Malcolm Wicks MP HonFEI The Energy Institute (EI) was saddened to hear the news ...

Malcolm Wicks MP HonFEI The Energy Institute (EI) was saddened to hear the news of Malcolm Wicks MP HonFEI's passing away in October. The EI worked closely with Malcolm during his tenure as Energy Minister, welcoming him as a speaker to numerous EI events and hosting ministerial briefings which enabled him to draw from its members’ expertise in developing policy. He will be remembered as an attentive and competent minister, keen to engage with the energy community as it faced the challenges of adapting to a low carbon economy system, yet always jovial and warm. Malcolm Wicks was Energy Minister from 2005 to 2006 with the Department of Trade and Industry, then from 2007 to 2008 with the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. He subsequently became a member of the Privy Council and Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s special representative on international energy issues. Joan MacNaughton CB HonFEI, EI President, paid tribute: ‘Malcolm will be much missed as a thoughtful contributor to energy policy issues. In addition to his long-standing commitment to tackling energy poverty, on which he was an expert, he became a strong advocate for reducing emissions from energy use and pushed hard for progress on carbon capture and storage, developing a significant partnership on the issue with the Norwegian government.’ ‘Malcolm was a one off,’ added EI Chief Executive Louise Kingham OBE FEI. ‘Not only was he Energy Minister - twice - he did the job with dedication, concern and considered thought as you might expect, but also with a sense of spirit and fun which was just one of many reasons he was so well liked. On behalf of everyone at the EI, I would like to extend our most sincere condolences to his family.’ Malcolm Wicks -2.jpg