David Cameron is a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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David Cameron is a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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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.
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.
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.
David Cameron was born in London on 9 October, 1966. His parents were the business leader Ian Donald Cameron and Mary Fleur.
As a child, he spent his youth in Berkshire. He attended the exclusive ‘Heatherdown School’ and ‘Eton College’, finishing his early education in 1984.
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’.
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.
Following the Conservatives' electoral victory in 1992, Cameron served as Special Adviser to the Chancellor and then Special Adviser to the Home Secretary.
Between 1994 and 2001, he served as the Director of Corporate Affairs for ‘Carlton Communications’, the British media company.
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.
Although he initially supported the Iraq War in 2003, he also voted in favor of judicial inquiries into the war's prosecution.
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.
David Cameron is a British politician who became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2010. The leader of the nation’s Conservative Party and Member of Parliament for the Oxfordshire constituency of Witney, he had ventured into politics in the late 1980s when he began working for the Conservative Research Department. Born into a wealthy family in London, he enjoyed a privileged childhood and received his early education from premier schools. A bright student, he went to the Eton College in Berkshire before proceeding to the University of Oxford where he studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) at Brasenose College. Following his graduation he worked for the Conservative Research Department, eventually becoming politically active. The bright young man worked as the Special Adviser to the Chancellor and then Special Adviser to the Home Secretary following the Conservative Party’s victory in 1992. Cameron entered Parliament in 2001 and became the leader of the Conservative Party after winning the December 2005 elections. His political career flourished over the years and he was elected the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2010. Though initially popular, his party’s popularity suffered in 2012 and 2013. Despite the odds, he was re-elected in 2015. Following Britain’s decision to leave the European Union in June 2016, he stepped down as the Prime Minister on 13 July 2016.
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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 |
Childrens | Arthur Elwen Cameron, Florence Rose Endellion Cameron, Ivan Reginald Ian Cameron, Nancy Gwen Cameron |
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Birth Place | London |
Political Ideology | Political party - Conservative |
Religion | Church of England, Anglicanism |
Height | 185cm |
Gender | Male |
Father | Ian Donald Cameron |
Mother | Mary Fleur |
Net Worth | $50 million as of Jun 11,2016 |
Sun Sign | Libra |
Born in | London |
Famous as | Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |