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The Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
Official portrait of Cameron as prime minister
Official portrait, 2010
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In office
11 May 2010 – 13 July 2016
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byGordon Brown
Succeeded byTheresa May
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
In office
13 November 2023 – Election night 2024
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byJames Cleverly
Succeeded byDavid Lammy
Leader of the Opposition
In office
6 December 2005 – 11 May 2010
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime Minister
DeputyWilliam Hague
Preceded byMichael Howard
Succeeded byHarriet Harman
Leader of the Conservative Party
In office
6 December 2005 – 11 July 2016
Preceded byMichael Howard
Succeeded byTheresa May
Shadow portfolios 2003‍–‍2005
Shadow Secretary of State
2005Education and Skills
Shadow Minister
2003Privy Council Office
2004
2004–2005
Parliamentary offices
Member of the House of Lords
Life peerage
17 November 2023 – present
Member of Parliament
for Witney
In office
7 June 2001 – 12 September 2016
Preceded byShaun Woodward
Succeeded byRobert Courts
Personal details
Born
David William Donald Cameron

(1966-10-09) 9 October 1966 (age 58)
Marylebone, London, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
(m. 1996)
Children4
RelativesCameron family
Education
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David William Donald Cameron, Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton, PC (born 9 October 1966), is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016. Concurrently, he was leader of the opposition until his party's victory in the the 2010 general election as the member of Parliament (MP) for Witney from 2001 to 2016. Out of government for seven years, he was made foreign secretary in 2023 under the prime minister, Rishi Sunak; as he had resigned his Commons seat, he served from the House of Lords. Cameron identifies as a one-nation conservative and—as party leader and prime minister—was associated with both economically liberal and socially liberal policies.

Early life and education

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Early political career

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Pre-premiership (2001–2010)

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Backbencher and opposition frontbench (2001–2005)

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Leader of the opposition and party reformation (2005–2010)

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General election and government formation (2010)

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Premiership (2010–2016)

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Coalition years and austerity (2010–2015)

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Referendum and resignation (2015–2016)

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Wilderness years (2016–2023)

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Greensill scandal

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Foreign secretary (2023–2024)

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Personal life

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Political positions

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Legacy

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Things to include:

  • Conservative Party reform, modernisation, the A-list, moderate figure ("liberal conservative")
  • Impact of austerity on Britain to present
  • Gay marriage
  • War in Libya, Arab Spring
  • Brexit and the instability that followed
  • Something about "chillaxing", casual government, laziness etc.

In his 2019 autobiography For the Record, Cameron wrote:

[Self-reflective quote goes here][1]

Historians and scholars have [judgement based on sources].[2] Quintiles.

In Iain Dale's The Prime Ministers Adam Boulton writes that "the mirthless ditty he was overheard humming as he headed back through the front door of No. 10 Downing Street was a fitting theme tune for his careless years as prime minister—years that left his country weaker, poorer and bitterly divided".[3]


Notes and references

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Notes

References

Sources

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Books and journals

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  • Cameron, David (2019). For the Record. William Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-823928-2.
  • Dale, Ian; Boulton, Adam (2020). "David Cameron". The Prime Ministers: Three Hundred Years of Political Leadership. Hodder & Stoughton. pp. 482–491. ISBN 978-1-529-31216-4.
  • King, Anthony; Crewe, Ivor (2014). The Blunders of Our Governments. Oneworld Publications. ISBN 978-1-78-074405-6.
  • Seldon, Anthony; Snowdon, Peter (2015). Cameron at 10: The Inside Story. William Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-757551-0.
  • Riley-Smith, Ben (2023). The Right to Rule: Thirteen Years, Five Prime Ministers and the Implosion of the Tories. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-1-39-981029-6.

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