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[[File:David Lidington.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Minister of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs David Lidington, talks to Foreign & Commonwealth Office Staff on 14 May 2010.]]
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[[File:David Lidington.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Former Minister of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs, David Lidington, talks to FCO staff on 14 May 2010]]
  
[[David Lidington]] has been the [[Conservative Party]] MP for Aylesbury since, and in 2015 he retained his seat with a majority of 17,158. <ref> [http://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/more-news/election-2015-conservative-mp-david-lidington-i-m-delighted-with-result-1-6733155 ELECTION 2015: Conservative MP David Lidington ‘I’m delighted with result’] ''The Bucks Herald'', 8 May 2015, accessed 13 May 2015 </ref>  
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[[David Lidington]] is the [[Conservative Party]] MP for Aylesbury and in 2015 retained his seat with a majority of 17,158. <ref> [http://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/more-news/election-2015-conservative-mp-david-lidington-i-m-delighted-with-result-1-6733155 ELECTION 2015: Conservative MP David Lidington ‘I’m delighted with result’] ''The Bucks Herald'', 8 May 2015, accessed 13 May 2015 </ref>  
  
He was appointed as the Leader of the House of Commons by new Prime Minister [[Theresa May]] on 14 July 2016. <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36785814 'Whos in and whos out? May's new cabinet' 14 July 2016], ''BBC News'', accessed 15 July 2016</ref>  
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Lidington was chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster until July 2019, resigning from the role rather than serve incoming PM [[Boris Johnson]]'s administration. <ref> [https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jul/24/boris-johnson-takes-his-revenge-and-sacks-over-half-the-cabinet Boris Johnson takes his revenge and sacks over half the cabinet], The Guardian, 24 July 2019, accessed same day </ref>
  
Prior to the appointment, Lidington was minister of state at the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]], a role that he had held since 2010. <ref> [http://www.mix96.co.uk/news/local/1612061/aylesburys-mp-to-be-minister-of-europe/ Aylesbury's MP To Be Minister Of Europe] ''Mix 96'', 12 May 2015, accessed 13 May 2015 </ref> His remit concerns issues surrounding Europe and the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organisation]](NATO).<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/government-and-opposition1/her-majestys-government/ Her Majesty's Government Ministers A-Z]Parliament Website, accessed 25 September 2015</ref>
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Previously, Lidington was Leader of the House of Commons, appointed by incoming PM [[Theresa May]] on 14 July 2016. <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36785814 'Whos in and whos out? May's new cabinet' 14 July 2016], ''BBC News'', accessed 15 July 2016</ref> Prior to this, Lidington was minister of state at the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]], a role that he had held since 2010. <ref> [http://www.mix96.co.uk/news/local/1612061/aylesburys-mp-to-be-minister-of-europe/ Aylesbury's MP To Be Minister Of Europe] ''Mix 96'', 12 May 2015, accessed 13 May 2015 </ref> His remit concerns issues surrounding Europe and the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organisation]](NATO).<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/government-and-opposition1/her-majestys-government/ Her Majesty's Government Ministers A-Z]Parliament Website, accessed 25 September 2015</ref>
  
 
==Affiliations==
 
==Affiliations==

Revision as of 03:00, 25 July 2019

Former Minister of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs, David Lidington, talks to FCO staff on 14 May 2010

David Lidington is the Conservative Party MP for Aylesbury and in 2015 retained his seat with a majority of 17,158. [1]

Lidington was chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster until July 2019, resigning from the role rather than serve incoming PM Boris Johnson's administration. [2]

Previously, Lidington was Leader of the House of Commons, appointed by incoming PM Theresa May on 14 July 2016. [3] Prior to this, Lidington was minister of state at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, a role that he had held since 2010. [4] His remit concerns issues surrounding Europe and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation(NATO).[5]

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Notes

  1. ELECTION 2015: Conservative MP David Lidington ‘I’m delighted with result’ The Bucks Herald, 8 May 2015, accessed 13 May 2015
  2. Boris Johnson takes his revenge and sacks over half the cabinet, The Guardian, 24 July 2019, accessed same day
  3. 'Whos in and whos out? May's new cabinet' 14 July 2016, BBC News, accessed 15 July 2016
  4. Aylesbury's MP To Be Minister Of Europe Mix 96, 12 May 2015, accessed 13 May 2015
  5. Her Majesty's Government Ministers A-ZParliament Website, accessed 25 September 2015