David Lidington

Sir David Lidington
Official portrait, 2017
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office
8 January 2018 – 24 July 2019
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byPatrick McLoughlin
Succeeded byMichael Gove
Minister for the Cabinet Office
In office
8 January 2018 – 24 July 2019
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byDamian Green
Succeeded byOliver Dowden
Secretary of State for Justice
Lord Chancellor
In office
11 June 2017 – 8 January 2018
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byLiz Truss
Succeeded byDavid Gauke
Leader of the House of Commons
Lord President of the Council
In office
14 July 2016 – 11 June 2017
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byChris Grayling
Succeeded byAndrea Leadsom
Minister of State for Europe
In office
12 May 2010 – 14 July 2016
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byChris Bryant
Succeeded byAlan Duncan
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
In office
11 November 2003 – 2 July 2007
Leader
Preceded byQuentin Davies
Succeeded byOwen Paterson
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
In office
23 July 2002 – 11 November 2003
LeaderIain Duncan Smith
Preceded byPeter Ainsworth
Succeeded byCaroline Spelman (Environment)
Member of Parliament
for Aylesbury
In office
9 April 1992 – 6 November 2019
Preceded byTimothy Raison
Succeeded byRob Butler
Personal details
Born
David Roy Lidington

(1956-06-30) 30 June 1956 (age 68)
Lambeth, London, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Helen Parry
(m. 1989)
Children4
Alma materSidney Sussex College, Cambridge (BA, PhD)
Academic background
ThesisThe enforcement of the penal statutes at the Court of Exchequer c. 1558 - c.1576. (1988)

Sir David Roy Lidington KCB CBE (born 30 June 1956) is a former British politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aylesbury from 1992 until 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office from 2018 to 2019[1] and was frequently described as being Theresa May's de facto Deputy Prime Minister.[2][3]

Between 2010 and 2016, he served as Minister of State for Europe holding the position for the entirety of David Cameron's premiership, a longer period than any of his predecessors. Theresa May appointed him to the cabinet for the first time in June 2016, where he held a number of roles including Leader of the House of Commons, and the joint title of Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.[4] He resigned from the government on 24 July 2019, in anticipation of the appointment of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister. He did not seek reelection in the 2019 general election.[5]

  1. ^ "May appoints David Lidington as cabinet office minister – May's office". Reuters. 8 January 2018. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
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  4. ^ "Her Majesty's Government". 13 May 2010. Archived from the original on 15 May 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  5. ^ Bamford, Thomas (30 October 2019). "Aylesbury MP Sir David Lidington to step down at next general election". Bucks Herald. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.