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David Lidington - President

Rt Hon Sir David Lidington KCB CBE

David Lidington represented Aylesbury in the House of Commons from 1992 to 2019.

As Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster he served as deputy to Prime Minister Theresa May from January 2018 to July 2019, having previously served in the May governments as Leader of the House of Commons and as Justice Secretary.

David served as Minister for Europe throughout the coalition government and David Cameron’s Conservative government (2010-2016), the UK’s longest-serving holder of that post. He held responsibility for the UK’s relations with more than 50 countries in Europe and Central Asia and represented the UK at the EU, NATO, OSCE, Council of Europe and the UN Security Council.

David is chairman-designate of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), a trustee of the Institute for Government and a member of the Advisory Council of the Centre for European Reform.

He has sung in numerous choirs and choral societies since schooldays and was a founder member of the Parliament Choir.

He lives in Princes Risborough with his wife Helen. They have four grown-up sons.