David Cameron (top row, center) in the Heatherdown school photo in 1976.
College/University
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Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Eton College
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The picture was taken in the summer of 1984
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Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Brasenose College, University of Oxford
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David Cameron studied PPE at Oxford University
Career
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The prime minister on the telephone in his office in Downing Street, 2012.
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David Cameron and Nick Clegg arrive for their first joint press conference in the garden of 10 Downing Street, 2010.
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David Cameron and Ed Miliband talk as they walk through the members’ lobby before the Queen’s speech at the state opening of parliament, 2014.
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David Cameron speaks to supporters during the launch of the battle bus for the Vote Remain campaign in London, 2016.
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The prime minister is comforted by his wife, Samantha, as he leaves Downing Street for Buckingham Palace to tender his resignation to the Queen, 2016.
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Cameron with his predecessors Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and John Major, and deputy Nick Clegg, during Barack Obama's address to Parliament, 10 June 2011
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Rocester, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister David Cameron delivers a speech on immigration to members of the media at JCB World Headquarters on November 28, 2014 in Rocester, United Kingdom. The Prime Minister proposed curbs on benefits for EU migrants and promised further negotiations with the European Union to ensure that his plans can be enforced.
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Brisbane, Australia
In this handout photo provided by the G20 Australia, United Kingdom's Prime Minister David Cameron addresses the media at a press conference at the conclusion of the G20 Leaders Summit on November 16, 2014 in Brisbane, Australia. World leaders gathered in Brisbane for the annual G20 Summit and discussed economic growth, free trade and climate change as well as pressing issues including the situation in Ukraine and the Ebola crisis.
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London, United Kingdom
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, Labour leader Ed Miliband, former Prime Minister, Tony Blair, Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, John Major and Prime Minister David Cameron attend the annual Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph on Whitehall on November 9, 2014 in London, United Kingdom. People across the UK gather to pay tribute to service personnel who have died in the two World Wars and subsequent conflicts, with this year taking on added significance as it is the centenary of the outbreak of World War One.
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Meseberg, Germany
British Prime Minister David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel stand on the doorstep of Schloss Meseberg government guest house upon Cameron's arrival on April 12, 2013 in Meseberg, Germany. Cameron and Merkel are meeting for two days in Meseberg to discuss the current European financial crisis and other matters.
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London, England, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) speaks with the President of Singapore, Tony Tan Keng Yam (L) at 10 Dowing street on October 22, 2014 in London, England. Mr Tan is on the second day of a four-day state visit to the UK.
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London, England, United Kingdom
Prime Minister David Cameron talks to pensioners and older working people at Age UK headquarters on October 14, 2014 in London, England. Parliament will be debating the Pensions Reform Bill later today.
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Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Prime Minister David Cameron walks with his wife Samantha at the Conservative party conference on September 30, 2014 in Birmingham, England. Tomorrow is the final day of conference.
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London, England, United Kingdom
Prime Minister David Cameron (L) attends the opening ceremony for the Invictus Games, presented by Jaguar Land Rover at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on September 10, 2014
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London, England, United Kingdom
Prime Minister David Cameron meets the England Women's Rugby World Cup winning team during a reception at 10 Downing Street on September 09, 2014
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Cameron, Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, François Hollande, and others watch the penalty shootout of the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final. Cameron is celebrating Chelsea's victory over Bayern Munich.
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London, England, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) sits with Chantal Compaore (2nd L), the First Lady of Burkina Faso, Sheikh Hasina (2nd R), the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, and Pakistani rights activist Malala Yousafzai (R) at the 'Girl Summit 2014' in Walworth Academy on July 22, 2014
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Antalya, Turkey
British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin react after posing for a photograph during their bilateral meeting on day two of the G20 Turkey Leaders Summit on November 16, 2015
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London, England, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister David Cameron greets Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel to 10 Downing Street on October 27, 2015
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Aylesbury, England, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) holds talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at his official residence at Chequers on October 22, 2015 in Aylesbury, England. The President of the Peoples Republic of China, Mr Xi Jinping and his wife, Madame Peng Liyuan, end a State Visit to the United Kingdom as guests of The Queen. They stayed at Buckingham Palace and undertook engagements in London and Manchester. The last state visit paid by a Chinese President to the UK was Hu Jintao in 2005.
