David Laws
David Anthony Laws (born November 30, 1965 in Farnham ) is a British politician of the Liberal Democrats party (LibDems) and a former investment banker .
Laws is a member of the UK House of Commons for the constituency of Yeovil . After the 2010 election , Laws became a member of the Cameron I cabinet as Chief Secretary to the Treasury . He only held this post from May 12 to May 29, 2010. He was forced to resign after the Daily Telegraph reported that Laws had claimed his significant other's home costs as his own expense and had been reimbursed as expenses.
His successor in office was party friend Danny Alexander .
The offer of Nick Clegg after this defeat by the inclusion in the Dissolution Honors List with a life peerage title for a seat in the upper house of parliament was rejected by Laws.
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- ↑ Vince Cable among four Lib Dems to turn down Lords offers from Clegg in The Guardian, May 15, 2015, accessed May 16, 2015
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| former members |
Iain Duncan Smith • Liam Fox • Cheryl Gillan • Dominic Grieve • Chris Huhne • David Jones • Andrew Lansley • David Laws • Francis Maude • Maria Miller • Andrew Mitchell • Michael Moore • Eric Pickles • Caroline Spelman • Lord Strathclyde • Baroness Warsi • David Willetts • George Young • William Hague • Vince Cable • Nick Clegg • Danny Alexander • Alistair Carmichael • Owen Paterson • Edward Davey • Kenneth Clarke |
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| SURNAME | Laws, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Laws, David Anthony (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British politician, member of the House of Commons |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Farnham |