Sam Gyimah epitomises the new broom that entered the Department for Education in July when Prime Minister David Cameron reshuffled his ministerial pack.
Just like new Education Secretary Nicky Morgan, the MP for East Surrey has been in parliament for just four years and has little in the way of a track record in education or children's services.
So it was somewhat of a surprise when Gyimah was appointed childcare minister to replace Elizabeth Truss - who was promoted to Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – ahead of other backbench MPs known to the sector such as Claire Perry and Andrea Leadsom. His connections to the Prime Minister – he was appointed as parliamentary private secretary to Cameron in September 2012 before becoming a government whip in October 2013 – must have helped.
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