David Rutley
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David Henry Rutley is a British Conservative Party
politician. He is the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Macclesfield
, and was first elected at the 2010 general election.
Since his election to Parliament in May 2010, Rutley was elected to the influential Treasury Select Committee and served on the Committee until his appointment in November 2010 as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Damian Green MP, the Minister for Immigration.
He is also the Vice Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on National Parks, as well as being a member of several other APPGs, including those on: China, Pharmaceuticals and Mountaineering.
Before his election to Parliament, Rutley spent most of his career in business, and worked as a senior executive in major companies including: Asda (where he ran the Home Shopping and E-commerce businesses) and PepsiCo International, and then latterly, Halifax General Insurance and Barclays.
He has also worked as a Special Adviser (1994–96) in the last Conservative Government at the Treasury, the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Agriculture. During this time, Rutley helped shape the Budget and initiate the first ever White Paper for rural England.
and Harvard Business School
.
in the early 1990s, he went on to stand unsuccessfully as a Conservative Parliamentary candidate for St Albans
at the 1997 general election
.
He was elected to Parliament at the 2010 General Election for the Conservative seat of Macclesfield.
s. He is the only member of the LDS church currently serving as an MP in the House of Commons, and did voluntary work for his Church in the north of England from 1979 to 1981. Outside politics, he is a keen mountaineer and has climbed in mountain ranges throughout the world, and also enjoys fishing and ornithology. Although not a player, Rutley is the honorary vice president of the Ash Tree Cricket Club, Prestbury, which is located within his constituency.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician. He is the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Macclesfield
Macclesfield (UK Parliament constituency)
Macclesfield is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
, and was first elected at the 2010 general election.
Since his election to Parliament in May 2010, Rutley was elected to the influential Treasury Select Committee and served on the Committee until his appointment in November 2010 as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Damian Green MP, the Minister for Immigration.
He is also the Vice Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on National Parks, as well as being a member of several other APPGs, including those on: China, Pharmaceuticals and Mountaineering.
Before his election to Parliament, Rutley spent most of his career in business, and worked as a senior executive in major companies including: Asda (where he ran the Home Shopping and E-commerce businesses) and PepsiCo International, and then latterly, Halifax General Insurance and Barclays.
He has also worked as a Special Adviser (1994–96) in the last Conservative Government at the Treasury, the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Agriculture. During this time, Rutley helped shape the Budget and initiate the first ever White Paper for rural England.
Early life
Born in 1961, Rutley was educated at the Priory School, Lewes, East Sussex. He later studied at the London School of EconomicsLondon School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
and Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
.
Political career
A one time advisor to cabinet minister William WaldegraveWilliam Waldegrave
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in the early 1990s, he went on to stand unsuccessfully as a Conservative Parliamentary candidate for St Albans
St Albans (UK Parliament constituency)
St Albans is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Established in 1885, it is a county constituency in Hertfordshire, and elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.From 1554 to 1852 there was a...
at the 1997 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1997
The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...
.
He was elected to Parliament at the 2010 General Election for the Conservative seat of Macclesfield.
Personal life
With his wife Rachel, they have 4 children – 2 boys and 2 girls. Rutley is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—the MormonMormon
The term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in restorationist Christianity...
s. He is the only member of the LDS church currently serving as an MP in the House of Commons, and did voluntary work for his Church in the north of England from 1979 to 1981. Outside politics, he is a keen mountaineer and has climbed in mountain ranges throughout the world, and also enjoys fishing and ornithology. Although not a player, Rutley is the honorary vice president of the Ash Tree Cricket Club, Prestbury, which is located within his constituency.