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He graduated in 1988 with a first-class honours BA degree (later promoted to an MA by seniority). [28]
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Conservative 2010 to 2016
David Cameron served as Prime Minister from 2010 to 2016, leading Britain’s first coalition government in nearly 70 years and, at the 2015 General Election, forming the first majority Conservative government in the UK for almost two decades.
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David Cameron was the youngest Prime Minister since Lord Liverpool in 1812. David Cameron is Chairman of Patrons at National Citizen Service, the UK’s flagship youth development programme that he personally founded while leader of the opposition. He is also President of Alzheimer’s Research UK and, together with former US Secretary of State, John K...
David Cameron was educated at Eton College and Brasenose College, Oxford, studying politics, philosophy and economics. After graduating he joined the Conservative research department where he worked for Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her successor John Major. He was later appointed a special adviser in government, first at the Treasury and then at the Home Office, before joining the media company Carlton Communications, where he worked for seven years, serving on the management board.
He became MP for Witney in 2001 and within four years he was elected as Conservative Party Leader seeking to remodel the Conservative party with a new and distinct agenda.
Following the 2010 general election, David Cameron became Prime Minister on 11 May 2010, forming a coalition government between the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats.
The 2010 election occurred during the ongoing aftermath of the global financial crisis. In response, the coalition government embarked on a programme of public spending restraint, which successfully reduced the budget deficit, whilst at the same time seeking to stimulate job creation and economic growth. David Cameron’s government introduced new policies such as the National Living Wage and conducted reforms in education, welfare and health.
David Cameron championed environmental issues with the aim of delivering the greenest ever government. Significant contributions to this agenda included the creation of the world’s first Green Investment Bank and ensuring the UK played a leading role in the Paris agreement on climate change.
Internationally, David Cameron developed a foreign policy that responded to the new challenges of the Arab spring and also evolving challenges from various state and non-state actors, ensuring that Britain played a full role in the global fight against Daesh. In 2011, the UK also took a lead in the international intervention in Libya. David Cameron made it a priority for Britain to build strong partnerships with India and China. Throughout, he championed Britain’s special relationship with the United States, working closely with President Barack Obama.
Jun 6, 2024 · After graduating, Lord Cameron said he was still not set on a political career, but despite this he took a job at the Conservative Research Department. His journey continued in the party, moving up in 1991 to become an adviser in Number 10 to John Major and working alongside him during the Tories' surprise election win in 1992.
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Jun 5, 2024 · Cameron made a surprising return to politics last year by becoming foreign secretary, seven years after he resigned as prime minister.
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Nov 15, 2023 · However, ChaChing appears to no longer exist, while it is known Lord Cameron has had some work lobbying on behalf of the Chinese government for a belt and road port construction project in Sri...
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David Cameron was Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs between 13 November 2023 and 5 July 2024. He was elevated to the House of Lords on 20 November 2023, as Lord...
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Nov 14, 2023 · When did David Cameron quit as PM? Lord Cameron was prime minister between 2010 and 2016 but quit after losing the Brexit referendum to Vote Leave.
