Chichester MP and former apprentice Gillian Keegan appointed apprenticeships and skills minister

Gillian Keegan MP has been appointed to the Department for Education

The MP was given the new role during a cabinet reshuffle earlier this month.

She said: “I feel very privileged to be joining the Department for Education.

“Apprenticeships and lifelong skills training are areas I am passionate about.

“We must ensure everybody has the opportunity to develop the skills they need to make the most of their careers.

“I am excited to get stuck into the new job and I am sure there will be lots to learn.”

Ms Keegan is currently the only degree-level apprentice in the House of Commons and has called for more high-quality apprenticeships to develop the skills the country needs.

She was previously the co-chair for the cross-party group on apprenticeship and was an Apprenticeships Ambassador.

Ms Keegan was also previously the Parliamentary private secretary to Matt Hancock in the Department of Health and Social Care.

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