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Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Prime Minister David Cameron is interviewed by Andrew Marr (R) on his BBC1 current affairs programme at Media City before the start of the Conservative Party annual conference on October 4, 2015
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London, England, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister David Cameron poses for a group shot with the England women's cricket team during a reception to mark a successful summer of cricket at 10 Downing Street on September 21, 2015
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Corby, England, United Kingdom
Prime Minister David Cameron addresses pupils at an assembly during a visit to Corby Technical School on September 2, 2015 in Corby, England. Mr Cameron used the visit to announce plans for another 18 free schools in England.
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Warsaw, Poland
British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) and Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond observe a ceremony to honour NATO soldiers killed in the line of duty prior to the meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the Warsaw NATO Summit on July 8, 2016
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Thiepval, France
Prime Minster David Cameron (R) jokes with Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and French President François Hollande during the Commemoration of the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Thiepval Memorial on July 1, 2016
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Hoy, Scotland
(L-R) First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, Lord-Lieutenant of Orkney Bill Spence, Prime Minister David Cameron and Defence Secretary Michael Fallon attend a service at Lyness Cemetery during the 100th anniversary commemorations for the Battle of Jutland on May 31, 2016
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London, England, United Kingdom
Former British Prime Minister David Cameron attends day five of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 6, 2018
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Drawing media attention as a contender for the Conservative party leadership, 2005.
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David Cameron campaigns for the Conservative party leadership in Witney, 2005.
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The Conservative leader waves to delegates after delivering his speech at the party conference, 2006.
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David Cameron meets British troops in Helmand province, Afghanistan, 2007.
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The Conservative leader congratulates Boris Johnson on his election as London mayor, 2008.
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Angela Merkel and David Cameron at a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, 2010.
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Barack Obama and David Cameron high-five after a game of table tennis at Globe academy in south London, 2011.
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The prime minister helps with a reading lesson at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic primary school near Bolton while on the 2005 general election campaign trail.
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David Cameron (right) with then prime minister John Major and team, March 1992.
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The fresh-faced MP for Witney in Westminster, 2002.
David and Samantha Cameron pictured at their London home with children, Nancy, Arthur, and Ivan. The family photograph was used by the Conservative Party leader on his 2008 Christmas card. Mr. Cameron is pictured holding 6-year-old Ivan who was severely disabled with epilepsy and cerebral palsy, and who died on February 25, 2009.
Cameron in 2009 as Leader of the Opposition, with Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg, who later became Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and Lib Dem spokesman Chris Huhne.
Conservative Party leader David Cameron and his wife Samantha walk to their house following the death of their 6-year-old son. Cameron's son, Ivan, who had cerebral palsy and epilepsy, died at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington in London last night.
Cameron, Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, François Hollande, and others watch the penalty shootout of the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final. Cameron is celebrating Chelsea's victory over Bayern Munich.
Queen Elizabeth II is greeted by Prime Minister David Cameron as she arrives at Number 10 Downing Street to attend the Government's weekly Cabinet meeting.
Queen Elizabeth II is greeted by Prime Minister David Cameron as she arrives at Number 10 Downing Street to attend the Government's weekly Cabinet meeting.
British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) bows as he greets Queen Elizabeth II during a ceremonial welcome for the State Visit of The President of The United Mexican, Senor Enrique Pena Nieto and Senora Rivera at Horse Guards Parade.
Prime Minister David Cameron with his wife Samantha leave 10 Downing Street for the last time after speaking to the press to visit Buckingham Palace to formally tender his resignation to the Queen.
British Prime Minister Theresa May and former Prime Minister David Cameron (L) walk with Robert Courts, the Conservative candidate for the forthcoming Witney by-election, as they campaign.
