David
Cameron
David
Cameron, Witney MP, became the leader of the Conservative Party
on Tuesday December 6th when he won 134,446 of the 198.844 (67.6%)
valid votes cast by Tory party members.
David Cameron
became the Witney MP in 2001 and was re-elected in May 2005 with
49.3% of the votes (26,571 votes, a 14,156 majority over Liz Leffman
the Liberal Democrat candidate). The swing being 0.8% from Liberal
Democrat to Conservative.
David Cameron
Facts
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David Cameron
is married to Samantha and they have 3 children (their third
child, a boy named Arthur Elwin, was born on February 14th 2006
and weighed 7lb 13oz). |
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Cameron
was educated at Eton College between 1979 and 1985 |
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He then
continued his education at Brasenose College, Oxford between
1985 and 1988 where he gained 1st Class Hons in Politics, Philosophy
and Economics |
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He was
special adviser to Cabinet ministers Michael Howard and Norman
Lamont in the 1990s, then communications director at Carlton
television |
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Cameron
was Tory campaign coordinator at general election, then shadow
education secretary |
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Cameron
is Patron of St
Mary's Church, Witney |
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David Cameron is Patron of Witney United FC |
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David Cameron
Career
| 2005
- present |
MP for
Witney and Conservative Party leader |
| 2001
- 2005 |
MP for
Witney |
| 1994
- 2001 |
Director
of Corporate Affairs, Carlton Communications Plc |
| 1993
- 1994 |
Special
Advisor to the Home Secretary |
| 1992
- 1993 |
Special
Advisor to the Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| 1988
- 1992 |
Conservative
Research Department, Head of the Political Section |
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