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  Lidington, David
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NameDavid Lidington
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Aylesbury, , United Kingdom
Emaildavidlidington@aylesbury.tory.org.uk
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Born June 30, 1956 (67 years)
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May 23, 2017 04:17am
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InfoDavid was born in 1956. He was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's School, Elstree, and at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. He took an honours degree in History and then a doctorate for research on Elizabethan history. He is married to Helen and has four sons.

David worked for BP and for RTZ before being appointed in 1987 as Special Advisor to the then Home Secretary (Rt Hon Douglas Hurd CBE MP). He moved to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1989 when Mr Hurd became Foreign Secretary.

He has had the privilege of twice captaining a champion University Challenge team, first in 1978 and then in 2002 when the Sidney Sussex team became "champion of champions" in University Challenge Reunited.

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  01/08/2018 UK Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/08/2018 UK Minister for the Cabinet Office Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/08/2018 UK First Secretary of State Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  06/11/2017 Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  06/11/2017 UK Secretary of State for Justice Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  06/08/2017 UK Parliament - Aylesbury Won 55.01% (+25.02%)
  07/14/2016 UK Lord President of the Council Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  07/14/2016 UK First Secretary of State Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  07/14/2016 UK Leader of the House of Commons Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  05/07/2015 UK Parliament - Aylesbury Won 50.67% (+30.96%)
  05/06/2010 UK Parliament - Aylesbury Won 52.17% (+23.73%)
  05/05/2005 UK Parliament - Aylesbury Won 49.08% (+21.51%)
  05/05/2005 UK - Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  06/07/2001 UK Parliament - Aylesbury Won 47.32% (+20.39%)
  05/01/1997 UK Parliament - Aylesbury Won 44.18% (+14.63%)
  04/09/1992 UK Parliament - Aylesbury Won 57.39% (+29.66%)
  06/11/1987 UK Parliament - Vauxhall Lost 28.99% (-21.18%)
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  06/20/2019 UK Conservative Party Leader - MP Vote Lost 0.00% (-51.59%)
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UK Conservative Party Leader - Sep 01, 2022 CON Rishi Sunak
UK Conservative Party Leader - MP Vote - Jun 20, 2019 I Rory Stewart
UK Conservative Party Leader - MP Vote - Jun 20, 2019 I Matthew Hancock
UK EU Membership Referendum - Jun 23, 2016 YES Remain
Conservative Party Leader - Member Vote - Dec 06, 2005 CON David Davis