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[[Claire Perry]] has been the Conservative MP for Devizes since 2010.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/claire-perry/3974 Claire Perry], www.parliament.uk, accessed 24 August 2013.</ref> She was appointed an assistant whip at the [[HM Treasury]] in October 2013.<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-7-october-2013 Ministerial appointments: 7 October 2013], Prime Minister's Office, 7 October 2013.</ref> She became a parliamentary under secretary of state at the [[Department for Transport]] in July 2014.<ref name="No10reshuffle">[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-july-2014 Ministerial appointments: July 2014], Prime Minister's Office, 15 July 2014.</ref> | [[Claire Perry]] has been the Conservative MP for Devizes since 2010.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/claire-perry/3974 Claire Perry], www.parliament.uk, accessed 24 August 2013.</ref> She was appointed an assistant whip at the [[HM Treasury]] in October 2013.<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-7-october-2013 Ministerial appointments: 7 October 2013], Prime Minister's Office, 7 October 2013.</ref> She became a parliamentary under secretary of state at the [[Department for Transport]] in July 2014.<ref name="No10reshuffle">[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-july-2014 Ministerial appointments: July 2014], Prime Minister's Office, 15 July 2014.</ref> | ||
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| + | In 2015 she was re-elected with a majority of 28,295. <ref> [http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Election-Devizes-result-Conservative-Claire-Perry/story-26463349-detail/story.html Election Devizes result: Conservative Claire Perry has won the seat] ''Western Daily Press'', 8 May 2015, accessed 18 May 2015 </ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Revision as of 14:43, 18 May 2015
Claire Perry has been the Conservative MP for Devizes since 2010.[1] She was appointed an assistant whip at the HM Treasury in October 2013.[2] She became a parliamentary under secretary of state at the Department for Transport in July 2014.[3]
In 2015 she was re-elected with a majority of 28,295. [4]
Background
Perry worked for Bank of America, McKinsey & Company, and Credit Suisse before starting her own small business offering online financial advice to women. In 2007 Perry worked as an adviser to George Osborne before being elected as the MP for the Devizes constituency in central Wiltshire in May 2010. [5]
Education
Perry was educated at Nailsea Comprehensive School, Oxford University, and Harvard Business School where she received a MBA. [5]
Notes
- ↑ Claire Perry, www.parliament.uk, accessed 24 August 2013.
- ↑ Ministerial appointments: 7 October 2013, Prime Minister's Office, 7 October 2013.
- ↑ Ministerial appointments: July 2014, Prime Minister's Office, 15 July 2014.
- ↑ Election Devizes result: Conservative Claire Perry has won the seat Western Daily Press, 8 May 2015, accessed 18 May 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Claire Perry GOV.UK, accessed 10 October 2014
