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Theresa Mary May (n�e (Married and maiden names) Brasier, born 1 October 1956) is a British Conservative (Conservative Party (United Kingdom)) politician who serves as Home Secretary in the current Conservative - Liberal Democrat Coalition (Conservative - Liberal Democrat Coalition Agreement). She was elected to Parliament in 1997 as member for Maidenhead (Maidenhead (UK Parliament constituency)), and served as chairman of the Conservative Party from 2003 to 2004. Appointed to the Privy Council (Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council) in 2003, she became Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Shadow Minister for Women before being created Home Secretary (with responsibility for national security and the police) and Minister for Women and Equality in David Camerons cabinet (Cabinet of the United Kingdom#Current cabinet) on 11 May 2010.
Honorific-prefix: The Right Honourable (Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council#Rights and privileges of members),
Honorific-suffix: MP (Member of Parliament)
Leader3: David Cameron
Leader4: David Cameron
Leader5: Michael Howard
Leader6: Michael Howard
Leader7: Michael Howard
Constituency Mp8: Maidenhead (Maidenhead (UK Parliament constituency))
Majority8: 16,769 (31.2%)
Date of birth: 1956-10-01
Birth Location: Eastbourne, England
Party: Conservative (Conservative Party (UK))
Spouse: Philip May
Alma Mater: St Hugh's College, University of Oxford
Home Secretary
In office: 12 May 2010
Predceded by: Alan Johnson
Primeminister: David Cameron
Minister for Women and Equalities
In office: 12 May 2010
Predceded by: Harriet Harman (Women and Equality)
Primeminister: David Cameron
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet)
In office: 19 January 2009-11 May 2010
Predceded by: Chris Grayling
Succeeded by: Yvette Cooper
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons (Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet)
In office: 6 December 2005-19 January 2009
Predceded by: Oliver Heald
Succeeded by: Alan Duncan
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet)
In office: 6 May 2005-6 December 2005
Predceded by: Julie Kirkbride
Succeeded by: Hugo Swire
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport (Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet)
In office: 6 November 2003-6 May 2005
Predceded by: Tim Collins (Tim Collins (politician))
Succeeded by: Alan Duncan
Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet)
In office: 6 November 2003-6 May 2005
Predceded by: David Lidington
Succeeded by: Alan Duncan
In office: 1 May 1997
Predceded by: Constituency established