British Prime Minister Theresa May and Former British Prime Minister, David Cameron, leave Westminster Abbey after attending a Service Of Thanksgiving To Remember The Life Of Lord Jeremy Heywood.
The prime minister helps with a reading lesson at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic primary school near Bolton while on the 2005 general election campaign trail.
Cameron with his predecessors Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and John Major, and deputy Nick Clegg, during Barack Obama's address to Parliament, 10 June 2011
British Prime Minister David Cameron delivers a speech on immigration to members of the media at JCB World Headquarters on November 28, 2014 in Rocester, United Kingdom. The Prime Minister proposed curbs on benefits for EU migrants and promised further negotiations with the European Union to ensure that his plans can be enforced.
In this handout photo provided by the G20 Australia, United Kingdom's Prime Minister David Cameron addresses the media at a press conference at the conclusion of the G20 Leaders Summit on November 16, 2014 in Brisbane, Australia. World leaders gathered in Brisbane for the annual G20 Summit and discussed economic growth, free trade and climate change as well as pressing issues including the situation in Ukraine and the Ebola crisis.
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, Labour leader Ed Miliband, former Prime Minister, Tony Blair, Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, John Major and Prime Minister David Cameron attend the annual Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph on Whitehall on November 9, 2014 in London, United Kingdom. People across the UK gather to pay tribute to service personnel who have died in the two World Wars and subsequent conflicts, with this year taking on added significance as it is the centenary of the outbreak of World War One.
British Prime Minister David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel stand on the doorstep of Schloss Meseberg government guest house upon Cameron's arrival on April 12, 2013 in Meseberg, Germany. Cameron and Merkel are meeting for two days in Meseberg to discuss the current European financial crisis and other matters.
British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) speaks with the President of Singapore, Tony Tan Keng Yam (L) at 10 Dowing street on October 22, 2014 in London, England. Mr Tan is on the second day of a four-day state visit to the UK.
Prime Minister David Cameron talks to pensioners and older working people at Age UK headquarters on October 14, 2014 in London, England. Parliament will be debating the Pensions Reform Bill later today.
Prime Minister David Cameron walks with his wife Samantha at the Conservative party conference on September 30, 2014 in Birmingham, England. Tomorrow is the final day of conference.
Prime Minister David Cameron (L) attends the opening ceremony for the Invictus Games, presented by Jaguar Land Rover at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on September 10, 2014
Cameron, Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, François Hollande, and others watch the penalty shootout of the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final. Cameron is celebrating Chelsea's victory over Bayern Munich.
British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) sits with Chantal Compaore (2nd L), the First Lady of Burkina Faso, Sheikh Hasina (2nd R), the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, and Pakistani rights activist Malala Yousafzai (R) at the 'Girl Summit 2014' in Walworth Academy on July 22, 2014
British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin react after posing for a photograph during their bilateral meeting on day two of the G20 Turkey Leaders Summit on November 16, 2015
British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) holds talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at his official residence at Chequers on October 22, 2015 in Aylesbury, England. The President of the Peoples Republic of China, Mr Xi Jinping and his wife, Madame Peng Liyuan, end a State Visit to the United Kingdom as guests of The Queen. They stayed at Buckingham Palace and undertook engagements in London and Manchester. The last state visit paid by a Chinese President to the UK was Hu Jintao in 2005.
Prime Minister David Cameron is interviewed by Andrew Marr (R) on his BBC1 current affairs programme at Media City before the start of the Conservative Party annual conference on October 4, 2015
British Prime Minister David Cameron poses for a group shot with the England women's cricket team during a reception to mark a successful summer of cricket at 10 Downing Street on September 21, 2015
Prime Minister David Cameron addresses pupils at an assembly during a visit to Corby Technical School on September 2, 2015 in Corby, England. Mr Cameron used the visit to announce plans for another 18 free schools in England.
