Claire Perry
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Claire Perry MP |
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Claire Perry at an event in Southampton, welcoming the arrival of the first Class 800 train
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport |
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In office 15 July 2014 – 14 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Stephen Hammond |
| Succeeded by | Paul Maynard |
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Member of Parliament for Devizes |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Ancram |
| Majority | 20,751 (57.7%) http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/claire-perry |
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3 April 1964 Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Clayton Perry (divorced) |
| Children | 3 |
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Brasenose College, Oxford, Harvard University |
| Occupation | MP for Devizes |
| Profession | Investment banking |
| Website | www |
Claire Louise Perry (born 3 April 1964) is a Conservative Member of Parliament for Devizes, England, elected in the 2010 general election. Perry served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Philip Hammond, the Secretary of State for Defence and as Government Assistant Whip. She was Rail minister from July 2014 to July 2016.
The youngest of three children, Perry was raised in North Somerset. She was educated at Nailsea School and Brasenose College, Oxford, where she read Geography, graduating in 1985. One of her colleagues at Brasenose was journalist George Monbiot, who described her at the time as "a firebrand who wanted to nationalise the banks and overthrow capitalism". She later obtained an MBA at Harvard University.
Perry worked in banking and finance for Bank of America, McKinsey & Company and Credit Suisse.
After joining the Conservative party in 2006, Perry worked for the Chancellor George Osborne. She was selected in November 2009 as a Conservative candidate after Michael Ancram announced his intention to stand down from Devizes, a safe seat for her party.
In October 2011 Perry was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Philip Hammond, the Secretary of State for Defence. She held this role until October 2013 when she became a Government Assistant Whip. On 15 July 2014, Perry was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, with responsibility for rail fares, rail franchising, freight and logistics and transport agencies. She resigned from this position on 14 July 2016 at the time of the reshuffle when Theresa May became Prime Minister, the day after saying in a debate she was "often ashamed to be the Rail Minister."
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