David Laws
Biography
David Laws was re-elected MP for Yeovil in May 2010 with a majority of 13,036.
He became chief secretary to the Treasury after the formation of the coalition government in May 2010, but resigned three weeks later and returned to the backbenches.
David Laws won the Observer Mace National Schools Debating Competition (1984) and joined the Liberal Democrats in 1984.
He won a scholarship to King's College, Cambridge (Double First Class Honours, Economics).
He was Managing Director at Barclays Bank before joining the Liberal Democrats as the Parliamentary Party's Economic Advisor in 1994 and was author of the 1994 and 1995 Liberal Democrat Alternative Budgets.
David's policy interests include Education, Economics and Environment.
From 1997 to 1999 he was the party's Director of Policy and Research, and in 2001 he succeeded Paddy Ashdown as MP for Yeovil.
David was appointed Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury in 2002. He was re-elected in 2005 with a much increased majority, and was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. In 2007 David was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families.
Education: St George's College, Weybridge; Kings College, Cambridge
Experience: Managing Director of Barclays Bank, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party's Economic Adviser (1994-1997), and Director of Policy and Research (1997-1999)
Parliamentary experience: 2007- Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, 2005-07 Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury in the 2001-2005 Parliament
Interests: Reading, running, athletics and rugby
Memberships: Institute of Fiscal Studies
Constituency
Constituency Address
5 Church Street YEOVIL BA20 1HB
Constituency Tel
01935 423284
Date of Birth
30 November 1965
enquiries@yeovil-libdems.org.uk
Party
Liberal Democrats
Personal Website
www.yeovil-libdems.org.uk/david.asp
Westminster Address
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Westminster Tel
020 7219 8413
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