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  1. ↑ Sharma held full Cabinet-status as Minister of State for the Cabinet Office until 25 October 2022, when Rishi Sunak removed him from the Cabinet. [1]
  2. ↑ The Reading West constituency was renamed "Reading West and Mid Berkshire" at the 2024 general election, with major boundary changes [2] [3]

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The Right Honourable
The Lord Sharma
KCMG PC
Alok Sharma Official Cabinet Portrait, September 2021 (cropped).jpg
Official portrait, 2021
President for COP26 [a]
In office
13 February 2020 –20 November 2022
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Reading West
2010–2024 		Succeeded by
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Preceded by Minister of State for Housing and Planning
2017–2018		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of State for Employment
2018–2019		Succeeded by
Preceded by Secretary of State for International Development
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