David Cameron

The Right Honourable The Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton PC
Official portrait, 2023
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 November 2023
Prime Minister	Rishi Sunak
Preceded by	James Cleverly
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In office 11 May 2010 – 13 July 2016
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Deputy	Nick Clegg (2010–2015)
First Secretary	William Hague George Osborne
Preceded by	Gordon Brown
Succeeded by	Theresa May
Leader of the Opposition
In office 6 December 2005 – 11 May 2010
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Tony Blair Gordon Brown
Deputy	William Hague
Preceded by	Michael Howard
Succeeded by	Harriet Harman
Leader of the Conservative Party
In office 6 December 2005 – 11 July 2016
Preceded by	Michael Howard
Succeeded by	Theresa May
Shadow portfolios Shadow Secretary of State 2005 Education and Skills Shadow Minister 2003 Privy Council Office 2004 [[Communities and Local Government|Template:Br entries]] 2004–2005 [[Conservative Policy Review Coordinator|Template:Br entries]]
Parliamentary offices Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal Life peerage 17 November 2023 Member of Parliament for Witney In office 7 June 2001 – 12 September 2016 Preceded by Shaun Woodward Succeeded by Robert Courts
Personal details
Born	David William Donald Cameron (1966-10-09) 9 October 1966 (age 57) Marylebone, London, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Samantha Sheffield (m. 1996)
Children	4
Relatives	Cameron family
Education	Eton College Brasenose College, Oxford (MA)
Signature
Website	Official website
David Cameron's voice Cameron's first speech as prime minister Recorded 11 May 2010

David William Donald Cameron, Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton,^[1] PC (born 9 October 1966)^[2] is a British politician and the Foreign Secretary since 2023. He was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016. He was First Lord of the Treasury and Leader of the British Conservative Party until July 2016.

On 24 June 2016, following a vote in a referendum to leave the European Union,^[3] Cameron announced that he would step down before the October 2016 Conservative Party Conference to make way for a new Prime Minister.^[3][4] After Theresa May became the only candidate in the elections, she became the designated Prime Minister. Cameron later announced he would resign on 13 July and was replaced by May.^[5]

1. ↑ "Parliamentary career of Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton". UK Parliament. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
2. ↑ "Ancestry of David Cameron". Retrieved 2011-04-18.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "EU referendum: UK votes to leave in historic referendum - BBC News". BBC News. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
4. ↑ Stewart, Heather; Mason, Rowena; Syal, Rajeev (2016-06-24). "David Cameron resigns after UK votes to leave European Union". The Guardian. PM announces resignation following victory for leave supporters after divisive referendum campaign
5. ↑ "Theresa May to succeed Cameron as UK PM on Wednesday". BBC. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016. The timing of the handover of power from David Cameron looks set to be after PM's questions on Wednesday.