David Gauke

Mr. David Gauke MP LLB
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 May 2010
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Sarah McCarthy-Fry
Member of Parliament for South West Hertfordshire
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2005
Preceded by	Richard Page
Majority	14,920 (26.3%)
Personal details
Born	8 October 1971 (1971-10-08) (age 40) Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Nationality	English
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Rachel Gauke
Alma mater	St Edmund Hall, Oxford
Website	www.davidgauke.com

David Michael Gauke (born 8 October 1971) British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for South West Hertfordshire and current Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury.

Early life

Gauke was educated at Northgate High School in Ipswich, Suffolk before attending St Edmund Hall, Oxford where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in law in 1993, and the College of Law in Chester where he graduated in legal practice in 1995.

Professional career

He was a researcher to the Conservative MP for Milton Keynes South West Barry Legg in 1993. He worked as a trainee solicitor with Mssrs. Richard Butler from 1995, being admitted as a solicitor in 1997. He has been a solicitor with Macfarlanes since 1999.

Political career

Gauke was elected as the vice chairman of the Brent East Conservative Association for two years from 1998, and contested the seat at the 2001 general election finishing in second place 13,047 votes behind the Labour MP Paul Daisley. He was elected to the House of Commons at the 2005 general election for Hertfordshire South West following the retirement of Richard Page. Gauke won the seat with a majority of 8,473, making his maiden speech on 9 June 2005.^[1] Following his election he served as a member of the Procedure Select Committee between 2005 and 2008. Gauke was a member of the Treasury Select Committee between 2006 and 2007 before joining the Opposition frontbench as a shadow Treasury minister.

Following his re-election at the 2010 general election, he was appointed Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury.

Personal life

Gauke is married to Rachel. They have three sons and live in Chorleywood.^[2] He is a lifelong supporter of Ipswich Town FC.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ House of Commons Debates for 9 June 2005 UK Parliament
2. ^ "Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury: David Gauke MP". HM Treasury. http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/profile_xst.htm. Retrieved 17 January 2011. 

External links

• www.davidgauke.com David Gauke MP Official constituency website
• Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
• Electoral history and profile at The Guardian
• Voting record at PublicWhip.org
• Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
• Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
• BBC Politics page

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Richard Page	Member of Parliament for South West Hertfordshire 2005–present	Incumbent

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Name	Gauke, David
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Date of birth	8 October 1971
Place of birth	Ipswich, Suffolk
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