Stephen Crabb

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Stephen Crabb

Stephen Crabb (born January 20, 1973 in Inverness , Scotland ) is a British Conservative Party politician . He has been a member of the House of Commons since 2005 and has served as UK Secretary of Labor and Pensions since March 2016. Before that, he was Parliamentary Secretary of the Conservative Group ( Government Whip ) and Minister for Wales .

Life

Crabb was born in Inverness, Scotland to Scottish Welsh parents but grew up in Pembrokeshire, Wales. He and his two brothers were raised in a council flat by his single mother after she divorced his abusive father.

These early experiences, he said, influenced his views on welfare. “What gives me the most strength is the way my mother overcame her crisis when she became dependent on welfare . She started with a few hours of work during the week and then worked more and more. When she completed further training on her own, she got a full-time job, was able to buy a car and became financially independent. "

Education and Early Career

He studied political science at the University of Bristol and received his bachelor's degree in politics in 1995.

As a student, Crabb worked on construction work in various locations in England and Wales during his summer vacation. He met his current wife, Béatrice, while studying in Bristol.

After studying in Bristol, Crabb studied French at the Open University and an MBA from the London Business School . He began his career with the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services as a part-time youth worker in south London. From 1995 to 1996 Crabb did an internship with the advocacy group “Christian Action Research and Education”.

In 1998, Crabb began working for the London Chamber of Commerce , the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He was also an election observer in Bosnia and Herzegovina that same year . In 2002 he became a marketing consultant .

Political career

elections

Crabb was elected MP in his home constituency, Preseli Pembrokeshire, in the 2005 British general election. He delivered his inaugural address on May 25, 2005.

In the 2010 British general election , Crabb was re-elected with a majority of 42.79%. He was also re-elected with 40.4% in the 2015 elections.

Minister for Wales

In July 2014, Crabb was appointed Secretary of State for Wales , the Minister for Wales. One of his first acts as Secretary of State for Wales was to swap his taxpayer-funded car for public transport. Crabb also became Minister for Wales after the 2015 elections. During his tenure as Minister for Wales he was an avowed supporter of Iain Duncan Smith's social policy reforms: "We cannot be petty about social reforms in places like Wales - it is evidently a place that needs it."

Minister of Labor and Pensions

On March 19, 2016, Crabb replaced Iain Duncan Smith as Minister of Labor and Pensions after his unexpected resignation. Crabb has been the first conservative beard to become cabinet minister since 1905.

Crabb has spoken out in advance for a reform of social assistance: “It should be in the interests of all parties to reduce social assistance expenditure. That should be our common goal, because it means that fewer people become dependent, fewer people are unemployed and there are therefore fewer people who need state support. "

Candidate for party leadership and prime ministerial office

After David Cameron , Prime Minister and Chairman of the Conservative Party, announced his resignation in September 2016 following the decision by British voters to leave the European Union , Crabb announced his candidacy for his successor in June 2016. His competitors are Interior Minister Theresa May , Justice Minister Michael Gove , Secretary of State for Energy Andrea Leadsom and former Defense Minister Liam Fox . After getting only 34 of 329 votes in the first round of the primaries on July 5th, he withdrew his application and announced that he would support May.

Expense scandal 2009

During the 2009 expense scandal, it emerged that Crabb was claiming £ 8,049 for the renovation of his London apartment, including £ 500 for a down comforter and TV cabinet. At the time he said, “I never received any expenses for things like plasma televisions, even though the law allowed it. My expenses were always within the limits of the law. "

Connections to CARE

Crabb has connections to "Christian Action Research and Education", a Christian interest group , with which he did an internship before starting his political career. CARE labeled homosexual people as "sexually ill" and lobbyed against the introduction of LGBT rights in Great Britain. However, Crabb distanced himself from these views in 2014, making it clear that he did not see homosexuality as a disease.

Private life

His marriage to the French woman Béatrite Monnier resulted in two children.

