Rt Hon David Laws
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 8413
Fax: 020 7219 8188
lawsd@parliament.uk
Constituency
5 Church Street, Yeovil, BA20 1HB
Tel: 01935 425025, 01935 423284
Fax: 01935 433652
enquiries@yeovil-libdems.org.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Folkestone and Hythe 1997 general election. Member for Yeovil 2001-10, for Yeovil (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
Liberal Democrat:
Spokesman for Defence 2001-02;
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury 2002-05;
Shadow Secretary of State for:
Work and Pensions 2005-07,
Children, Schools and Families 2007-10;
Chief Secretary to the Treasury 2010;
Minister of State:
Department for Education 2012-,
Cabinet Office 2012-
Party groups
Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party:
Economics adviser 1994-97,
Director of Policy and Research 1997-99;
Chair, Manifesto Working Group 2013-
Select committees
Member: Treasury 2001-03,
Treasury (Treasury Sub-Committee) 2001-03,
Joint Committee on the Draft Financial Services Bill 2011-12
Political interests
Economy, education, pensions, public service reform
Countries of interest
Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Jordan
General Election 2010 - Yeovil
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Laws, David |
Lib Dem |
31843 |
55.63% |
| Davis, Kevin |
Con |
18807 |
32.86% |
| Skevington, Lee |
Lab |
2991 |
5.23% |
| Pearson, Nigel |
UKIP |
2357 |
4.12% |
| Baehr, Robert |
BNP |
1162 |
2.04% |
| Result |
Lib Dem Hold (2.72% from Con to Lib Dem) |