David Heath (politician)

David Heath
Official portrait, 2012
Minister of State for Agriculture and Food
In office
4 September 2012 – 7 October 2013
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byJames Paice
Succeeded byGeorge Eustice
Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
In office
14 May 2010 – 4 September 2012
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byBarbara Keeley
Succeeded byTom Brake
Liberal Democrat Leader of the House of Commons
In office
8 January 2009 – 6 May 2010
LeaderNick Clegg
Preceded bySimon Hughes
Succeeded byTom Brake (2015)
In office
10 May 2005 – 20 December 2007
LeaderCharles Kennedy
Menzies Campbell
Vince Cable
Preceded byPaul Tyler
Succeeded bySimon Hughes
Member of Parliament
for Somerton and Frome
In office
1 May 1997 – 30 March 2015
Preceded byMark Robinson
Succeeded byDavid Warburton
Personal details
Born (1954-03-16) 16 March 1954 (age 70)
Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset, England
Political partyLiberal Democrat
Spouse
Caroline Netherton
(m. 1987)
[1]
Children2
Alma materSt John's College, Oxford
OccupationMP

David William St John Heath CBE PC (born 16 March 1954) is a British optometrist and Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Somerton and Frome from 1997 to 2015. He served as the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food from September 2012 to October 2013 in the Cameron–Clegg coalition government.

  1. ^ "House of Commons – The Register of Members' Financial Interests – Part 2: Part 2". parliament.uk.