Gillian Keegan information

The Right Honourable
Gillian Keegan
MP
The Right Honourable Gillian Keegan MP
	Official portrait, 2019
Secretary of State for Education
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 25 October 2022
Prime Minister	Rishi Sunak
Preceded by	Kit Malthouse
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Africa
	In office; 8 September 2022 – 25 October 2022
Prime Minister	Liz Truss
Preceded by	Vicky Ford
Succeeded by	Andrew Mitchell
Minister of State for Care and Mental Health
	In office; 16 September 2021 – 7 September 2022
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Helen Whately; Nadine Dorries
Succeeded by	Robert Jenrick; Caroline Johnson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills
	In office; 14 February 2020 – 16 September 2021
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Anne Milton
Succeeded by	Alex Burghart
Member of Parliament; for Chichester
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 8 June 2017
Preceded by	Andrew Tyrie
Majority	21,490 (35.1%)
Member of Chichester District Council; for Rogate
	In office; 23 October 2014 – 12 April 2018
Preceded by	John Kingston
Succeeded by	Kate O'Kelly
Personal details
Born	13 March 1968 (age 56); Leigh, Lancashire, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Michael Keegan
Relatives	Denis Keegan (father-in-law)
Residence(s)	Petworth, West Sussex, England
Alma mater	Liverpool John Moores University; London Business School
Website	gilliankeegan.com

Gillian Keegan (née Gibson; born 13 March 1968)^[3] is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Education since 2022. She previously served as Minister of State for Care and Mental Health from 2021 to 2022, and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Africa from September to October 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, Keegan has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Chichester since 2017.

She was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills in the February 2020 reshuffle by Boris Johnson. In the 2021 cabinet reshuffle, Johnson promoted her to Minister of State for Care and Mental Health. She was demoted to Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Africa when Liz Truss was appointed Prime Minister in September 2022. In October 2022, she was appointed Secretary of State for Education by new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

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^ "Gillian Keegan: 'Militant trade unionists turned me Tory after I saw how it cost us jobs'". The Sunday Telegraph. 7 May 2017. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
^ Dale, Iain; Smith, Jacqui (14 November 2019). The Honourable Ladies: Volume II: Profiles of Women MPs 1997–2019. Biteback Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78590-447-9. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2020 – via Google Books.
^ Andrew, Andrew (5 September 2023). "Gillian Keegan Biography: the Apprentice Who Became Education Secretary". rallshe. Retrieved 5 September 2023.

[6] "Gillian Keegan: 'Militant trade unionists turned me Tory after I saw how it cost us jobs'". The Sunday Telegraph. 7 May 2017. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

[7] Dale, Iain; Smith, Jacqui (14 November 2019). The Honourable Ladies: Volume II: Profiles of Women MPs 1997–2019. Biteback Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78590-447-9. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2020 – via Google Books.

[8] Andrew, Andrew (5 September 2023). "Gillian Keegan Biography: the Apprentice Who Became Education Secretary". rallshe. Retrieved 5 September 2023.

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The Right Honourable Gillian Keegan MP
Official portrait, 2019

Secretary of State for Education
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 October 2022
Prime Minister	Rishi Sunak
Preceded by	Kit Malthouse
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Africa
In office 8 September 2022 – 25 October 2022
Prime Minister	Liz Truss
Preceded by	Vicky Ford
Succeeded by	Andrew Mitchell^[a]
Minister of State for Care and Mental Health
In office 16 September 2021 – 7 September 2022
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Helen Whately^[b] Nadine Dorries^[c]
Succeeded by	Robert Jenrick^[d] Caroline Johnson^[e]
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills
In office 14 February 2020 – 16 September 2021
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Anne Milton
Succeeded by	Alex Burghart
Member of Parliament for Chichester
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 June 2017
Preceded by	Andrew Tyrie
Majority	21,490 (35.1%)
Member of Chichester District Council for Rogate
In office 23 October 2014 – 12 April 2018
Preceded by	John Kingston
Succeeded by	Kate O'Kelly

Personal details
Born	(1968-03-13) 13 March 1968 (age 56)^[1]^[2] Leigh, Lancashire, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Michael Keegan
Relatives	Denis Keegan (father-in-law)
Residence(s)	Petworth, West Sussex, England
Alma mater	Liverpool John Moores University London Business School
Website	gilliankeegan.com