Gillian Keegan
willian peegan | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Secretary of State for Education | |
| Assumed office 25 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Kit Malthouse |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Africa | |
| In office 8 September 2022 – 25 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Liz Truss |
| Preceded by | Vicky Ford |
| Minister of State for Care and Mental Health | |
| In office 16 September 2021 – 7 September 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Helen Whately[a] Nadine Dorries[b] |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills | |
| In office 14 February 2020 – 16 September 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Anne Milton |
| Succeeded by | Alex Burghart |
| Member of Parliament for Chichester | |
| Assumed office 8 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Tyrie |
| Majority | 21,490 (35.1%) |
| Member of Chichester District Council for Rogate | |
| In office 23 October 2014 – 12 April 2018 | |
| Preceded by | John Kingston |
| Succeeded by | Kate O'Kelly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 March 1968[1][2] Leigh, Lancashire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Keegan |
| Alma mater | Liverpool John Moores University London Business School |
| Website | gilliankeegan |
Gillian Keegan (born 13 March 1968) is a British politician and businesswoman. She was appointed the Education Secretary on 25 October 2022 and was previously Minister of State for Care and Mental Health from 6 September 2021 until 7 September 2022. She is a member of the Conservative Party. She has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Chichester since 2017.[3]
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References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Gillian Keegan: 'Militant trade unionists turned me Tory after I saw how it cost us jobs'". The Sunday Telegraph. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ↑ Dale, Iain; Smith, Jacqui (14 November 2019). The Honourable Ladies: Volume II: Profiles of Women MPs 1997–2019. Biteback Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78590-447-9 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Joshua Powling (7 July 2022). "Chichester MP responds to Boris Johnson's resignation and will remain in government". Chichester Observer. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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