The Rt Hon David Davis MP
Biography
The Rt Hon David Davis was Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union from 13 July 2016 to 8 July 2018.
David was elected the Conservative MP for Haltemprice and Howden in May 1997 and was a Conservative MP for Boothferry from 1987 to 1997.
Education
David was educated at Bec Grammar School in South London. He studied molecular science and computing at Warwick University, and then gained a masters in business at the London Business School 1971-73. At Harvard he took the advanced business programme from 1984-85.
Political career
In the last Conservative government, David held the positions of Science Minister 1993-4 and then Foreign Office Minister 1994-97, where he was responsible for government negotiations on Europe, NATO enlargement, the nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty, the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and the updated Geneva Convention.
After the 1997 election, David was elected as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee. From 2001-2002 David was Chairman of the Conservative Party and from 2002-2003 he was Shadow Secretary of State for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. David then served as Shadow Home Secretary from 2003 – 2008.
In 2010 David chaired The Future of Banking Commission which investigated the causes of the banking crisis.
Career outside politics
Before becoming an MP, David worked at Tate & Lyle for 15 years, rising to become a senior executive.
Personal life
David is married with three children. In his limited leisure time he continues writing, and walking in the countryside and mountaineering.