British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) and Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond observe a ceremony to honour NATO soldiers killed in the line of duty prior to the meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the Warsaw NATO Summit on July 8, 2016
Prime Minster David Cameron (R) jokes with Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and French President François Hollande during the Commemoration of the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Thiepval Memorial on July 1, 2016
(L-R) First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, Lord-Lieutenant of Orkney Bill Spence, Prime Minister David Cameron and Defence Secretary Michael Fallon attend a service at Lyness Cemetery during the 100th anniversary commemorations for the Battle of Jutland on May 31, 2016
Former British Prime Minister David Cameron attends day five of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 6, 2018
David Cameron, in full David William Donald Cameron, British Conservative Party leader who served as prime minister of the United Kingdom (2010–16).
Background
Ethnicity:
Cameron has said: "On my mother's side of the family, her mother was a Llewellyn, so Welsh. I'm a real mixture of Scottish, Welsh and English."
David Cameron was born in London on 9 October, 1966. His parents were the business leader Ian Donald Cameron and Mary Fleur. Mr Cameron's mother, Mary, served as a Justice of the Peace for 30 years. During her time on the bench she passed judgement on the Greenham Common protesters, including on one occasion her own sister and eco-warrior Swampy, who was protesting against the construction of the Newbury bypass.
As a child, he spent his youth in Berkshire.
Education
Firstly, Cameron was educated at Heatherdown private school in Berkshire. This school counts Prince Edward and Prince Andrew among its school leavers.
In 13 years old he studied at Eton College in Berkshire.
After leaving Eton in 1984, Cameron started a nine-month gap year. For three months he worked as a researcher for his godfather Tim Rathbone, then Conservative MP for Lewes, during which time he attended debates in the House of Commons. Through his father, he was then employed for a further three months in Hong Kong by Jardine Matheson as a 'ship jumper', an administrative post.
In October 1985, Cameron began his Bachelor of Arts course in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) at Brasenose College, Oxford. His tutor, Professor Vernon Bogdanor, has described him as "one of the ablest" students he has taught, with "moderate and sensible Conservative" political views.
After graduating from Oxford, he worked for the Conservative Research Department. This led to further opportunities, within the Conservative party. During John Major’s Prime Ministerial period, he helped Major prepare for Commons debates. In 1992, he was part of the team which helped John Major to unexpectedly win the 1992 election. It was considered a great achievement, given the economy was in recession. After the election, he worked as special advisor to the Chancellor Norman Lamont and later to the home office. Despite Lamont’s unpopularity and the debacle over the ERM exit, his reputation remained unscathed. In 1994, he left his role in the Conservative party to work in the private sector, working as a director for Carlton Communications.
He stayed in this role until 2001, when he left to contest an election for Parliament. He was selected as the candidate for Witney and was elected to Parliament. He served on the Home Affairs Select Committee and gained a high profile for speaking out on national issues.
In 2003, he was appointed shadow minister in the Privy Council and vice chairman of the Conservative party. In 2005, Michael Howard resigned as leader of the Conservative party, leaving the leadership wide open. Despite his young age and relative lack of experience, he gained support from some key party members. The party was keen to look towards a new generation, who could perhaps compete with a revitalised ‘New Labour’ party.
At the 2005 party conference, he tapped into this by making a well-received speech in which he spoke of making people ‘feel good to be Conservatives again’ and inspiring a new generation. Despite finishing second in the first ballot, he went on to win, beating more established names.
In spite of criticism from both the left and right wings of his party, he led to the Conservatives to a partial victory in the 2010 elections. The Conservatives gained the most seats but had to form a coalition with the Liberal Democrats. Cameron was elected Prime Minister, with his faithful friend George Osborne as chancellor. Nick Clegg, the Lib Dem leader, was also in the cabinet as deputy leader.
Despite differences, the coalition held together fairly well. It helped that under Cameron the Conservatives were becoming more socially liberal and the Lib Dems were accepting of the Conservatives main plans for fiscal austerity.
Nevertheless, the government had many difficulties. From within his own party, Cameron faced repeated criticisms. Many on the right were uneasy at the direction he took the party on – especially on social issues, such as gay marriage. Many in the Tory party were critical of Cameron’s insistence on pushing through the bill.
