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| − | [[File:David Lidington.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Minister of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs David Lidington, talks to | + | [[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]] | + | [[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> |
| − | Lidington | + | 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> He was replaced by [[Michael Gove]]. |
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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> | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:01, 25 July 2019
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] He was replaced by Michael Gove.
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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- ↑ ELECTION 2015: Conservative MP David Lidington ‘I’m delighted with result’ The Bucks Herald, 8 May 2015, accessed 13 May 2015
- ↑ Boris Johnson takes his revenge and sacks over half the cabinet, The Guardian, 24 July 2019, accessed same day
- ↑ 'Whos in and whos out? May's new cabinet' 14 July 2016, BBC News, accessed 15 July 2016
- ↑ Aylesbury's MP To Be Minister Of Europe Mix 96, 12 May 2015, accessed 13 May 2015
- ↑ Her Majesty's Government Ministers A-ZParliament Website, accessed 25 September 2015