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He was appointed Secretary of State for Wales 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> In this position he oversees, among other things, the overall strategic direction of the office, constitutional and electoral issues, foreign affairs and health.<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/people/stephen-crabb Stephen Crabb Profile]Gov.UK, accessed 25 September</ref> | He was appointed Secretary of State for Wales 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> In this position he oversees, among other things, the overall strategic direction of the office, constitutional and electoral issues, foreign affairs and health.<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/people/stephen-crabb Stephen Crabb Profile]Gov.UK, accessed 25 September</ref> | ||
− | Crabb was appointed | + | Crabb was appointed to replace [[Iain Duncan Smith]] as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, following his resignation in March 2016. <ref>Dods people, [http://www.civilserviceworld.com/articles/analysis/arrivals-moves-departures-latest-appointments-civil-service-politics-and-public-17 Arrivals, moves, departures], ''Civil Service World'', accessed 31 March 2016</ref> He only served in the role until July 2016, proffering his resignation to new Prime Minister [[Theresa May]] on 14 July 2016. <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36785814 'Whos in and whos out? May's new cabinet', 14 July 2016], ''BBC News'', accessed 15 July 2016</ref> |
Revision as of 12:15, 15 July 2016
Stephen Crabb MP has been the Conservative MP for Preseli Pembrokeshire since 2005.
He was appointed Secretary of State for Wales in July 2014.[1] In this position he oversees, among other things, the overall strategic direction of the office, constitutional and electoral issues, foreign affairs and health.[2]
Crabb was appointed to replace Iain Duncan Smith as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, following his resignation in March 2016. [3] He only served in the role until July 2016, proffering his resignation to new Prime Minister Theresa May on 14 July 2016. [4]
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Notes
- ↑ Ministerial appointments: July 2014, Prime Minister's Office, 15 July 2014.
- ↑ Stephen Crabb ProfileGov.UK, accessed 25 September
- ↑ Dods people, Arrivals, moves, departures, Civil Service World, accessed 31 March 2016
- ↑ 'Whos in and whos out? May's new cabinet', 14 July 2016, BBC News, accessed 15 July 2016