Alun Cairns
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The Right Honourable Alun Cairns MP |
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| Secretary of State for Wales | |
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Assumed office 19 March 2016 |
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| Prime Minister |
David Cameron Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Stephen Crabb |
| Under Secretary of State for Wales | |
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In office 15 July 2014 – 19 March 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Stephen Crabb |
| Succeeded by | Guto Bebb |
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Member of Parliament for Vale of Glamorgan |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | John Smith |
| Majority | 6,880 (13.4%) |
| Member of the Welsh Assembly for South Wales West |
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In office 6 May 1999 – 6 May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Assembly established |
| Succeeded by | Suzy Davies |
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30 July 1970 Swansea, Wales |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | University of Wales |
| Website | Official website |
Alun Hugh CairnsPC MP (born 30 July 1970) is a Welsh Conservative Party politician, who has been Secretary of State for Wales since 19 March 2016. He was previously a member of the National Assembly for Wales for the South Wales West region from the 1999 Welsh Assembly Election until 2011, and was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Vale of Glamorgan.
Brought up in Clydach near Swansea, he attended Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Pontardawe and Ysgol Gyfun Ddwyieithog Ystalyfera and is a fluent Welsh language speaker. At the time of his election to the Welsh Assembly, was completing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Wales, Newport, specialising in corporate location and inward investment.
Cairns worked for Lloyds Banking Group as a Business Development Consultant before being elected to the National Assembly.
Cairns stood for Parliament in Gower in 1997 and was the Conservative Party's candidate for the Vale of Glamorgan at the 2005 general election. He was re-selected as Parliamentary candidate for the Vale of Glamorgan in July 2007.
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