page_title: Michael Fallon
hierarchical_section_title: Michael Fallon
caption_attribution_description: English: Official portrait of Sir Michael Fallon
context_page_description: Sir Michael Cathel Fallon KCB is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Defence from 2014 to 2017. A member of the Conservative Party, Fallon served as the Member of Parliament for Sevenoaks from 1997 to 2019, having previously served as the MP for Darlington from 1983 to 1992.
  Fallon served as Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2012 and Minister of State for Business and Enterprise from 2012 to 2014. He served as Minister of State at the Department of Energy and Climate Change from 2013 to 2014 and Minister of State for Portsmouth in 2014, before serving as Defence Secretary under David Cameron and Theresa May. He resigned after being implicated in the 2017 Westminster sexual misconduct allegations.
context_section_description: Sir Michael Cathel Fallon KCB (born 14 May 1952) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Defence from 2014 to 2017. A member of the Conservative Party, Fallon served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sevenoaks from 1997 to 2019, having previously served as the MP for Darlington from 1983 to 1992. 
  Fallon served as Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2012 and Minister of State for Business and Enterprise from 2012 to 2014. He served as Minister of State at the Department of Energy and Climate Change from 2013 to 2014 and Minister of State for Portsmouth in 2014, before serving as Defence Secretary under David Cameron and Theresa May. He resigned after being implicated in the 2017 Westminster sexual misconduct allegations.
caption: Fallon in 2017
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