David Cameron

@Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Family and Childhood

David Cameron is a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Oct 9, 1966

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Personal Details

  • Birthday: October 9, 1966
  • Nationality: British
  • Famous: Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Millionaires, Eton College, Oxford University, Leaders, Political Leaders, Prime Ministers
  • Hobbies: Singing Karaoke, Playing with a tennis machine called 'the Clegger'
  • Spouses: Samantha Cameron
  • Siblings: Allan Alexander Cameron, Tania Rachel Cameron
  • Known as: David William Donald Cameron

David Cameron born at

London

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Birth Place

On 1 June, 1996, Cameron married Samantha Sheffield in East Hendred. Sheffield was a friend of his sister; the two became acquainted on a family trip to Italy.

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Personal Life

The couple's first child, Ivan, was born on 8 April 2002. He suffered from cerebral palsy and epilepsy and lived only six years. This had a tremendous impact on the political leader’s life and led to his strong support for the NHS.

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Personal Life

The couple has three other children, two daughters and a son. The Prime Minister received attention in the press for taking paternity leave from his governmental duties for his second son's birth.

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Personal Life

David Cameron was born in London on 9 October, 1966. His parents were the business leader Ian Donald Cameron and Mary Fleur.

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Childhood & Early Life

As a child, he spent his youth in Berkshire. He attended the exclusive ‘Heatherdown School’ and ‘Eton College’, finishing his early education in 1984.

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Childhood & Early Life

Graduating from ‘Oxford’ (‘Brasenose College’) in 1988, Cameron received a first class degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. While at Oxford, he was a member of the exclusive and controversial ‘Bullingdon Club’.

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Childhood & Early Life

Cameron's first job was with the ‘Conservative Research Department’, the think-tank for the rightist party. He joined the group in 1988 and continued there until three years later, when he started working closely with John Major.

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Career

Following the Conservatives' electoral victory in 1992, Cameron served as Special Adviser to the Chancellor and then Special Adviser to the Home Secretary.

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Career

Between 1994 and 2001, he served as the Director of Corporate Affairs for ‘Carlton Communications’, the British media company.

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This aspiring politician entered Parliament in 2001 by winning the seat for Witney in Oxfordshire. He courted greater visibility and angled for a leadership role in the Conservative Party.

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Although he initially supported the Iraq War in 2003, he also voted in favor of judicial inquiries into the war's prosecution.

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His premeirship has been marked by dealing with the after effects of 2008 financial crisis. He ushered in austerity measures and introduced large-scale changes to welfare, immigration policy, education and healthcare.

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