David cameron uk prime minister biography

David William Donald Cameron, Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton,^[1]PC (born 9 October 1966)^[2] is a British politician and the 68th Foreign Secretary from 2023 to 2024.

He was the 53rd Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016. He was First Lord of the Treasury and 14th Leader of the Conservative Party until July 2016.

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On 24 June 2016, following a vote in a referendum to leave the European Union,^[3] Cameron announced that he would step down before the October 2016 Conservative Party Conference to make way for a new Prime Minister.^[3][4] After Theresa May became the only candidate in the elections, she became the designated Prime Minister.

Cameron later announced he would resign on 13 July and was replaced by May.^[5]

Early life and career

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David Cameron was born at The London Clinic in Marylebone, London,^[6] and grew up in Peasemore, Berkshire.

He went to