David Davis (British politician)

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Sir David Michael Davis (born 23 December 1948) is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Goole and Pocklington, previously Haltemprice and Howden and Boothferry, since 1987. He served as Shadow Home Secretary from 2003 to 2008 and Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union from 2016 to 2018. Davis was sworn of the Privy Council in the 1997 New Year Honours, while serving as Minister of State for Europe, a role he held from 1994 to 1997. Brought up on the Aboyne Estate, a council estate in Tooting, south-west London, he attended Bec School. Later he earned an MBA from London Business School and worked for Tate & Lyle. He was a close personal friend of former leader of the Scottish National Party and First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond. Having entered Parliament in 1987, he was appointed Europe Minister by Prime Minister John Major in July 1994. He held that position until the 1997 general election. He was subsequently Chairman...

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