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David Cameron

Prime Minister

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Biography

Leader of the Conservative Party. Britain's youngest prime minister for nearly 200 years.

Image: David Cameron Getty

David Cameron's connections

112 connections

95 personal connections
John HuttonJohn Hutton

Former work & pensions secretary

Frank FieldFrank Field

Labour MP for Birkenhead

Iain Duncan SmithIain Duncan Smith

Work and Pensions Secretary

Alan MilburnAlan Milburn

Former health secretary

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Interestingly enough...

Tim Rathbone MP was godfather to David Cameron - source: The Times   

David Cameron wore shorts from Boden - source: Telegraph   

David Cameron gave a copy of Lily Allen's album Alright to Barack Obama - source: NME   

Andrew Feldman is one of the closest friends of David Cameron - source: Daily Mail   

David Cameron was involved in a drugs scandal Eton College - source: Wikipedia   

David Cameron launched his challenge to become Tory leader in June 2005 at the offices of Policy Exchange - source: The Guardian   

David Cameron was given hospitality, car use and airport transfers by the World Economic Forum - source: Register of Members' Interests Contents    

David Cameron is a fan of Aston Villa - source: avfc.co.uk   

David Cameron believes he was approached to work for the KGB - source: news.bbc.co.uk   

David Cameron has been compared to Draco Malfoy, a character created by JK Rowling - source: guardian.co.uk   

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CV

2005 -  
Conservative MP for Witney - source: TheyWorkForYou   
2012 -  
In December 2005, Lord Ashcroft was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party by David Cameron, with special responsibility for the Target Seat campaign and opinion polling. - source: lordashcroft.com   
2001 - 05  
Conservative MP for Witney - source: TheyWorkForYou   
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David Cameron worked as a special advisor to then Chancellor Norman Lamont at the Treasury between 1992 and 1993 - source: The Guardian   
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David Cameron became a special advisor in the Home Office to Michael Howard from 1993 to 1994 - source: Who's Who 2009   
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David Cameron was head of corporate affairs at TV and media company Carlton Communications from 1994 until 2001 when he became an MP. - source: Wikipedia   
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David Cameron's first job was with the Conservative Research Department between 1988 and 1992. - source: Who's Who   
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David Cameron was elected leader of the Conservative Party in 2005. - source: Who's Who 2009   
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Cameron entered Downing Street for the first time to work with John Major. He was credited with giving Major a "sharper" edge and was picked to brief the former PM in the run-up to the Tory election victory of 1992. - source: Wikipedia   
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Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg became deputy prime minister in the Conservative-Liberal coalition government on 11 May 2010. - source: channel4.com/news   
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Joanna Richards, who is the daughter of army general David Richards, is employed by Conservative campaign headquarters as assistant diary secretary to David Cameron. - source: publications.parliament.uk   
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General Sir David Richards takes over from Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup as Chief of the Defence Staff in October 2010. The Prime Minister said: "I have no doubt that Sir David will build on [Sir Jock Stirrup's achievements] in the years to come, ensuring that all three services play their part in protecting Britain's national security in Afghanistan and elsewhere." - source: www.mod.uk   

Education

  • David Cameron was a student at Eton College in the 1980s. - source: David Cameron - Wikipedia   
  • David Cameron was disciplined but escaped expulsion when he became embroiled in a drugs incident at Eton in 1982. - source: The Telegraph   
  • David Cameron went to Brasenose College at Oxford University, where he studied PPE. He was on the Brasenose College Ball committee. He was also captain of the Brasenose tennis team and the college entertainments officer. - source: BBC News   
  • Heatherdown Preparatory School in Berkshire was "one of the great feeder schools to Eton until it closed in 1982". The young Cameron was one of the brightest boys according to staff who remember teaching him. - source: telegraph.co.uk   
  • Both business entrepreneur Edward Mallinckrodt and Tory leader David Cameron were in the class of '78 at Heatherdown Preparatory School in Berkshire - a former Eton feeder school. - source: telegraph.co.uk   
  • Viscount Giles Goschen was in the same class as Tory leader David Cameron at Heatherdown Prep in Berkshire - a former Eton feeder school. - source: telegraph.co.uk   
  • Both the Thai prime minister and Tory leader David Cameron attended the famous school in the late 1970s. - source: Wikipedia   
  • The television chef is and Tory leader David Cameron both went to Eton in the 1970s. - source: Wikipedia   
  • Edward Llewellyn, Cameron's chief of staff, attended Eton College along with the Tory leader. - source: independent.co.uk   
  • At Heatherdown prep, David Cameron starred opposite school contemporary Prince Edward in productions of Toad of Toad Hall and The Boy David. - source: channel4.com/news   
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