David Cameron
David Cameron (born 1966) is a British politician who served as prime minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016. He was leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016 and leader of the Opposition from 2005 to 2010. After his premiership he served as foreign secretary from 2023 to 2024.
Biography
David Cameron worked as a Conservative Party adviser and in public relations before entering Parliament in 2001. He became Conservative leader in 2005 and set out to modernise the party's image.
After the 2010 election produced a hung parliament, he formed a coalition with the Liberal Democrats and became prime minister. His government pursued spending cuts after the financial crisis, legalised same-sex marriage and held a referendum on Scottish independence in 2014, which the union side won.
He won a majority in 2015 and held a referendum on European Union membership in June 2016. When the country voted to leave, he resigned. He returned to government as foreign secretary from 2023 to 2024 and was made a life peer.
Offices held
Michael Howard Succeeded by
Harriet Harman
Michael Howard Succeeded by
Theresa May
Gordon Brown Succeeded by
Theresa May
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