The Rt Hon Stephen Crabb - GOV.UK

THE RT HON STEPHEN CRABB * Cymraeg * English CONTENTS * Biography * Announcements BIOGRAPHY Stephen Crabb served as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 19 March 2016 until 14 July

2016. He previously served as Secretary of State for Wales from July 2014 until March 2016 and as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Wales Office from 2012 to 2014. He was elected

as Conservative MP for Preseli Pembrokeshire in 2005. EDUCATION Stephen attended Tasker Milward School in Pembrokeshire. He has degrees from Bristol University (BSc) and London Business

School (MBA). POLITICAL CAREER * elected as MP for his home constituency of Preseli Pembrokeshire in 2005 (re-elected May 2010 and 2015) * appointed to the front bench as Opposition Whip

2009 * appointed as an Assistant Government Whip 2011 * Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Wales Office 2012 to 2014 * Secretary of State for Wales from July 2014 until March 2016

He has served on the Welsh Affairs, International Development and Treasury Select Committees. Stephen is the leader of Project Umubano, the Conservative Party’s social action project in

Rwanda and Sierra Leone. CAREER OUTSIDE POLITICS Before being elected to Parliament, Stephen worked as a marketing consultant. He has also worked for the National Council for Voluntary Youth

Services and the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Stephen was Chairman of Governors of a large inner city primary school between 1998 and 2002 and has close links with a number of

charities which help young people overcome challenges. He is also Patron of Pembrokeshire Mencap. PERSONAL LIFE Stephen grew up in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. He is married to Béatrice and

has 2 young children. Stephen enjoys a wide range of sports including rugby, mountain biking and tennis. He has run the London Marathon 3 times and enjoys cooking, playing guitar and

learning French. ANNOUNCEMENTS SUBSCRIPTIONS * Get emails * The Report of the Macur Review * 05 December 2017 * Independent report * Household incomes highest on record * 28 June 2016 *

Press release * Unemployment down as more people in work than ever before * 15 June 2016 * Press release * Employment rate hits record 74.2% * 18 May 2016 * Press release * Rollout of

flagship welfare reform Universal Credit reaches historic milestone * 02 May 2016 * Press release * Employment rate remains at record 74.1% while wages continue to rise * 20 April 2016 *

Press release * Transforming lives through welfare and work * 12 April 2016 * Speech * New State Pension for millions of new pensioners * 05 April 2016 * News story * Workless households

fall by more than three-quarters of a million since 2010 * 30 March 2016 * News story * Ministerial appointments: 19 March 2016 * 19 March 2016 * Press release View all announcements