David Lidington

The Right Honourable

Sir David Lidington

KCB CBE MP
The Right Honourable; Sir David Lidington; KCB CBE MP
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
	In office; 8 January 2018 – 24 July 2019
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Patrick McLoughlin
Succeeded by	Michael Gove
Minister for the Cabinet Office
	In office; 8 January 2018 – 24 July 2019
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Damian Green
Succeeded by	Oliver Dowden
Secretary of State for Justice; Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
	In office; 11 June 2017 – 8 January 2018
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Elizabeth Truss
Succeeded by	David Gauke
Leader of the House of Commons; Lord President of the Council
	In office; 14 July 2016 – 11 June 2017
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Chris Grayling
Succeeded by	Andrea Leadsom
Minister of State for Europe
	In office; 12 May 2010 – 14 July 2016
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Chris Bryant
Succeeded by	Alan Duncan
Leader	In office; 11 November 2003 – 2 July 2007
Shadow Cabinet positions
Shadow Secretary of State; for Northern Ireland
	In office; 11 November 2003 – 2 July 2007
Leader	Michael Howard; David Cameron
Preceded by	Quentin Davies
Succeeded by	Owen Paterson
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	In office; 23 July 2002 – 11 November 2003
Leader	Iain Duncan Smith
Preceded by	Peter Ainsworth
Succeeded by	Caroline Spelman (Environment)
Member of Parliament; for Aylesbury
	In office; 9 April 1992 – 6 November 2019
Preceded by	Timothy Raison
Succeeded by	Rob Butler
Majority	14,696 (25.0%)
Personal details
Born	David Roy Lidington; 30 June 1956 (age 66); Lambeth, London, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Helen Parry (m. 1989)
Children	4
Alma mater	Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Website	Official website

Sir David Roy Lidington KCB CBE (born 30 June 1956) is a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Minister for the Cabinet Office^[1] and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 2018 until 2019 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Aylesbury from 1992 to 2019. Lidington was born in Lambeth, London. He was educated at the University of Cambridge.

He also served as the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord High Chancellor from 2017 to 2018, Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council from 2016 to 2017 and Minister of State for Europe from 2010 to 2016.

References[change | change source]

↑ Merrick, Rob (8 January 2018). "Cabinet reshuffle: David Lidington takes over from Damian Green as Cabinet Office minister but is not given First Secretary of State title". The Independent. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[1] Merrick, Rob (8 January 2018). "Cabinet reshuffle: David Lidington takes over from Damian Green as Cabinet Office minister but is not given First Secretary of State title". The Independent. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

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