David Gauke | |
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 Official portrait, 2017 | |
| Secretary of State for Justice Lord Chancellor | |
| In office 8 January 2018 – 24 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | David Lidington |
| Succeeded by | Robert Buckland |
| Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | |
| In office 11 June 2017 – 8 January 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Damian Green |
| Succeeded by | Esther McVey |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 14 July 2016 – 11 June 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Greg Hands |
| Succeeded by | Liz Truss |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 15 July 2014 – 14 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Nicky Morgan |
| Succeeded by | Jane Ellison |
| Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 13 May 2010 – 15 July 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Sarah McCarthy-Fry |
| Succeeded by | Priti Patel |
| Member of Parliament for South West Hertfordshire | |
| In office 5 May 2005 – 6 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Page |
| Succeeded by | Gagan Mohindra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Michael Gauke 8 October 1971 Ipswich, Suffolk, England |
| Political party | Conservative (1990-2019, 2024- present) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2019–2024) |
| Spouse | Rachel Gauke |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | St Edmund Hall, Oxford University of Law |
David Michael Gauke (/ɡɔːk/; born 8 October 1971) is a British political commentator, solicitor and former politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for South West Hertfordshire from 2005 to 2019. He served in the Cabinet under Theresa May, most notably as Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor from 2018 to 2019. First elected as a Conservative, Gauke had the Conservative whip removed on 3 September 2019 and until the dissolution sat as an independent politician.
Gauke served in the Cameron Government as Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury from 2010 to 2014 and Financial Secretary to the Treasury from 2014 to 2016. During the formation of the May Government in July 2016, he was appointed to the Cabinet as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, where he remained until being appointed Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in 2017. Gauke was appointed Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor in January 2018.[1] He resigned on 24 July 2019 following the Conservative Party leadership election.
- ^ Cross, Michael (8 January 2018). "Gauke named as first solicitor lord chancellor". Law Society Gazette. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.