David Cameron

Biography

David Cameron was re-elected MP for Witney in May 2010 with a majority of 22,740 votes.

He was elected Leader of the Conservative Party in December 2005. He became prime minister after the 2010 election, starting a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats.

David, Samantha and their three young children live in London and West Oxfordshire, where he has been MP for Witney since 2001.

Before he became an MP, David worked in business and government. He worked as a Special Adviser in government, first to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and then to the Home Secretary. Afterwards he spent seven years at Carlton Communications, one of the UK's leading media companies, and served on the management Board.

Constituency

Witney

Twitter

Number10gov

Constituency Address

West Oxfordshire Conservative Association, Waterloo House, 58 - 60 High Street, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6HJ

Constituency Tel

Date of Birth

9/10/66

Email

camerond@parliament.uk

Party

Conservative

Personal Website

http://www.davidcameronmp.com/

Westminster Address

House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA

Westminster Tel

020 7219 0235

David Cameron latest news

PMQs sketch: Ed 'muttering idiot' Balls is a maestro of irritation

The shadow chancellor never fails to wind up government MPs during PMQs

However much David Cameron may swat at the Balls bluebottle, he will never be able to squash the superbly annoying shadow chancellor.

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Leadership ruffles backbench feathers in 1922 elections

Conservative backbenchers will be less awkward for the PM in future

David Cameron and George Osborne's bid to mute the rebelliousness of Conservative MPs in yesterday's 1922 committee elections has broadly succeeded - but at a cost.

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PMQs: Cameron claims ally in Socialist Hollande

David Cameron suggested to that MPs Francois Hollande agreed with Britain's spending cuts policy

Ed Miliband has mocked David Cameron for claiming new French president Francois Hollande as an ally in this week's prime minister's questions.

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No joke: Brooks admits Cameron's 'LOL' texts

Cameron signed off text messages to Rebekah Brooks with 'LOL DC'

David Cameron kept in regular contact with former News International boss Rebekah Brooks via text messages he signed 'LOL DC', she has admitted to the Leveson inquiry.

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Sketch: Miliband grins when he's winning

The kind of gloating silent chuckle that must make him an insufferable Monopoly winner

Ed Miliband has an unusually gleeful grin, the kind of gloating silent chuckle that must make him an insufferable Monopoly winner.

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Cameron presses the 'mute' button on coalition politics

Cameron downplays coalition politics. Using a mixing desk.

David Cameron is seeking to downplay the significance of coalition politics ahead of this week's Queen's Speech.

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A clash of loyalties: PM faces balancing act after elections setback

David Cameron among his party members, who want a shift to the right

David Cameron faces a major test of his premiership this weekend, as Conservative backbenchers put pressure on him to retreat on Lords reform and gay marriage.

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Sketch: Cameron's bluster-o-meter was off the scale

Ed Miliband succeeded in riling David Cameron in the Commons this pm

By the time Miliband had finished Cameron had transformed from a sanguine, professional politician into a mess of a man.

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Recession woes: Coalition won't budge despite new poll low

Britain's economy is now back in recession - and the Tories are paying a political price

David Cameron is refusing to revert to a 'plan B' despite the double-dip recession and a new polling setback for his party.

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Cameron wants 'natural justice' for Hunt at Leveson

Jeremy Hunt won't lose his job until after his Leveson inquiry appearance

David Cameron will act as the judge of Jeremy Hunt's behaviour after Lord Justice Leveson refused to do so, he has made clear.

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