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David Gauke

  • ️Fri Oct 08 1971
David Gauke
Mr. David Gauke MP LLB
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
Incumbent
Assumed office
13 May 2010
Prime Minister David Cameron
Preceded by Sarah McCarthy-Fry
Member of Parliament
for South West Hertfordshire
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 May 2005
Preceded by Richard Page
Majority 14,920 (26.3%)
Personal details
Born 8 October 1971 (age 40)
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Nationality English
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s) Rachel Gauke
Alma mater St Edmund Hall, Oxford
Website www.davidgauke.com

David Michael Gauke (born 8 October 1971) British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for South West Hertfordshire and current Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury.

Early life

Gauke was educated at Northgate High School in Ipswich, Suffolk before attending St Edmund Hall, Oxford where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in law in 1993, and the College of Law in Chester where he graduated in legal practice in 1995.

Professional career

He was a researcher to the Conservative MP for Milton Keynes South West Barry Legg in 1993. He worked as a trainee solicitor with Mssrs. Richard Butler from 1995, being admitted as a solicitor in 1997. He has been a solicitor with Macfarlanes since 1999.

Political career

Gauke was elected as the vice chairman of the Brent East Conservative Association for two years from 1998, and contested the seat at the 2001 general election finishing in second place 13,047 votes behind the Labour MP Paul Daisley. He was elected to the House of Commons at the 2005 general election for Hertfordshire South West following the retirement of Richard Page. Gauke won the seat with a majority of 8,473, making his maiden speech on 9 June 2005.[1] Following his election he served as a member of the Procedure Select Committee between 2005 and 2008. Gauke was a member of the Treasury Select Committee between 2006 and 2007 before joining the Opposition frontbench as a shadow Treasury minister.

Following his re-election at the 2010 general election, he was appointed Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury.

Personal life

Gauke is married to Rachel. They have three sons and live in Chorleywood.[2] He is a lifelong supporter of Ipswich Town FC.[citation needed]

References

External links

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Richard Page		 Member of Parliament for South West Hertfordshire
2005–present		 Incumbent

Categories:

  • 1971 births
  • Living people
  • Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies
  • Conservative Party (UK) MPs
  • Alumni of St Edmund Hall, Oxford
  • UK MPs 2005–2010
  • Politics of Dacorum
  • UK MPs 2010–

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