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Gavin Williamson

1976 - Today

Gavin Williamson

Sir Gavin Alexander Williamson (born 25 June 1976) is a British politician who served in various Cabinet positions under Prime Ministers Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak between 2016 and 2022, lastly as Minister of State without Portfolio from 25 October to 8 November 2022 under Sunak. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge, formerly South Staffordshire, since 2010. Williamson previously served as Government Chief Whip from 2016 to 2017 and Secretary of State for Defence from 2017 to 2019 under May, and as Secretary of State for Education from 2019 to 2021 under Johnson. Williamson was born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, and was educated at Raincliffe School, Scarborough Sixth Form College and the University of Bradford. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Gavin Williamson is the 19,847th most popular politician (down from 19,208th in 2024), the 8,182nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,735th in 2019) and the 764th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gavin Williamson ranks 19,847 out of 19,576. Before him are Sandra Laoura, Ekaterina Bobrova, Yana Zinkevych, Jonas Brodin, Åsa Westlund, and Norma Torres. After him are Neera Tanden, Laura Vargas Koch, Jo Swinson, Farida Azizova, Katie Britt, and James Brokenshire.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Sandra Laoura
1980 - Present
HPI: 36.53
Rank: 19,848
Ekaterina Bobrova
1990 - Present
HPI: 36.52
Rank: 19,849
Yana Zinkevych
1995 - Present
HPI: 36.52
Rank: 19,850
Jonas Brodin
1993 - Present
HPI: 36.50
Rank: 19,851
Åsa Westlund
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.50
Rank: 19,852
Norma Torres
1965 - Present
HPI: 36.49
Rank: 19,853
Gavin Williamson
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.48
Rank: 19,854
Neera Tanden
1970 - Present
HPI: 36.47
Rank: 19,855
Laura Vargas Koch
1990 - Present
HPI: 36.46
Rank: 19,856
Jo Swinson
1980 - Present
HPI: 36.46
Rank: 19,857
Farida Azizova
1995 - Present
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 19,858
Katie Britt
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 19,859
James Brokenshire
1968 - 2021
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 19,860

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Gavin Williamson ranks 1,336. Before him are Kristof Magnusson, Hiromasa Suguri, Dave Rubin, Åsa Westlund, Zach Johnson, and Todd Perry. After him are Mohsin al-Harthi, Jerome Young, Vasileios Polymeros, Andrew Ilie, Vladimir Stepania, and Kelvin Jack.

Others Born in 1976

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Kristof Magnusson
WRITER
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 1,330
Hiromasa Suguri
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.54
Rank: 1,331
Dave Rubin
WRITER
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.51
Rank: 1,332
Åsa Westlund
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.50
Rank: 1,333
Zach Johnson
GOLFER
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.49
Rank: 1,334
Todd Perry
TENNIS PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.49
Rank: 1,335
Gavin Williamson
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.48
Rank: 1,336
Mohsin al-Harthi
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 1,337
Jerome Young
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 1,338
Vasileios Polymeros
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 1,339
Andrew Ilie
TENNIS PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.30
Rank: 1,340
Vladimir Stepania
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 1,341
Kelvin Jack
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 1,342