Cheryl Gillan
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The Right Honourable Cheryl Gillan MP |
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| Secretary of State for Wales | |
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In office 12 May 2010 – 4 September 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Peter Hain |
| Succeeded by | David Jones |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | |
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In office 8 December 2005 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Leader | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Bill Wiggin |
| Succeeded by | Peter Hain |
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Member of Parliament for Chesham and Amersham |
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Assumed office 9 April 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Ian Gilmour |
| Majority | 23,920 (45.4%) |
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21 April 1952 Cardiff, Wales, UK |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Jack Leeming |
| Alma mater | University of Law |
| Website | Official website |
Cheryl Elise Kendall Gillan (born 21 April 1952 in Cardiff, Wales) is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Chesham and Amersham in Buckinghamshire. She was the Secretary of State for Wales from 2010 to 2012. As of 2015 she is the longest serving female Conservative MP.
Prior to her parliamentary career, Gillan worked as a marketing executive for several companies. She was first elected to the House of Commons in 1992 and was a junior minister for Education and Employment from 1995–97 in John Major's government. After 1997 she served as a Conservative whip and as a spokesperson for Trade and Industry, Foreign Affairs, and Home Affairs. She was the Shadow Welsh Secretary from 2005–10, assuming the cabinet position of Secretary of State for Wales after the 2010 general election until the reshuffle in September 2012.
Cheryl Gillan was born in Llandaff, a district of Cardiff, in 1952. Her father was a former British Army officer and a director of a steel company whilst her mother was a Wren. She was brought up in South Wales and her family farms near Usk. She was educated at Elm Tree House and Norfolk House primary schools in Cardiff before her family left Wales when she was aged 11. Gillan attended the independent Cheltenham Ladies' College and the College of Law. She is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
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