Early Life
Greening was born in Rotherham, where she attended Oakwood Comprehensive School. She is a graduate of the University of Southampton, where she studied Economics, and has an MBA from the London Business School. Prior to entering Parliament, she trained and qualified as an accountant, before working as an accountant/finance manager for, amongst others, Price Waterhouse Coopers, GlaxoSmithKline and Centrica.
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