Stephen Crabb
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The Right Honourable Stephen Crabb MP |
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| Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | |
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In office 19 March 2016 – 14 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Iain Duncan Smith |
| Succeeded by | Damian Green |
| 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 | David Jones |
| Succeeded by | Alun Cairns |
| Under Secretary of State Wales | |
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In office 4 September 2012 – 15 July 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | David Jones |
| Succeeded by | Alun Cairns |
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Member of Parliament for Preseli Pembrokeshire |
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Assumed office 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Jackie Lawrence |
| Majority | 4,969 (12.3%) |
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20 January 1973 Inverness, Scotland |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Béatrice Monnier |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
University of Bristol University of London |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Website | Official website |
Stephen Crabb PC MP (born 20 January 1973) is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for Preseli Pembrokeshire since the 2005 general election and was Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from March 2016 to July 2016. He has previously been a government whip, a junior minister for Wales and the Secretary of State for Wales.
Although born in Inverness to a Scottish mother, Crabb's upbringing was mostly in Haverfordwest, the county town of Pembrokeshire in Wales.
His father began claiming long-term sickness benefit – known then as Invalidity Benefit – the year before Crabb was born. His mother separated from his father when Crabb was eight years old. She raised him and his two brothers on a council estate, living on benefits and receiving help from family, friends and the Baptist church. His father continued to live in Pembrokeshire, but the two rarely spoke.
Crabb has said that his early experiences informed his views on welfare: "The most powerful thing to me, looking back, is the way that my mother went through a crisis in her life and became welfare dependent. She started working just a few hours each week, increasing her hours and then moving to a position where with extra training she was able to move into full-time work, become a car owner, and reach full economic independence." He also said: "I was brought up in a home where a huge amount of emphasis was put on work...so work and education as routes out of poverty were drummed into us".
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