On the economic front, the government sought to blame the previous Labour government for leaving the economy in a mess with record borrowing levels. However, the economic policies of austerity were both politically unpopular and a factor in causing a double-dip recession leading to a prolonged decline in living standards. On Europe, Cameron had to face the growing rise of the Eurosceptic UKIP by taking a tough line on Europe, and during the 2015 General Election promising a referendum on future European integration.
Cameron has described himself as a compassionate conservative – seeking to make a break with the more radical and unpopular popular image of Margaret Thatcher. However, after the London riots of 2011, he tried to portray a more typical tough Conservative posture.
The year 2016 was a decisive year in British politics. Following the results of the UK European Union membership referendum and the British public's decision to leave the European Union, Cameron stepped down as the Prime Minister in July 2016.
David Cameron characterized himself as a Christian and that he is an active fellow of the Church of England. He said that the Church of England and the other churches do play a very significant role in society. But he thinks that organized religion can get things wrong.
He considers the Bible as a kind of handy guide on morality and rules of conduct. He sees Britain as a "Christian country». His goals are to put faith back into politics.
Politics
He is a Conservative leader. Cameron sought to modernize the party and shed its right-wing image. He announced that economic stability and strong public services would take priority over tax cuts in the next Conservative government. Under his leadership the party grew in popularity and placed first in the 2006 local elections; it was the Conservatives’ best showing at the polls in some 15 years.
In the immediate aftermath of Gordon Brown’s succeeding Blair as Labour leader and prime minister in 2007, the Conservatives began to trail in the polls, encouraging the prime minister to consider calling a snap election to capitalize on Labour’s momentum. By the time Labour held its party conference in September, it had taken a double-digit lead over the Conservatives. But, at the Conservative Party conference in early October, Cameron made an impressive speech, talking for more than an hour without a script. In reference to the upcoming European Union summit in Lisbon to negotiate a treaty on reform, Cameron lambasted Brown for ruling out a referendum on an agreement (contrary to the prime minister’s commitment to hold one on a European constitution). In addition to other issues, Cameron also was critical of Labour’s performance on crime and with regard to the National Health Service (NHS). Most daringly, despite trailing in the polls, he goaded the prime minister to call an election:
So, Mr. Brown, what’s it going to be? Why don’t you go ahead and call that election? Let the people pass judgment on 10 years of broken promises. Let people decide who’s really making the arguments about the future of our country. Let people decide who can make the changes that we really need in our country. Call that election. We will fight. Britain will win.
The performance won wide praise, and in its aftermath Brown announced that there would be no general election before 2009. Later that month, after Brown had attended the EU summit in Lisbon, at which the 27 member countries agreed on the detailed wording of the treaty, Cameron followed up with his earlier criticism, arguing that Brown had “absolutely no democratic mandate to sign this without a referendum.” By December the Conservatives had taken a clear lead in the opinion polls, ahead of Labour by up to 13 percent—the biggest lead for the Conservatives since 1989.
The global economic crisis in 2008 helped Cameron solidify the Conservatives’ position. Though Brown was widely praised outside of Britain for his approach to the crisis, his promise in 1997 that the days of economic “boom and bust” were overplayed to Cameron’s advantage, as did an internal revolt by Labour ministers in 2008. In March 2009 Cameron made good on a promise to remove the Conservatives from the European People’s Party, a mainstream alliance of conservative parties in the European Parliament. On June 4 the Conservatives topped the poll in the European Parliament elections, and Cameron had the Conservatives enter the legislative body as members of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group.
A parliamentary-expenses scandal, which had been brewing since 2007, broke in May 2009 when the Daily Telegraph reported on widespread abuse by members of Parliament of expense accounts meant to offset the cost of having to maintain a second residence (the so-called Additional Costs Allowance). The scandal cut across party lines, but Labour suffered the brunt of public criticism, and Cameron responded by arguing that the public had a “right to be angry.” Although the polling numbers for Cameron and the Conservatives showed a decline from peaks in early 2009, he and the party appeared to be well positioned for the general election on May 6, 2010.
