English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

Chris Huhne

Christopher Murray Paul Huhne is a British energy and climate change consultant, and former journalist, business economist and politician who was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Eastleigh from 2005 to 2013 and the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change from 2010 to 2012. He is currently chair of the UK green gas association – the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association – and senior adviser to the World Biogas Association. He also advises companies on his particular interest in renewable technologies that can provide back up for intermittent energy sources like wind and solar.

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1954

July 2

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1954 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

626 Li Shimin, the future Emperor Taizong of Tang, ambushes and kills his rival brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng in the Xuanwu Gate Incident.
866 Battle of Brissarthe: The Franks led by Robert the Strong are defeated by a joint Breton-Viking army.
1298 Battle of Göllheim: Albert I of Habsburg defeats Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg.
1494 Age of Discovery: The Treaty of Tordesillas is ratified by Spain.

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The world in 1954

When Chris arrived

april 1 United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
april 18 Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes power in Egypt.
april 22 Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army–McCarthy hearings begins.
april 25 The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.

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Same-day contemporaries

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Alec Douglas-Home 1903–1995 English cricketer and politician, 66th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1995) Bret Hart 1957– Canadian wrestler Chad Henne 1985– American football player Charles Tupper 1821–1915 Canadian physician and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Canada (died 1915) Christoph Willibald Gluck 1714–1787 German composer (died 1787) Kenneth Clarke 1940– English politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Lindsay Lohan 1986– American actress and singer Omar Suleiman 1936–2012 Egyptian general and politician, 16th Vice President of Egypt (born 1935) Patrice Lumumba 1925–1961 Congolese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (born 1925)

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Also born in 1954

Alan Kulwicki 1954–1993 American race car driver (born 1954) Annie Lennox 1954– Scottish singer-songwriter and pianist Archie Griffin 1954– American football player Clem Burke 1954–2025 American drummer (born 1954) Cliff Martinez 1954– American drummer and songwriter David Keith 1954– American actor and director David Lee Roth 1954– American singer-songwriter and producer Dawn Primarolo 1954– English politician Dennis Haysbert 1954– American actor and producer

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