Ed Davey
Sir Edward Jonathan "Ed" Davey MP (born 25 December 1965) is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was born in Mansfield. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston from 1997. In 2012, he became the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. In 2015 he lost his seat in the election, the first cabinet minister to lose his seat since 1977.[1]
Sir Ed Davey | |
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Leader of the Liberal Democrats | |
Assumed office 27 August 2020[a] | |
Deputy | Daisy Cooper |
President | The Baroness Brinton Mark Pack |
Preceded by | Jo Swinson |
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats | |
In office 3 September 2019 – 27 August 2020 | |
Leader | Jo Swinson |
Preceded by | Jo Swinson |
Succeeded by | Daisy Cooper |
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change | |
In office 3 February 2012 – 8 May 2015 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Chris Huhne |
Succeeded by | Amber Rudd |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs | |
In office 20 May 2010 – 3 February 2012 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Lord Young of Norwood Green |
Succeeded by | Norman Lamb |
Member of Parliament for Kingston and Surbiton | |
Assumed office 9 June 2017 | |
Preceded by | James Berry |
Majority | 17,235 (34.4%) |
In office 1 May 1997 – 30 March 2015 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | James Berry |
Personal details | |
Born | Edward Jonathan Davey 25 December 1965 Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England |
Political party | Liberal Democrats |
Spouse(s) |
Emily Gasson (m. 2005) |
Alma mater | Jesus College, Oxford Birkbeck, University of London |
Website | www |
^ Davey served as Acting Leader from 13 December 2019 to 27 August 2020 alongside the Party Presidents Baroness Sal Brinton and Mark Pack, following Jo Swinson's election defeat in the 2019 general election. Davey was elected Leader in August 2020. |
Davey won his seat back in the 2017 general election.[2]
In 2019, he ran for the Liberal Democratic leadership post. He lost the leadership race to Jo Swinson. He later became Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
After Swinson lost her seat in the 2019 election, he became acting Leader of the Liberal Democrats. In August 2020, he was elected Leader of the Liberal Democrats, beating Layla Moran in the contest.
References
change- ↑ Smith, Mikey (8 May 2015). "Ed Davey becomes first cabinet minister to lose seat since 1997". The Mirror. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ↑ "RESULT: Lib Dem Ed Davey takes Kingston & Surbiton seat from Conservatives - South West Londoner". 9 June 2017.