Gillian Keegan

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]

Gillian Keegan

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Official portrait, 2019
Secretary of State for Education
Assumed office
25 October 2022
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byKit Malthouse
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Africa
In office
8 September 2022 – 25 October 2022
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Preceded byVicky Ford
Minister of State for Care and Mental Health
In office
16 September 2021 – 7 September 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byHelen Whately[a]
Nadine Dorries[b]
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills
In office
14 February 2020 – 16 September 2021
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byAnne Milton
Succeeded byAlex Burghart
Member of Parliament
for Chichester
Assumed office
8 June 2017
Preceded byAndrew Tyrie
Majority21,490 (35.1%)
Member of Chichester District Council
for Rogate
In office
23 October 2014 – 12 April 2018
Preceded byJohn Kingston
Succeeded byKate O'Kelly
Personal details
Born (1968-03-13) 13 March 1968 (age 56)[1][2]
Leigh, Lancashire, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Michael Keegan
Alma materLiverpool John Moores University
London Business School
Websitegilliankeegan.com

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Notes

  1. As Minister of State for Social Care
  2. As Minister of State for Mental Health, Suicide Prevention and Patient Safety.

References

  1. "Gillian Keegan: 'Militant trade unionists turned me Tory after I saw how it cost us jobs'". The Sunday Telegraph. 7 May 2017. https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-sunday-telegraph/20170507/282638917495028. Retrieved 14 November 2018. 
  2. 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.
  3. Joshua Powling (7 July 2022). Chichester MP responds to Boris Johnson's resignation and will remain in government. https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/politics/chichester-mp-responds-to-boris-johnsons-resignation-and-will-remain-in-government-3760530. Retrieved 9 July 2022. 

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