Secretary of State for Education
The Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP
Biography
Gillian Keegan was appointed Secretary of State for Education on 25 October 2022.
She was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Africa) at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office from 7 September 2022 to 25 October 2022.
Prior to this Gillian served as:
- Minister of State (Minister for Care and Mental Health) at the Department of Health and Social Care - September 2021 to September 2022
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills) at the Department for Education - February 2020 to September 2021
Gillian was elected as Conservative MP for Chichester on 8 June 2017.
(Photo source UK Parliament website. Used under Creative Commons).
Secretary of State for Education
The Secretary of State is responsible for the work of the Department for Education, including:
- early years and childcare
- children’s social care
- teacher quality, recruitment and retention
- the school curriculum
- school improvement
- academies and free schools
- further education
- apprenticeships and skills
- higher education