Dame Cheryl Gillan
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Dame Cheryl Gillan was a British Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliament for Chesham and Amersham for nearly three decades and held senior roles including Secretary of State for Wales.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dame Cheryl Gillan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6423669 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dame Cheryl Gillan Context triple: [Chesham and Amersham (UK Parliament constituency), previousMP, Dame Cheryl Gillan]
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A.
Eve Best
Eve Best is an English actress known for her acclaimed work on stage and screen, including prominent roles in television series like "Nurse Jackie" and "House of the Dragon."
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B.
Helen McCrory
Helen McCrory was an acclaimed English stage and screen actress known for her powerful performances in works such as "Peaky Blinders," the "Harry Potter" film series, and numerous high-profile theatre productions.
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C.
Naomie Harris
Naomie Harris is a British actress known for her versatile film roles, including portraying Winnie Mandela in "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" and Eve Moneypenny in the James Bond franchise.
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D.
Michelle Gomez
Michelle Gomez is a Scottish actress best known for her darkly comedic and villainous roles in television series such as Doctor Who and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
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E.
Tilda Thacker
Tilda Thacker is a fictional actress character in the Coen brothers' film "Hail, Caesar!", portrayed as part of the movie's satirical take on Hollywood's Golden Age.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dame Cheryl Gillan Target entity description: Dame Cheryl Gillan was a British Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliament for Chesham and Amersham for nearly three decades and held senior roles including Secretary of State for Wales.
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A.
Eve Best
Eve Best is an English actress known for her acclaimed work on stage and screen, including prominent roles in television series like "Nurse Jackie" and "House of the Dragon."
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B.
Helen McCrory
Helen McCrory was an acclaimed English stage and screen actress known for her powerful performances in works such as "Peaky Blinders," the "Harry Potter" film series, and numerous high-profile theatre productions.
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C.
Naomie Harris
Naomie Harris is a British actress known for her versatile film roles, including portraying Winnie Mandela in "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" and Eve Moneypenny in the James Bond franchise.
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D.
Michelle Gomez
Michelle Gomez is a Scottish actress best known for her darkly comedic and villainous roles in television series such as Doctor Who and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
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E.
Tilda Thacker
Tilda Thacker is a fictional actress character in the Coen brothers' film "Hail, Caesar!", portrayed as part of the movie's satirical take on Hollywood's Golden Age.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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human ⓘ |
| appointedAs | Secretary of State for Wales in 2010 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| constituencyRepresented | Chesham and Amersham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1952-04-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-04-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cheltenham Ladies’ College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
College of Law, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Gillan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Cheryl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Dame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honour |
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Privy Counsellor ⓘ |
| knownFor | advocacy on autism issues ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
longest-serving female Conservative MP at time of death
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opposition to High Speed 2 (HS2) rail project ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cardiff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| positionHeld |
Chair of the 1922 Committee (acting)
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Member of Parliament for Chesham and Amersham ⓘ Minister of State for Education and Employment ⓘ Secretary of State for Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Shadow Secretary of State for Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ian Gilmour as MP for Chesham and Amersham ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| representedRegion | Buckinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Amersham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedInCabinetOf | David Cameron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Jack Leeming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Sarah Green as MP for Chesham and Amersham ⓘ |
| supported | Autism Act 2009 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEndAsMP | 2021 ⓘ |
| termStartAsMP | 1992 ⓘ |
| votedFor | Brexit in the 2016 EU referendum ⓘ |
| workedFor |
British Airways
NERFINISHED
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Gillette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedIn | marketing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dame Cheryl Gillan Description of subject: Dame Cheryl Gillan was a British Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliament for Chesham and Amersham for nearly three decades and held senior roles including Secretary of State for Wales.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.