Researching Gavin Williamson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 26847 people with the Williamson surname? In that year Williamson was ranked number 119 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Gavin means "one of King Arthur's knights" and is of Welsh origin.
Records of Gavin Williamson on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Gavin Williamson and the Williamson Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 33825 people with the Williamson surname in the UK? Williamson is now ranked number 136 for popularity in the UK. |
Williamson Family History Databases
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Williamson Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 148874 people with the Williamson surname in the USA? Williamson is ranked number 108 for popularity in the USA. |
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Gavin Williamson
Gavin Alexander Williamson (born 25 June 1976) is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for South Staffordshire since 2010. A member of the Conservative Party, Williamson previously served in Theresa May's Cabinet as Secretary of State for Defence from 2017 to 2019, and as Secretary of State for Education under Boris Johnson from 2019 to 2021.
Williamson was born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire and was educated at Raincliffe School, Scarborough Sixth Form College and the University of Bradford. He was Chair of Conservative Students from 1997 to 1998 and served on the North Yorkshire County Council from 2001 to 2005. In the 2005 general election, he unsuccessfully stood to become MP for Blackpool North and Fleetwood.
Williamson was elected as MP for South Staffordshire at the 2010 general election. He served in David Cameron's second government as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Patrick McLoughlin, the Secretary of State for Transport prior to being appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister in October 2013. From 14 July 2016 to 2 November 2017, he served as Chief Whip of the British House of Commons in Theresa May's government.
Williamson served as Secretary of State for Defence from November 2017 to 1 May 2019, when he was dismissed as Defence Secretary, following a leak from the National Security Council; Williamson denied leaking the information about Huawei's potential involvement in the British 5G network. After supporting Boris Johnson’s campaign to succeed May as Conservative Leader, Williamson quickly returned to the Cabinet as Education Secretary in July 2019. On 15 September 2021, he was dismissed as Education Secretary when Johnson reshuffled his cabinet.
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