Claire Coutinho

Claire Coryl Julia Coutinho (born 8 July 1985) is a British politician and former investment banker. She was the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero from August 2023 to July 2024. She is a member of the Conservative Party. Coutinho has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Surrey since 2019.

The Right Honourable Claire Coutinho MP
Official portrait, 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 July 2024
Leader	Rishi Sunak Kemi Badenoch
Preceded by	Ed Miliband
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
In office 31 August 2023 – 5 July 2024
Prime Minister	Rishi Sunak
Preceded by	Grant Shapps
Succeeded by	Ed Miliband
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Families and Wellbeing
In office 28 October 2022 – 31 August 2023
Prime Minister	Rishi Sunak
Preceded by	Kelly Tolhurst
Succeeded by	David Johnston
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People, Health and Work
In office 21 September 2022 – 28 October 2022
Prime Minister	Liz Truss
Preceded by	Chloe Smith
Succeeded by	Tom Pursglove
Member of Parliament for East Surrey
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 December 2019
Preceded by	Sam Gyimah
Majority	7,450 (15.1%)[1]
Personal details
Born	Claire Coryl Julia Coutinho (1985-07-08) 8 July 1985 (age 40) London, England
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	Exeter College, Oxford
Website	www.clairecoutinho.com

She was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People from September to October 2022 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Families and Wellbeing from October 2022 to August 2023.

Coutinho was born on 8 July 1985 in London.^[2][3] Her parents emigrated from India in the late 1970s and are from Goa.^[4][5]