Views
He is not a deeply ideological person. He has called politicians to concentrate more on advancing people's happiness and prosperity, instead of focusing merely on financial prosperity.
Cameron has said that he supports and believes in spreading freedom, democracy and humanitarian intervention in occasions such as the genocide.
He supports multilateralism. He stated that «a country may operate by oneself- but it cannot consistently succeed alone." David Cameron considers that multilateralism can take the form of functioning through the EU, NATO, the G8, the UN and other institutions.
He believes that Muslim in Britain have a duty to assimilate into British culture, but noted in an article published in 2007 that the Muslims consider aspects such as divorce and drugs uninspiring. He said that he found himself thinking that it is Britain that needs to integrate with the British Asian life-style. He also backed the Coalition's motion for same-sex marriage.
Quotations:
"I'm a practical person, and pragmatic. I know where I want to get to, but I am not ideologically attached to one particular method," December 2005.
"I'm going to be as radical a social reformer as Mrs Thatcher was an economic reformer," August 2008.
"I don't support gay marriage in spite of being a Conservative. I support gay marriage because I am a Conservative," July 2013.
"I hope they'd say I'm optimistic, I enjoy life and that I'm fun. But also that I'm quite driven in doing what I believe in," on what his friends would say about him, February 2015.
"We will govern as a party of one nation, one United Kingdom. That means ensuring this recovery reaches all parts of our country, from north to south, to east to west," May 2015.
Membership
While at Oxford, Cameron was a member of the Bullingdon Club, a student dining society that has a reputation for an outlandish drinking culture associated with boisterous behaviour and damaging property.
Personality
Freedom is the key to David's personality. David Cameron loves travel, adventure, variety and meeting new people, and he longs to experience all of life. He also loves to be involved in several things at the same time as long as he is not tied down to any one area. Change is constant in his world, requiring adaptability and courage.
With his upbeat and often inspiring personality, David Cameron makes friends easily and attracts people from all walks of life. He has a way with words and an uncanny ability to motivate others.
David is multi-talented and possesses a variety of diverse abilities. However, discipline and focus are the true keys to his success. Without these, many of the tasks David begins will remain unfinished and he will fail to realize the true fruits of his abilities.
Physical Characteristics:
Height: 1.85 M
Quotes from others about the person
"He's not someone - and most Englishmen aren't - who talks freely and easily in the open-hearted Oprah-esque fashion that some do but he's extremely good company," friend and ministerial colleague Michael Gove in 2010
"He's always been incredibly strong, and kind, and supportive," Samantha Cameron, wife
"In good times and in bad, he's just the kind of partner that you want at your side. I trust him. He says what he does, and he does what he says," US President Barack Obama.
"If there was an Olympic gold medal for chillaxing he would win it," Cameron ally quoted in Francis Elliott and James Hanning biography.
"Though possessed of a first-class mind, Cameron is not a reflective politician. He rarely agonises over a problem, preferring to resolve dilemmas as quickly and pragmatically as he can, generally with a group of close allies," political journalist Matthew D'Ancona.
Interests
He is a fan of cycling, and he regularly commuted via bicycle during his tenure as leader of the Conservative Party. This led to his bike being stolen twice, in 2008 and 2009
Writers
Goodbye to All That by Robert Graves, Cider With Rosie, by Laurie Lee
Sport & Clubs
Tennis, cycling, jogging, darts.Supports Aston Villa (Football Club).
Music & Bands
Bob Dylan and indie rock such as The Killers, The Smiths, Radiohead and Pulp
Connections
On 1 June, 1996, Cameron married Samantha Sheffield in East Hendred. Sheffield was a friend of his sister; the two became acquainted on a family trip to Italy.
The couple's first child, Ivan, was born on 8 April 2002. He suffered from cerebral palsy and epilepsy and lived only six years. This had a tremendous impact on the political leader’s life and led to his strong support for the NHS.
The couple has three other children, two daughters and a son. The Prime Minister received attention in the press for taking paternity leave from his governmental duties for his second son's birth.