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Tag: UK Defence Secretary

  • Friday, May 3rd 2019 - 21:50 UTC

    Penny Mordaunt, the first UK female defense secretary

    MP for Portsmouth North, Ms Mordaunt is an exhead of the Conservative Party's youth wing and was a press officer for William Hague when he was party leader

    Penny Mordaunt has become the UK's first female defense secretary after Gavin Williamson was sacked. She was previously international development secretary, in charge of a multi-billion pound annual budget. With a background as a naval reservist, and having served as an armed forces minister under David Cameron, Ms Mordaunt seems well prepared for the role.´