Alun Cairns | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Secretary of State for Wales | |
| In office 19 March 2016 – 6 November 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Crabb |
| Succeeded by | Simon Hart |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
| In office 15 July 2014 – 19 March 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Stephen Crabb |
| Succeeded by | Guto Bebb |
| Member of Parliament for Vale of Glamorgan | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | John Smith |
| Succeeded by | Kanishka Narayan |
| Member of the Welsh Assembly for South Wales West | |
| In office 6 May 1999 – 6 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Assembly established |
| Succeeded by | Suzy Davies |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 July 1970 Swansea, Wales |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Emma Elizabeth Turner
(m. 1996) |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence(s) | London, England Vale of Glamorgan, Wales |
| Alma mater | University of Wales, Newport |
| Website | Official website |
Alun Hugh Cairns[1] (born 30 July 1970) is a Welsh Conservative politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Vale of Glamorgan from 2010 to 2024.[2] He served as Secretary of State for Wales from 2016 to 2019.
He was previously a member of the National Assembly for Wales for the South Wales West region from 1999 to 2011. Elected to the British House of Commons at the 2010 general election, he resigned[3] as Secretary of State for Wales in November 2019, after claims he had known about a former aide's role in the "sabotage" of a rape trial.[4] Cairns said that he did not know the details of the case and in December 2019 he was cleared of breaking the ministerial code.[5]
- ^ "No. 59418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010. p. 8747.
- ^ "UK general election results 2024: live tracker". The Guardian. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Alun Cairns' resignation letter in full". 6 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ Jones, Teleri Glyn (5 November 2019). "Minister must quit – rape trial 'sabotage' victim". Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Ex-Welsh secretary Alun Cairns cleared over rape trial row". BBC News. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2021.