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David Lidington

Sir David Roy Lidington (born 30 June 1956) is a British former politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aylesbury from 1992 until 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office from 2018 to 2019 and was frequently described as being Theresa May's de facto Deputy…

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Alma mater
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge (BA, PhD)
Born
David Roy Lidington (1956-06-30) 30 June 1956 (age 70) Lambeth, London, England
Children
4
Leader
Michael Howard · David Cameron · Iain Duncan Smith
Party
Conservative
Preceded by
Patrick McLoughlin · Damian Green · Liz Truss · Chris Grayling · Chris Bryant

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David Lidington

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Preceded by · 8
David Lidington → Chris Bryant, Chris Grayling, Damian Green, Liz Truss, Patrick McLoughlin, Peter Ainsworth, Quentin Davies, Timothy Raison
Succeeded by · 8
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Leader · 3
David Lidington → David Cameron, Iain Duncan Smith, Michael Howard
Prime Minister · 2
David Lidington → David Cameron, Theresa May
Shadow Cabinet posts · 2
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Born · 1
David Lidington → David Roy Lidington (1956-06-30) 30 June 1956 (age 70) Lambeth, London, England
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David LidingtonBornDavid Roy Lidington (1956-06-30) 30 June 1956 (age 70) Lambeth, London, England1.00infobox
David LidingtonChildren41.00infobox
David LidingtonLeaderMichael Howard1.00infobox
David LidingtonLeaderDavid Cameron1.00infobox
David LidingtonLeaderIain Duncan Smith1.00infobox
David LidingtonPartyConservative1.00infobox
David LidingtonPreceded byPatrick McLoughlin1.00infobox
David LidingtonPreceded byDamian Green1.00infobox
David LidingtonPreceded byLiz Truss1.00infobox
David LidingtonPreceded byChris Grayling1.00infobox
David LidingtonPreceded byChris Bryant1.00infobox
David LidingtonPreceded byQuentin Davies1.00infobox
David LidingtonPreceded byPeter Ainsworth1.00infobox
David LidingtonPreceded byTimothy Raison1.00infobox
David LidingtonPrime MinisterTheresa May1.00infobox
David LidingtonPrime MinisterDavid Cameron1.00infobox
David LidingtonShadow Cabinet postsMichael Howard1.00infobox
David LidingtonShadow Cabinet postsDavid Cameron1.00infobox
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David LidingtonSucceeded byMichael Gove1.00infobox
David LidingtonSucceeded byOliver Dowden1.00infobox
David LidingtonSucceeded byDavid Gauke1.00infobox
David LidingtonSucceeded byAndrea Leadsom1.00infobox
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David LidingtonSucceeded byOwen Paterson1.00infobox
David LidingtonSucceeded byCaroline Spelman (Environment)1.00infobox
David LidingtonSucceeded byRob Butler1.00infobox
David LidingtonThesisThe enforcement of the penal statutes at the Court of Exchequer c. 1558 - c.1576. (1988)1.00infobox

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