Minister of State (Minister without Portfolio)
The Rt Hon Sir Gavin Williamson CBE MP
Biography
The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE was appointed Minister of State (Minister without Portfolio) at the Cabinet Office on 25 October 2022.
He was previously Secretary of State for Education from July 2019 to September 2021.
He was Secretary of State for Defence from 2 November 2017 to 1 May 2019. He was Chief Whip (Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury) from 14 July 2016 to 2 November 2017.
He was elected Conservative MP for South Staffordshire in May 2010.
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Previous roles in government
Announcements
Subscriptions
- Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel: third national review
- Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel: second national review
- Education Secretary speech at Universities UK Annual Conference
- Tutoring revolution builds as students return to class
- Back to school campaign launches
- All schools to receive carbon dioxide monitors
- Pupils celebrate GCSE results
- Education Secretary congratulates GCSE students on results day
- Record numbers of students take up university places
- Education Secretary congratulates students on A level results day