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| Stephen Crabb gets Wales secretary job | Stephen Crabb gets Wales secretary job |
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| Stephen Crabb MP has been appointed as Welsh secretary, after the serving minister David Jones was sacked. | Stephen Crabb MP has been appointed as Welsh secretary, after the serving minister David Jones was sacked. |
| The Preseli Pembrokeshire MP was Mr Jones's deputy, but was promoted in a cabinet reshuffle. | The Preseli Pembrokeshire MP was Mr Jones's deputy, but was promoted in a cabinet reshuffle. |
| Mr Crabb said he was "very pleased" and would be "working hard for Wales" and was described by First Minister Carwyn Jones as "pragmatic and reasonable". | |
| BBC Wales understands Vale of Glamorgan MP Alun Cairns will take over as junior minister at the Wales Office. | |
| Shortly after leaving Downing Street Mr Crabb - who had been widely tipped to replace Clwyd West MP David Jones - paid tribute to his predecessor. | Shortly after leaving Downing Street Mr Crabb - who had been widely tipped to replace Clwyd West MP David Jones - paid tribute to his predecessor. |
| He tweeted: "I will build on the excellent work of David Jones. He achieved so much during his time as Welsh secretary & leaves a strong legacy to Wales." | He tweeted: "I will build on the excellent work of David Jones. He achieved so much during his time as Welsh secretary & leaves a strong legacy to Wales." |
| In further tweets, he said: "Wales deserves the best and I look forward to providing a strong voice for Wales around the Cabinet table." | In further tweets, he said: "Wales deserves the best and I look forward to providing a strong voice for Wales around the Cabinet table." |
| 'Powerful advocate' | 'Powerful advocate' |
| He said it was a "huge privilege" to join the cabinet. | He said it was a "huge privilege" to join the cabinet. |
| Mr Crabb added: "This Gov is ambitious for Wales, working to ensure Wales at front of the economic recovery". | Mr Crabb added: "This Gov is ambitious for Wales, working to ensure Wales at front of the economic recovery". |
| Entering Gwydyr House, the Whitehall headquarters of the Wales Office, Mr Crabb said he was "looking forward to getting on with the job right now". | Entering Gwydyr House, the Whitehall headquarters of the Wales Office, Mr Crabb said he was "looking forward to getting on with the job right now". |
| David Jones was seen by Labour ministers in Cardiff as someone instinctively hostile to devolution, and during First Minister's Questions Carwyn Jones said he now hoped for a "new approach and a new attitude" from the Wales Office. | David Jones was seen by Labour ministers in Cardiff as someone instinctively hostile to devolution, and during First Minister's Questions Carwyn Jones said he now hoped for a "new approach and a new attitude" from the Wales Office. |
| "I do have to say that I know that my colleagues have dealt with the new secretary of state in the past and have found him to be pragmatic and reasonable, if I can put it that way, remembering of course the obvious political difficulties and differences that are there..." | "I do have to say that I know that my colleagues have dealt with the new secretary of state in the past and have found him to be pragmatic and reasonable, if I can put it that way, remembering of course the obvious political difficulties and differences that are there..." |
| Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies congratulated his "close colleague" on his promotion. | Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies congratulated his "close colleague" on his promotion. |
| Mr Davies has had a number of public disagreements with David Jones, including over the form of income tax raising powers UK ministers are making available to the Welsh assembly. | Mr Davies has had a number of public disagreements with David Jones, including over the form of income tax raising powers UK ministers are making available to the Welsh assembly. |
| "Stephen Crabb has been an effective and hardworking minister and will be a powerful advocate for Wales around the cabinet table," said Mr Davies. | "Stephen Crabb has been an effective and hardworking minister and will be a powerful advocate for Wales around the cabinet table," said Mr Davies. |
| Shadow Welsh Secretary Owen Smith urged Mr Crabb to "break free" from what he called the "ceaseless negativity" of his predecessors' attitude to Wales and the Welsh government. | Shadow Welsh Secretary Owen Smith urged Mr Crabb to "break free" from what he called the "ceaseless negativity" of his predecessors' attitude to Wales and the Welsh government. |
| The new secretary of state should "go into the new job with the aim of standing up for our nation, rather than indulging in politicised attacks on Wales, with the aim of winning votes in England", said Mr Smith. | The new secretary of state should "go into the new job with the aim of standing up for our nation, rather than indulging in politicised attacks on Wales, with the aim of winning votes in England", said Mr Smith. |
| About Stephen Crabb | About Stephen Crabb |
| Raised by a single parent in a council house, Stephen Crabb was first elected as Preseli Pembrokeshire MP in 2005 and re-elected in 2010. He previously a government whip and David Jones's deputy at the Wales Office. | Raised by a single parent in a council house, Stephen Crabb was first elected as Preseli Pembrokeshire MP in 2005 and re-elected in 2010. He previously a government whip and David Jones's deputy at the Wales Office. |
| Mr Crabb grew up in Haverfordwest and attended the town's Tasker Milward School. | Mr Crabb grew up in Haverfordwest and attended the town's Tasker Milward School. |
| A father-of-two, he is married to Beatrice. | A father-of-two, he is married to Beatrice. |
| His website says his hobbies include rugby, mountain biking, tennis, cooking, playing the guitar and learning French. | His website says his hobbies include rugby, mountain biking, tennis, cooking, playing the guitar and learning French. |
| Before his election, he worked as a marketing consultant. He also worked for the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services and the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry. | Before his election, he worked as a marketing consultant. He also worked for the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services and the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry. |
| Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire MP Simon Hart MP said: "From my point of view as a Pembrokeshire colleague I think it will put a bit of an important spotlight on our part of south west Wales. | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire MP Simon Hart MP said: "From my point of view as a Pembrokeshire colleague I think it will put a bit of an important spotlight on our part of south west Wales. |
| "All the years I've known Stephen, he's got a very shrewd brain. He understands business, he understands politics, he understands Wales and I think he will bring just a nice refreshing and different approach to the way politics is seen in Wales." | "All the years I've known Stephen, he's got a very shrewd brain. He understands business, he understands politics, he understands Wales and I think he will bring just a nice refreshing and different approach to the way politics is seen in Wales." |
| Mr Jones had succeeded his former Wales Office boss, Cheryl Gillan, in September 2012, and was the 16th secretary of state and the first to have been an AM, having sat in the Welsh assembly from 2002 to 2003. | Mr Jones had succeeded his former Wales Office boss, Cheryl Gillan, in September 2012, and was the 16th secretary of state and the first to have been an AM, having sat in the Welsh assembly from 2002 to 2003. |
| David Cornock, BBC Wales parliamentary correspondent, wrote in his blog that Mr Crabb would also be the first Conservative cabinet minister with a beard for more than a century. | David Cornock, BBC Wales parliamentary correspondent, wrote in his blog that Mr Crabb would also be the first Conservative cabinet minister with a beard for more than a century. |