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David Howarth | |
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Member of Parliament for Cambridge | |
In office 6 May 2005 – 12 April 2010 | |
Preceded by | Anne Campbell |
Succeeded by | Julian Huppert |
Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Justice | |
In office 18 December 2007 – 6 May 2010 | |
Leader | Nick Clegg |
Preceded by | David Heath |
Succeeded by | Simon Hughes[1] |
Liberal Democrat Shadow Solicitor General | |
In office 2 March 2006 – 18 December 2007 | |
Leader | Nick Clegg |
Personal details | |
Born | David Ross Howarth 10 November 1958 Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England |
Political party | Liberal Democrat |
Alma mater | Clare College, Cambridge Yale Law School |
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Website | David Howarth MP |
David Ross Howarth (born 10 November 1958) is a British academic and politician who was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Cambridge from 2005 to 2010. He served as an Electoral Commissioner between 2010 and 2018.[2] He is Professor of Law and Public Policy at the University of Cambridge.
He is the author of Textbook on Tort, Law as Engineering: Thinking about What Lawyers Do and articles in academic journals and chapters in academic books. He researches into a broad range of public and private law areas, conducting empirical research. He has engaged in policy making and leadership in public roles, previously as Leader of Cambridge City Council, and as a member of the Liberal Democrats' Federal Policy Committee.