He is vice-captain of the Commons and Lords RFC rugby team and has taken part in the London Marathon 3 times . He has been playing the guitar since his youth. He is a practicing Christian and has made speeches at Conservative Christian Fellowship meetings.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Stephen Crabb replaces Iain Duncan Smith. BBC News , March 19, 2016, accessed March 19, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Betsan Powys: The reshuffle: twist in the tail. BBC News Online, September 5, 2012, accessed March 21, 2016 .
  3. ^ MP Stephen Crabb wins Wales Office promotion. BBC News Online, September 5, 2012, accessed March 21, 2016 .
  4. ^ Stephen Crabb MP on his new job in the Wales Office. BBC News Online, September 6, 2012, accessed March 21, 2016 .
  5. ↑ a b Rowena Mason: Stephen Crabb to be Welsh secretary . In: The Guardian . London July 15, 2014 ( theguardian.com [accessed July 15, 2014]).
  6. ↑ a b Stephen Crabb profile: How a working-class boy rose through Tory ranks to become Work and Pensions Secretary . In: The Independent . March 19, 2016 ( independent.co.uk [accessed March 19, 2016]).
  7. ↑ a b About Stephen. stephencrabb.com, archived from the original on July 17, 2014 ; accessed on July 15, 2014 .
  8. ↑ a b c d e Stephen Crabb MP appointed Secretary of State for Wales on gov.uk
  9. ↑ a b c d Simon Walters: Tory Minister for Wales: I foiled my dad's knife attack ... on my mother . In: Daily Mail . London October 25, 2014 ( dailymail.co.uk [accessed March 20, 2015]).
  10. ^ David Model: Christian fundamentalists fighting spiritual battle in Parliament . In: The Daily Telegraph . London May 18, 2008 ( telegraph.co.uk [accessed May 20, 2009]).
  11. ↑ Thoughts from Graduates ... (PDF) CARE, accessed on May 20, 2009 .
  12. ↑ Stephen Crabb. Debrett's People of Today, accessed March 19, 2016 .
  13. ^ Oral Answers to Questions . In: Hansard . tape 434 , no. 79 , May 25, 2005 ( publications.parliament.uk ( December 22, 2015 memento in the Internet Archive )).
  14. ↑ a b Stephen Crabb MP. UK Parliament, accessed July 15, 2014 .
  15. ↑ Preseli Pembrokeshire 2015 Results. BBC News, May 8, 2015, accessed May 8, 2015 .
  16. ↑ Steffan Rhys: No Jags: New Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb scraps Jaguar on first day. In: Wales Online. July 20, 2014, accessed March 21, 2016 .
  17. ↑ Election 2015: Stephen Crabb to remain as Welsh Secretary. In: BBC News. May 11, 2015, accessed May 11, 2015 .
  18. ↑ Stephen Crabb: How my mother inspired my vision of welfare reform. Accessed March 20, 2016 .
  19. ↑ Great Britain: Theresa May wants to become the new Prime Minister. Spiegel Online, June 30, 2016, accessed on the same day
  20. ↑ Conservative leader: Who might succeed David Cameron? BBC News, June 30, 2016, accessed the same day
  21. ↑ Power struggle to succeed Cameron: Theresa May wins first round. Spiegel Online, July 7, 2016, accessed on the same day
  22. ↑ a b Jon Swaine: Stephen Crabb nominates fellow MP's flat as main home: MPs' expenses . In: The Daily Telegraph . London May 14, 2009 ( telegraph.co.uk [accessed March 19, 2016]).
  23. ^ Joseph Patrick McCormick: MP who took interns from 'gay cure' event sponsor, appointed as Welsh Secretary. PinkNews.co.uk, July 14, 2014, accessed March 21, 2016 .
  24. ^ Siobhan Fenton: Stephen Crabb: New DWP Secretary criticized for links to 'gay cure' group . In: The Independent . March 19, 2016 ( independent.co.uk [accessed March 19, 2016]).
  25. ↑ Paul Kendall: Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb's close shave with 'gay cure' group. (No longer available online.) In: The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited, July 20, 2014, archived from the original on March 25, 2016 ; accessed on March 20, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.telegraph.co.uk.fxsc.ru
  26. ↑ a b Stephen Crabb. The Conservative Party, accessed March 19, 2016 .
  27. ^ Minister: 'Easier for MPs to admit to porn than prayer'. In: The Christian Institute. December 10, 2015, archived from the original on June 30, 2016 ; Retrieved March 19, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Crabb, Stephen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Conservative Party politician
DATE OF BIRTH 20th January 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Inverness , Scotland