The Rt Hon Greg Knight MP
Biography
The Rt Hon Greg Knight was appointed Government Whip (Vice-Chamberlain of HM Household) in 2012. He has been the Conservative MP for East Yorkshire) since May 2010.
Education
Greg was educated at Alderman Newton’s Grammar School Leicester and the College of Law Guildford, qualifying as a solicitor in 1973.
Political Career
Greg was MP for Derby North from 1983 until the 1997 election. Between 1993 and 1996 he was Government Deputy Chief Whip and from 1996 until the 1997 general election he was Minister of State for Industry. He returned to the House of Commons in 2001 after successfully contesting the East Yorkshire seat. In Parliament from 2005 to 2010 he was Chairman of the House of Commons Procedure Committee. He rejoined the government in September 2012 as a Senior Whip and Vice Chamberlain of the Royal Household.
Career outside politics
Greg has been:
- a solicitor from 1973 to 1989
- a business consultant from 1997 to 2001
- a councillor at Leicester City Council 1976 to 1979
- a councillor at Leicestershire County Council 1977 to 1983