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Gavin Williamson

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Sir Gavin Alexander Williamson (born 25 June 1976) is a British politician who served in various Cabinet positions under Prime Ministers Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak between 2016 and 2022, lastly as Minister of State without Portfolio from 25 October to 8 November 2022 under Sunak. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge, formerly South Staffordshire, since 2010. Williamson previously served as Government Chief Whip from 2016 to 2017 and Secretary of State for Defence from 2017 to 2019 under May, and as Secretary of State for Education from 2019 to 2021 under Johnson. Williamson was born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, and was educated at Raincliffe School, Scarborough Sixth Form College and the University of Bradford. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Gavin Williamson is the 19,803rd most popular politician (down from 19,209th in 2024), the 8,145th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,735th in 2019) and the 762nd most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gavin Williamson ranks 19,803 out of 19,576Before him are Sandra Laoura, Ekaterina Bobrova, Yana Zinkevych, Jonas Brodin, Åsa Westlund, and Norma Torres. After him are Neera Tanden, Laura Vargas Koch, Jo Swinson, Farida Azizova, Katie Britt, and James Brokenshire.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Gavin Williamson ranks 1,336Before him are Kristof Magnusson, Hiromasa Suguri, Dave Rubin, Åsa Westlund, Zach Johnson, and Todd Perry. After him are Mohsin al-Harthi, Jerome Young, Vasileios Polymeros, Andrew Ilie, Vladimir Stepania, and Kelvin Jack.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gavin Williamson ranks 8,147 out of 8,785Before him are Conor Maynard (1992), Thomas Turgoose (1992), Tim Brabants (1977), Tim Harford (1973), RiskyKidd (1994), and Calum Chambers (1995). After him are Hannah Hampton (2000), Plan B (1983), Jo Swinson (1980), Example (1982), Jon Ronson (1967), and Lily Loveless (1990).

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Gavin Williamson ranks 762Before him are Jo Johnson (1971), Brandon Lewis (1971), Tanni Grey-Thompson (1969), Sarah Thomas (1981), Esther McVey (1967), and Liz Kendall (1971). After him are Jo Swinson (1980), James Brokenshire (1968), Anne-Marie Trevelyan (1969), Ian Blackford (1961), Lisa Nandy (1979), and Ben Woollaston (1987).