David Cameron
UK Prime Minister from 2010 to 2016, now Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton.
David Cameron served as prime minister from 2010 to 2016 and returned as foreign secretary in 2023.
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Timeline for David Cameron
Mentioned in: Swinney promises campaign, not a bill
UK Local Elections 2026Mentioned in: Burnham rules out a Scottish vote
UK Local Elections 2026Mentioned in: Holyrood demands a vote it cannot force
UK Local Elections 2026Mentioned in: Swinney pushes Section 30, seven short
UK Local Elections 2026Mentioned in: SNP at 62, three short of 65
UK Local Elections 2026Background
David Cameron is a Conservative life peer and former UK Prime Minister. He represented Witney in The House of Commons from 2001 to 2016 and led the government for six years. He returned to Cabinet as foreign secretary in November 2023, entered The House of Lords as Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton and left government in July 2024.
Cameron's constitutional record includes the Edinburgh Agreement, which he signed with Scotland's first minister Alex Salmond in October 2012. The agreement transferred the legal authority needed for Scotland's 2014 independence referendum. His later return to Cabinet placed him in the foreign secretary's office from The House of Lords, after seven years outside Parliament.
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