David Heath (politician)
David William St John Heath CBE PC (born 16 March 1954) is a British optometrist and Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Somerton and Frome from 1997 to 2015. He served as the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food from September 2012 to October 2013 in the Cameron–Clegg coalition government.
The Right Honourable David Heath CBE | |
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Official portrait, 2012 | |
| Minister of State for Agriculture and Food | |
| In office 4 September 2012 – 7 October 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | James Paice |
| Succeeded by | George Eustice |
| Deputy Leader of the House of Commons | |
| In office 14 May 2010 – 4 September 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Barbara Keeley |
| Succeeded by | Tom Brake |
| Liberal Democrat Leader of the House of Commons | |
| In office 8 January 2009 – 6 May 2010 | |
| Leader | Nick Clegg |
| Preceded by | Simon Hughes |
| Succeeded by | Tom Brake (2015) |
| In office 10 May 2005 – 20 December 2007 | |
| Leader | Charles Kennedy Menzies Campbell Vince Cable |
| Preceded by | Paul Tyler |
| Succeeded by | Simon Hughes |
| Member of Parliament for Somerton and Frome | |
| In office 1 May 1997 – 30 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Robinson |
| Succeeded by | David Warburton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 March 1954 Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset, England |
| Political party | Liberal Democrat |
| Spouse |
Caroline Netherton (m. 1987) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Oxford |
| Occupation | MP |
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