Cheryl Gillan
Cheryl was appointed Secretary of State for Wales on 12 May 2010.
Cheryl was born in Llandaff, Cardiff, in 1952 and was educated at Cheltenham Ladies College and the College of Law.
She was elected Member of Parliament for Chesham and Amersham in April 1992.
Cheryl was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Lord Privy Seal, Leader of the House of Lords from 1994 until July 1995. She was then appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Education and Employment.
She became Frontbench Spokesperson for Trade and Industry in June 1997 and in June 1998 she was appointed Frontbench Spokesman for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. She went on to become an Opposition Whip from September 2001 to June 2003.
In December 2003, she was appointed a Shadow Minister for Home, Constitutional and Legal Affairs.
In December 2005, Cheryl was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Wales.
Before entering Parliament, her career included Director of British Film Year (1984-86); Senior Marketing Consultant, Ernst and Young (1986-91) and Marketing Director, Kidsons Impey (1991-1993).
Her interests include singing, gardening and golf.