energy and climate related issues. [2]
July 2011
Met with Association for the Conservation of Energy to discuss energy and climate related issues. [2]
Met with E3G to discuss energy and climate related issues. [2]
Met with Consumer Focus to discuss energy and climate related issues. [2]
Met with DONG Energy to discuss energy and climate related issues. [2]
Met with British Gas, Kingfisher, Lloyds Banking Group, Asda , National Insulation Association, WWF, National Housing Federation, National Trust, and Behaviour Change to discuss energy and climate related issues. [2]
Met with Consumer Focus to discuss energy and climate related issues. [2]
Met with CBI to discuss energy and climate related issues. [2]
Met with Ovo energy, Good Energy, Cooperative Energy, First Utility, Cornwall Energy, and Ecotricity to discuss energy and climate related issues. [2]
Met with Mainstream Renewable Power, DONG Energy, EDP Renovaveis, and Enevo Wind UK Ltd to discuss energy and climate related issues. [2]
June 2011
Met with FTs Annual Summer Party to discuss Social. [3]
Met with Evgeny Lebedev, Evening Standard, and Independent for general discussion. [3]
Met with FT Energy Leaders Summit for general discussion. [3]
Met with Tony Gallagher and Telegraph for general discussion. [3]
Met with Society of Motor Manufacturers to discuss Low carbon transport. [3]
Met with Prospect Magazine for round-table on Energy Policy . [3]
Met with Unite to discuss Energy Issues. [3]
Met with Rio Tinto Alcan to discuss Energy Issues. [3]
Met with Scottish Power to discuss Energy Issues. [3]
Met with Green Economy Council to discuss Low carbon economy. [3]
Met with Renewable Energy Association to discuss Renewables. [3]
May 2011
Met with Independent Generators Group to discuss Electricity Market Reform. [3]
Met with Oxford Institute for Energy Studies to discuss Energy Issues. [3]
Met with UK Industry Task Force on Peak Oil and Energy Security to discuss Energy Issues. [3]
Met with BP to discuss Energy Issues. [3]
Met with SSE to discuss Energy Issues. [3]
Met with National Grid to discuss Energy Issues. [3]
Met with Stop Climate Chaos to discuss Energy Bill. [3]
April 2011
Met with British Retail Consortium to discuss Climate change policy. [3]
Met with Globe International to discuss Launch of new report. [3]
March 2011
Met with National Institute for Economic and Social Research to discuss Energy and Climate Change issues. [4]
Met with Exxon Mobil to discuss Oil and gas issues. [4]
Met with Institutional Investors to discuss Electricity Market Reform . [4]
February 2011
Met with Kingfisher and WWF to discuss Green Deal. [4]
January 2011
Met with Which? to discuss Green Deal. [4]
Met with Association for the Conservation of Energy to discuss Green Deal. [4]
Met with United Nations Foundation to discuss International Climate Change Policy. [4]
Met with European Climate Foundation to discuss International Climate Change Policy. [4]
Met with Independent Generators Group to discuss Electricity Market Reform. [4]
November 2010
Met with Greenergy International for discussion of marine energy. [5]
Met with Centrica to discuss electricity market reform. [5]
Met with Independent Generators' Group, International Power, DONG UK, GDF Suez, Eggborough Power Ltd, Draw Power Ltd, Intergen, and ConocoPhillips to discuss electricity market reform. [5]
Met with Energy Institute for Introduction to Energy Institute. [5]
Met with Legal & general to discuss Green Investment Bank. [5]
October 2010
Met with National Farmers' Union to discuss farming and climate change. [5]
Met with Green Alliance, Christian Aid, Tearfund, Oxfam, Greenpeace, WWF, RSPB, and CAFOD to discuss the AGF. [5]
Met with Zilkha Biomass for Introduction and discussion of biomass. [5]
Met with Newton IM, Capital International, Fidelity International, Alliance Bernstein, UBS AM, RCM, JP Morgan AM, SAC, M&G IM, and Nomura International to discuss electricity market reform. [5]
Met with Chamber of Shipping to discuss The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the AGF Report. [5]
Met with Rolls Royce to discuss their plans for Renewables, Nuclear and CCS. [5]
Met with Guinness Partnership to discuss introductory and discuss Green Deal. [5]
September 2010
Met with General Electric to discuss Energy Technologies issues. [6]
Met with RWE to discuss Energy Technologies issues. [6]
Met with Duncan Hames MP to discuss Energy Technologies issues. [6]
August 2010
Met with Oxfam, Christian Aid, WWF, Greenpeace, BTCV, Climate Outreach and Information Network (COIN), and Green Alliance to discuss Climate Change issues. [6]
July 2010
Met with Deloitte, Deutsche Bank, EDF, E.ON, Lloyds TSB, Nomura Peel Energy, and Scottish Power Renewables to discuss electricity market reform. [7]
Met with UKBCSE and National Grid for introductory meeting to discuss energy policy. [7]
Met with Cafod, Christian Aid, Friends of the Earth, Green Alliance, Greenpeace, Oxfam, RSPB, Tearfund, and WWF for meeting on international climate change. [7]
June 2010
Met with Association for the Conversation of Energy for introductory meeting, Green Deal and energy efficiency. [7]
Met with EDF Energy for introductory meeting. [7]
Met with Business Europe for introductory meeting. [7]
Met with E.ON for introductory meeting. [7]
Met with RWE npower for introductory meeting. [7]
Met with Blue NG for introductory meeting. [7]
Met with Friends of the Earth, Green Alliance, Greenpeace, RSPB, and WWF for introductory meeting. [7]
Met with Scottish & Southern Energy for introductory meeting. [7]
Met with U.S. Chamber of Commerce to discuss US business position on domestic climate and energy action. [7]
Met with Scottish Power to discuss financial support for bioenergy. [7]
Met with The Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association to discuss financial support for anaerobic digestion. [7]
References
- 1. Wikipedia. Chris Huhne
- 2. Department of Energy and Climate Change. Ministerial meetings with outside interests, 1 Jul - 30 Sep 2011
- 3. Department of Energy and Climate Change. Ministerial meetings with outside interests, 1 Apr - 30 Jun 2011
- 4. Department of Energy and Climate Change. Ministerial meetings with outside interests, 1 Jan - 31 Mar 2011
- 5. Department of Energy and Climate Change. Ministerial meetings with outside interests, 1 Oct - 31 Dec 2010
- 6. Department of Energy and Climate Change. Ministerial meetings with outside interests, 1 Aug - 30 Sep 2010
- 7. Department of Energy and Climate Change. Ministerial meetings with outside interests, 13 May - 31 Jul 2010