23 Facts About David Gauke

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David Michael Gauke is a British political commentator, solicitor and former politician who was the Member of Parliament for South West Hertfordshire from 2005 to 2019.

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David Gauke served in the Cabinet under Theresa May, most notably as Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor from 2018 to 2019.

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David Gauke served in the Cameron Government as Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury from 2010 to 2014 and Financial Secretary to the Treasury from 2014 to 2016.

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David Gauke was appointed Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor in January 2018.

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David Gauke resigned on 24 July 2019 following the Conservative Party leadership election.

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David Gauke was educated at Northgate High School in Ipswich, Suffolk.

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David Gauke read law at St Edmund Hall, Oxford and the College of Law in Chester, where he graduated in legal practice in 1995.

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David Gauke worked as a trainee solicitor with Richards Butler from 1995, being admitted as a solicitor in 1997.

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David 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.

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David Gauke was elected to the House of Commons at the 2005 general election for Hertfordshire South West following the retirement of Richard Page.

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David Gauke won the seat with a majority of 8,473, making his maiden speech on 9 June 2005.

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David Gauke was a member of the Treasury Select Committee between 2006 and 2007, before joining the Opposition front bench as Shadow Treasury Minister.

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In December 2013, David Gauke was reported to HM Revenue and Customs after advertising an unpaid six-month "training post" at his constituency office in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire.

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On 13 July 2016, David Gauke was made a member of the Privy Council, giving him the style The Right Honourable.

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On 11 June 2017, David Gauke was appointed Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, leaving the Treasury after seven years.

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David Gauke is the first solicitor to have held the post.

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On 20 July 2019, David Gauke confirmed to The Sunday Times that he would resign as Secretary of State after Prime Minister's Questions on 24 July 2019, citing that he could not serve Boris Johnson as Prime Minister and run the risk of pursuing a no-deal exit from the European Union.

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David Gauke told the British public that negotiating a price discount with tradesmen for paying in cash for the purposes of evading tax is morally wrong.

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On 3 September 2019, David Gauke joined 20 other rebel Conservative MPs to vote against the Conservative government of Boris Johnson.

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In May 2020, six months after leaving Parliament, it was announced that David Gauke was re-joining Macfarlanes as their head of policy.

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David Gauke is a political commentator and a columnist for the New Statesman where he writes about British and international politics from a liberal centrist perspective.

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David Gauke is married to Rachel, who is a professional support lawyer specialising in corporate tax at legal research provider LexisNexis.

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David Gauke is a lifelong supporter of Ipswich Town FC.