Cheryl Gillan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Cheryl Gillan
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Apr 21, 1952(1952-04-21)
Age	72
Date Of Death	2021-04-04
Birthplace	Cardiff
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Wales
Horoscope	Aries

Cheryl Gillan Biography

Cheryl Gillan is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on April 21, 1952 in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. Cheryl Gillan was born in Llandaff which is a district in Cardiff in 1952. Her father was an ex- British Army officer and a director of a steel firm and her mother was an artist named Wren. She was born within South Wales and her family farms were located near Usk. She attended Elm Tree House and Norfolk House primary schools in Cardiff before her family moved out of Wales at the age of 11 years old. Gillan was a student at the Cheltenham independent Ladies’ College as well as The College of Law. She is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

Gillan was the chairperson of the Bow Group in 1987-1988 and unsuccessfully ran for her Greater Manchester Central seat in 1989’s European Parliament election. Gillan got elected into the House of Commons in the general election of 1992 to represent the Buckinghamshire seat of Chesham and Amersham. She was elected to the seat with the majority of 22,220. She remains the seat’s MP since. Her first speech was delivered on June 25, 1992.

In July 1995 Gillan joined the government as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Education and Employment. In this role she expanded the specialist schools programme to include arts and sports colleges, something she considers to be one of her proudest achievements in politics. After the 1997 general election—with the Conservatives now in Opposition—she became a spokesperson for Trade and Industry as well as for Education in June 1997 (with there being so few Conservative MP’s left that several held more than one shadow post) and then, from June 1998, shadow minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and International Development. From September 2001 until June 2003 she served in the whip’s office. In December 2003 she became Shadow Minister for Home, Constitutional and Legal Affairs.

Gillan represented the British Islands and the Mediterranean on the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) from 2000 until 2003 and was later elected treasurer of the CPA from 2003 until 2006.

In her early days in the Parliament, Gillan served on the Select committees for Science and Technology (1992-1995) as well as the committee for Procedure (1994-1995). Gillan was also Secretary of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Space and was a committee member on the board of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology in 1995. In 1994, she was appointed the Personal Secretary of the Parliamentary Leader to House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal Viscount Cranborne.

Cheryl Gillan Net Worth

Cheryl Gillan is one of the richest Politician from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Cheryl Gillan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Dame Cheryl Elise Kendall Gillan DBE MP (born 21 April 1952) is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Buckinghamshire constituency that includes Chesham as well as Amersham located in Buckinghamshire. She was Secretary of State in Wales from 2010 until 2012.

Gillan began working for Gillan joined the International Management Group in 1977 before becoming a director for her first film for the British Film Year in 1984. In 1986, she was promoted to as a senior marketing consultant at Ernst & Young, becoming the marketing director for Kidsons Impey 1991-1993. She was elected a Freeman of the City of London in 1991 and is an active part of the Livery of the Worshipful Company of Marketors.

Prior to her parliamentary career, Gillan worked as a marketing executive for several companies. She was first elected to the House of Commons in 1992 and was a junior minister for Education and Employment from 1995 to 1997 in John Major’s government. After 1997 she served as a Conservative whip and as a spokesperson for Trade and Industry, Foreign Affairs, and Home Affairs. She was the Shadow Welsh Secretary from 2005 to 2010, assuming the cabinet position of Secretary of State for Wales after the 2010 general election until the reshuffle in September 2012. She was awarded a damehood in the New Year’s Honours list 2018.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Cheryl Gillan height Not available right now. Cheryl weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Cheryl Gillan Dating?

According to our records, Cheryl Gillan married to Jack Coates Leeming. As of December 1, 2023, Cheryl Gillan’s is not dating anyone.

Relationships Record : We have no records of past relationships for Cheryl Gillan. You may help us to build the dating records for Cheryl Gillan!

Gillan was appointed by David Cameron as the Secretary of State for Wales in the new Coalition Government formed from the 2010 United Kingdom general election. She was appointed as a Privy Councillor on 13 May 2010.

Facts & Trivia

Cheryl Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Cheryl Gillan celebrates birthday on April 21 of every year.

Gillan ceased to be Welsh Secretary following a major Cabinet reshuffle on 4 September 2012, although she wished to continue in the role. She was replaced by David Jones who had previously been the Parliamentary-Under Secretary of State in the Wales Office.

Has Cheryl Gillan died?

April 4, 2021

How old was Cheryl Gillan?

68 years (1952–2021)

Who is MP for Chesham?

Sarah Green is the Liberal Democrat MP for Chesham and Amersham and has been an MP since 17 June 2021.

Which constituency is Chalfont St Peter in?

South Buckinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Who is Sarah Greene MP?

Sarah Louise Green is a British businesswoman and Liberal Democrat politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chesham and Amersham since

2021. Green is the first Liberal Democrat to represent the constituency, which had previously been Conservative since its creation in 1974.