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David Laws
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Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families
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Biography
David Laws won the Observer Mace National Schools Debating Competition (1984) and joined the Liberal Democrats in 1984.
He won a scholarship to King's College, Cambridge (Double First Class Honours, Economics).
He was Managing Director at Barclays Bank before joining the Liberal Democrats as the Parliamentary Party's Economic Advisor in 1994 and was author of the 1994 and 1995 Liberal Democrat Alternative Budgets.
David's policy interests include Education, Economics and Environment.
From 1997 to 1999 he was the party's Director of Policy and Research, and in 2001 he succeeded Paddy Ashdown as MP for Yeovil.
David was appointed Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury in 2002. He was re-elected in 2005 with a much increased majority, and was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. In 2007 David was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families.
Education:
St George's College, Weybridge; Kings College, Cambridge
Experience:
Managing Director of Barclays Bank, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party's Economic Adviser (1994-1997), and Director of Policy and Research (1997-1999)
Parliamentary experience:
2007- Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, 2005-07 Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury in the 2001-2005 Parliament
Interests:
Reading, running, athletics and rugby
Memberships:
Institute of Fiscal Studies
General election 2005 result
Seat: Yeovil
Current MP: David Laws
| Liberal Democrats | 51% | 25658 votes | |
| Labour | 11% | 5256 votes | |
| Conservatives | 34% | 17096 votes | |
| Others | 4% | 1903 votes |