Theresa May Politician
Theresa Mary May PC MP (née Brasier; born 1 October 1956) is a British Conservative politician, and the current UK Home Secretary.May was first elected to Parliament in 1997 as Member of Parliament for Maidenhead. She went on to be appointed Chairman of the Conservative Party and was sworn of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council in 2002.She served in a number of roles in the Shadow Cabinets of Iain Duncan Smith, Michael Howard and David Cameron, including Shadow Leader of the House of Commons and Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary.When Cameron became Prime Minister in May 2010, May was appointed Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities; delegating the latter role in 2012 to Maria Miller, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (2012–14).
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| office | Member of Parliament Home Secretary Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Shadow Secretary of State for Transport Chairman of the Conservative Party Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Minister for Women and Equalities for Maidenhead |
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