David Davis

The Right Honourable David Michael Davis (born December 23, 1948) is a British politician, Conservative MP for Haltemprice and Howden and Shadow Home Secretary.

Early Life

Born to a single mother Betty Brown in Yorkshire, Davis was initially brought up by his grandparents in York. His grandfather Walter Harrison, was a Communist who had led the 1936 Jarrow hunger march from York to Aldermaston. When his mother married a Polish Jewish printworker, Ronald Davis, he moved to London. They lived initially in a flat in a "slum" in Wandsworth before moving to a council estate in Tooting, South London.

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Wandsworth - Tooting - London

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On leaving school his 'A' Level results were not good enough to secure a university place. Davis worked as an insurance clerk and became a member of the Territorial SAS in order to earn the money to retake his examinations. On doing so he won a place at Warwick University (B.Sc. Joint Hons Molecular Science/Computer Science 1968-1971). He later studied at London Business School (Master's Degree in Business 1971-1973) and Harvard University (Advanced Management Program 1984-1985).

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SAS - Warwick University - Computer Science - 1968 - 1971 - London Business School - 1973 - Harvard University - 1984 - 1985

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Whilst at Warwick University he was one of the founding members of the Student Radio station, University Radio Warwick, now known as Radio Warwick.

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Student Radio - Radio Warwick

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Davis worked for Tate and Lyle for 17 years rising to become a senior executive having saved a failing subsidiary in Canada.

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