DAVIS, Rt Hon David

Member for Haltemprice and Howden since 1997. Committees: Member, Chair, Public Accounts Committee 1997-2001; Member, Boothferry 1987-1997. Political career: Shadow Home Secretary 2003-08 (resigned seat 2008); Shadow Secretary of State for Home, Constitutional and Legal Affairs 2003-04; Shadow Deputy Prime Minister with Shadow Ministerial responsibility for the Cabinet Office 2002-03; Party Chairman 2001-02; Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1994-97; Parliamentary Secretary, Office of Public Service & Science 1993-94; Government Whip 1990-93; PPS to Francis Maude, Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1988-90. Special political interests: Industry, law and order, defence, economy, civil liberties. Profession/Trade: Director, Tate and Lyle. Education: Warwick University; London Business School; Harvard University. Affiliations: CBI Financial Policy Committee 1977-79; Industrial Society Executive Committee 1984-87. Hobbies: Writing, mountaineering, skiing, flying light aircraft, listening to music.
b. 23 December 1948, York. Married with three children.