David Shaw (British politician)

David Shaw
Member of Parliament
for Dover
In office
11 June 1987 – 8 April 1997
Preceded byPeter Rees
Succeeded byGwyn Prosser
Personal details
Born(1950-11-14)14 November 1950
Died23 August 2022(2022-08-23) (aged 71)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Children2
Alma materCity of London Polytechnic

David Lawrence Shaw (14 November 1950 – 23 August 2022) was a British politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP). He was the Conservative Member for Dover from the 1987 general election until the 1997 election, when he lost the seat to Gwyn Prosser of Labour. He was one of the first British Members of Parliament to use the Internet to communicate.[1]

  1. ^ Martyn Williams (20 January 1995). "10 Downing Street on the Web". Newsbytes News Network. Retrieved 16 May 2007. [dead link]