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She was elected to Parliament in 1987, and became PPS to Peter Lilley in 1988. She was made Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department of Social Security in 1989, and then in 1990 Minister of State at HM Treasury. In 1991 she was given the additional role of Deputy Chairman of the Party.
After the 1992 general election, she was made Secretary of State for Employment, then Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in 1993. She moved to Secretary of State for Education in 1995, and stayed at the department when the Department for Employment merged into it. She remained in this position until the 1997 general electionResults The election was fought under new boundaries, with an additional 8 seats across the UK. Changes listed here are from the notional 1992 result had it been fought on those boundaries. These notional results were used by all media organisations at th.
After the defeat of the Conservatives, William HagueThe Right Honourable William Hague (born March 26, 1961) is a British politician and former leader of the Conservative Party (UK). Hague was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, a strongly working-class area, and caused a sensation at the age of sixteen by made her Shadow Leader of the House of CommonsThe Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons. Although at one time the position was usually held by the Prime Minister if he was an MP, in, and then Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Transport and the Regions in 1998. She returned to the backbenches in 1999.
| Preceded by: Michael HowardThe Right Honourable Michael Howard (born July 7, 1941) is the current Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. He became leader of the Conservative Party on November 6 2003, having been the only candidate for the job after Iain D | Secretary of State for Employment 1992–1993 | Followed by: David HuntDavid James Fletcher Hunt Baron Hunt of Wirral PC (born 1942), is an English Conservative politician, and was a member of the Cabinet during the John Major administration. He became member of Parliament for Wirral after winning a by-election in 1976 the s |
| Preceded by: John GummerThe Right Honourable John Selwyn Gummer is a British politician, and Conservative member of Parliament for Suffolk Coastal. He joined the government in 1981 as a whip. He held various junior ministerial positions at the Department for Employment, and the | Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1993–1994 | Followed by: William Waldegrave |
| Preceded by: John Patten | Secretary of State for Education 1994–1995 | Followed by: Office Replaced |
| Preceded by: — | Secretary of State for Education and Employment 1995–1997 | Followed by: David Blunkett |