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Dame Cheryl Gillan
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Official portrait, 2020
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| Chairman of the 1922 Committee | |
| Acting 24 May – 3 September 2019 Serving with Charles Walker |
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| Leader | |
| Preceded by | Graham Brady |
| Succeeded by | Graham Brady |
| Secretary of State for Wales | |
| In office 12 May 2010 – 4 September 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Peter Hain |
| Succeeded by | David Jones |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | |
| In office 8 December 2005 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Leader | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Bill Wiggin |
| Succeeded by | Peter Hain |
| Member of Parliament for Chesham and Amersham |
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| In office 9 April 1992 – 4 April 2021 |
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| Preceded by | Ian Gilmour |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1952 Cardiff, Wales |
| Died | 4 April 2021 (aged 68) Epsom, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) |
Jack Leeming
(m. 1985; died 2019) |
| Education | Cheltenham Ladies' College |
| Alma mater | College of Law |
Dame Cheryl Elise Kendall Gillan DBE MP (21 April 1952 – 4 April 2021) was a British politician. She was the Secretary of State for Wales from 2010 to 2012. She was a Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for the Chesham and Amersham constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1992 to 2021. Gillan was born in Cardiff, Wales.
She was first elected in the 1992 general election and became the Shadow Secretary of State for Wales in 2005. When the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition was formed on 11 May 2010, she became the Secretary of State for Wales. She was dismissed from this post in a cabinet reshuffle in 2012.
She was the Chair of the 1922 committee from May until September 2019. This is the powerful committee of backbench Conservative MPs in the House of Commons.
Gillan died on 4 April 2021 in Epsom, England from a long-illness at the age of 68.
