CYP Now - Gillian Keegan appointed fifth Education Secretary in four months

Gillian Keegan has been appointed as the government’s fifth Education Secretary in just four months.

Gillian Keegan is the new Education Secretary. Picture: Parliament UK

The MP for Chichester succeeds Kit Malthouse, who left the role today (Tuesday), just over a month after he was appointed.

Keegan, who was named as Education Secretary as part of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s first cabinet, previously held the position of under-secretary of state for apprenticeships and skills between February 2020 to September 21.

She has been under-secretary of state at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office since September and was previously minister for care at the Department of Health and Social Care between September 2021 and September 2022 with her portfolio covering young people's mental health.

Keegan has voted for cuts to local government funding and against extending powers afforded to local authorities.

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