Shadow Cabinet positions
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
In office 19 January 2009 – 11 May 2010
Leader	David Cameron
Shadowing	James Purnell Yvette Cooper
Preceded by	Chris Grayling
Succeeded by	Yvette Cooper
Shadow Minister for Women and Equality
In office 2 July 2007 – 11 May 2010
Leader	David Cameron
Shadowing	Harriet Harman
Preceded by	Eleanor Laing
Succeeded by	Yvette Cooper
In office 15 June 1999 – 18 September 2001 Shadow Minister for Women
Leader	William Hague
Shadowing	The Baroness Jay of Paddington Patricia Hewitt
Preceded by	Gillian Shephard
Succeeded by	Caroline Spelman
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
In office 6 December 2005 – 19 January 2009
Leader	David Cameron
Shadowing	Geoff Hoon Jack Straw Harriet Harman
Preceded by	Chris Grayling
Succeeded by	Alan Duncan
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
In office 6 May 2005 – 8 December 2005
Leader	Michael Howard
Shadowing	Tessa Jowell
Preceded by	John Whittingdale
Succeeded by	Hugo Swire
Shadow Secretary of State for the Family
In office 15 June 2004 – 8 December 2005
Leader	Michael Howard
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment and Transport
In office 6 November 2003 – 14 June 2004
Leader	Michael Howard
Shadowing	Margaret Beckett (Environment) Alistair Darling (Transport)
Preceded by	David Lidington (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Tim Collins (Transport)
Succeeded by	Tim Yeo
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
In office 6 June 2002 – 23 July 2002
Leader	Iain Duncan Smith
Shadowing	Alistair Darling
Preceded by	Herself (Transport, Local Government and the Regions)
Succeeded by	Tim Collins
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
In office 18 September 2001 – 6 June 2002
Leader	Iain Duncan Smith
Shadowing	Stephen Byers Alistair Darling
Preceded by	Archie Norman (Environment, Transport and the Regions)
Succeeded by	Herself (Transport) Eric Pickles (Local Government and the Regions)
Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Employment
In office 15 June 1999 – 18 September 2001
Leader	William Hague
Shadowing	David Blunkett Estelle Morris (Education and Skills) Alistair Darling (Work and Pensions)
Preceded by	David Willetts
Succeeded by	Damian Green (Education and Skills) David Willetts (Work and Pensions)

Personal details

Born

Theresa Mary Brasier
1 October 1956 (age 60)
Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Political party

Conservative

Spouse(s)

Philip May (m. 1980)

Residence

10 Downing Street

Alma mater

St Hugh's College, Oxford

Religion

Church of England

Signature

Website

Government website
Constituency website

Theresa Mary May (née Brasier; born 1 October 1956) is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party, having served as both since July 2016. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Maidenhead since 1997. May identifies as a one-nation conservative and has been characterised as a liberal conservative. She is the second female Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader after Margaret Thatcher.

The daughter of a vicar, May grew up in Oxfordshire. From 1977 until 1983, she worked for the Bank of England, and from 1985 until 1997 at the Association for Payment Clearing Services, also serving as a councillor for Durnsford in Merton. After unsuccessful attempts to be elected to the House of Commons in 1992 and 1994, she was elected as the MP for Maidenhead in the 1997 general election. From 1999 to 2010, May held a number of roles in the Shadow Cabinets of William Hague, Iain Duncan Smith, Michael Howard and David Cameron, including Shadow Transport Secretary and Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary. She was also Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2002 to 2003.

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