The Rt Hon Cheryl Gillan

Biography

Cheryl Gillan served as Secretary of State for Wales from May 2010 to September 2012. She was elected Conservative MP for Chesham and Amersham on 9 April 1992.

Education

Cheryl was educated at Cheltenham Ladies College and the College of Law.

Political career

Cheryl was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department for Education and Employment in the last Conservative government. While in opposition, she held several positions including Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and Shadow Secretary of State for Wales.

Career outside politics

Before entering Parliament, she worked as Director of British Film Year from 1984 to 1986, Senior Marketing Consultant at Ernst and Young from 1986 to 1991 and Marketing Director at Kidsons Impey from 1991 to 1993.

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• Welsh Secretary “deeply disappointed” to have to cancel debate on the future electoral arrangement for Wales
  • 27 June 2012
  • Press release
• Secretary of State for Wales to the National Assembly for Wales
  • 23 May 2012
  • Speech
• Green paper on future electoral arrangements for the National Assembly for Wales
  • 21 May 2012
  • Press release
• Secretary of State for Wales’ addresses British Business Association in Cambodia
  • 17 May 2012
  • Speech
• Secretary of State for Wales: Destination Britain and Ireland
  • 14 May 2012
  • Speech
• Secretary of State for Wales: UK/China Joint Economic and Trade Commission
  • 16 December 2011
  • Speech
• Secretary of State for Wales at the Made in Wales Awards
  • 24 October 2011
  • Speech
• Secretary of State for Wales: Fast Growth 50, 2011
  • 16 September 2011
  • Speech
• Secretary of State for Wales addresses RICS
  • 12 September 2011
  • Speech
• Publication of the Wales Office annual report
  • 07 July 2011
  • Speech

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