Gavin Williamson
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The Right Honourable Gavin Williamson CBE MP |
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Chief Whip of the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury |
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Assumed office 14 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Mark Harper |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister |
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In office 7 October 2013 – 13 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Sam Gyimah |
| Succeeded by | George Hollingbery |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Transport | |
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In office 11 September 2012 – 7 October 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Andrew Jones |
| Succeeded by |
Iain Stewart & Julian Sturdy |
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Member of Parliament for South Staffordshire |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Patrick Cormack |
| Majority | 20,371 (41.1%) |
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Gavin Alexander Williamson 25 June 1976 Scarborough, England, UK |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Joanne Eland |
| Alma mater | University of Bradford |
| Website | Official website |
Gavin Alexander Williamson CBE PC MP (born 25 June 1976) is a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected at the 2010 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for South Staffordshire. Williamson was parliamentary private secretary (PPS) to Patrick McLoughlin as Secretary of State for Transport. Williamson was then appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister David Cameron in October 2013. He was appointed the Government Chief Whip in Theresa May's new Government on 14 July 2016.
Williamson originally hails from Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Williamson was educated at his local East Ayton Primary School, at Raincliffe School, and the Scarborough Sixth Form College, where government and politics and economics were among his A levels before attending the University of Bradford, where he obtained a BSc degree in social sciences. He is married to Joanne, who was a primary school teacher before they had children; they have two daughters, Annabel and Grace.
Williamson was elected a County Councillor in 2001, for the Seamer division. After 2005, Williamson then moved to Derbyshire.
Williamson was the penultimate national chairman of Conservative Students before it was abolished in 1998 and the separate youth wings of the party were united as Conservative Future. At the 2005 general election, he stood as a Conservative candidate in Blackpool North & Fleetwood, but failed to gain the seat from Labour.
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