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David Rutley
David Rutley in 2024
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Americas, Caribbean and Overseas Territories[a]
In office
27 October 2022 – 5 July 2024
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byJesse Norman
Succeeded byStephen Doughty (North America and Overseas Territories)
The Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Latin America and Caribbean)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare Delivery
In office
17 September 2021 – 20 September 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byWill Quince
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office
15 June 2017 – 17 September 2021
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded bySteve Barclay
Succeeded byLee Rowley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Food and Animal Welfare
In office
3 September 2018 – 27 July 2019
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byLord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
Member of Parliament
for Macclesfield
In office
6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
Preceded bySir Nicholas Winterton
Succeeded byTim Roca
Personal details
Born
David Henry Rutley

(1961-03-07) 7 March 1961 (age 63)
Gravesend, Kent, England
Political partyConservative
Children4
Alma materLondon School of Economics
Harvard University
OccupationBusinessman
Websitedavidrutley.org.uk

David Henry Rutley (born 7 March 1961) is a British former politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Macclesfield from 2010 until 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Americas and Caribbean from October 2022 until July 2024.[1][2]

Early life and career

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David Rutley was born in Gravesham, Kent, in March 1961.[3][4][5] He was educated at the comprehensive Priory School, Lewes, before going on to study at the London School of Economics (LSE) and Harvard Business School.

He spent most of his career in business and worked as a senior executive in major companies including Asda (where he ran home shopping and e-commerce), PepsiCo International, Halifax, and Barclays.

A one time advisor to cabinet minister William Waldegrave in the early 1990s, Rutley worked as a special adviser from 1994 to 1996 in John Major's Conservative government at the Treasury, Cabinet Office and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. During this time, Rutley helped shape the Budget and initiate the first ever White Paper for rural England.[6]

Political career

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Rutley stood as the Conservative candidate for St Albans at the 1997 general election, coming second with 33.2% of the vote behind the Labour candidate Kerry Pollard.[7][8]

At the 2010 general election, Rutley was elected to Parliament as MP for Macclesfield with 47% of the vote and a majority of 11,959.[9][10]

In July 2010, Rutley was elected to the Treasury Select Committee and served on the committee until his appointment in November 2010 as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Damian Green, Minister of State for Immigration.[11][12] When Green left office in the 2014 reshuffle, Rutley became PPS to David Lidington at the Foreign Office.[13]

At the 2015 general election, Rutley was re-elected as MP for Macclesfield with an increased vote share of 52.5% and an increased majority of 14,811.[14][15]

Rutley was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 EU membership referendum.[16]

Rutley was again re-elected at the snap 2017 general election, with an increased vote share of 52.7% and a decreased majority of 8,608.[17]

In June 2017, Rutley was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, making him a government whip.[11] From September 2018 to June 2019, Rutley was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in addition to his role as a whip.[18] This followed an interim appointment as Parliamentary Under-Secretary in the same department from 22 May 2018, during Thérèse Coffey's recovery from illness.[19]

At the 2019 general election, Rutley was again re-elected, with a decreased vote share of 52.7% and an increased majority of 10,711.[20]

He has served as the Co-Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Mountaineering, the Chairman of the British-Danish APPG, secretary of both the APPG national parks and the APPG for Mountain Rescue, and an officer for the APPG on management. He has also been a member of other APPGs, including those on: China, Pharmaceuticals and Financial Education for Young People.[21]

On 17 September 2021, Rutley was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions during the second cabinet reshuffle of the second Johnson ministry.[22] In October 2022, he was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Americas and Caribbean.[1]

Rutley went on to lose his seat in 2024, losing to Tim Roca of the Labour Party with an 18.6% swing seeing him fall to second place with 15,552 votes to Roca's 24,672.[23]

Personal life

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Rutley is married to his wife, Rachel, a physiotherapist, with whom he has four children.[24] He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,[25] and served as an LDS Church missionary in the North of England from 1979 to 1981.[26]

Outside politics, he is a keen mountaineer and has climbed in mountain ranges throughout the world. He also enjoys fishing, and bird watching.[6][27] Although not a player, he is the honorary vice-president of the Ash Tree Cricket Club in Prestbury, which is in his former constituency.[28]

References

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  1. ^ Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Americas and Caribbean until November 2023
  1. ^ a b "Ministerial Appointments commencing: 25 October 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Americas and Caribbean) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  3. ^ "No. 59418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010. p. 8740.
  4. ^ "Who's Who – Rutley, David Henry, (born 7 March 1961), MP (C) Macclesfield, since 2010". Oxford University Press. 1 December 2010. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U251618.
  5. ^ "David Rutley MP". BBC Democracy Live. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  6. ^ a b "About David". David Rutley.
  7. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  8. ^ "General Election result, May 1997". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  9. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Macclesfield Constituency". Archived from the original on 12 May 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Parliamentary career for David Rutley - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Government publishes list of Parliamentary Private Secretaries (PPS) - GOV.UK". 17 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Reshuffle (continued): The full list of every PPS - Conservative Home". 22 July 2014.
  14. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Macclesfield". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  16. ^ Goodenough, Tom (16 February 2016). "Which Tory MPs back Brexit, who doesn't and who is still on the fence?". The Spectator. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  17. ^ "Macclesfield parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
  18. ^ "David Rutley MP - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk.
  19. ^ "Parliamentary Under Secretaries of State Appointments". GOV.UK.
  20. ^ "Macclesfield Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  21. ^ "About David". David Rutley MP. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  22. ^ "Ministerial appointments: September 2021". 16 September 2021.
  23. ^ Watterson, Kaleigh (5 July 2024). "Historic wins for Labour in Cheshire". BBC News.
  24. ^ "David Rutley (Con)". Manchester Evening News. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  25. ^ Woods, Richard (16 May 2010). "Rise of the executive MP". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010.
  26. ^ "Faith". DeseretNews.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  27. ^ Blanchard, Jack (1 August 2019). "POLITICO London Playbook: Phil yer boots — Boris' big by-election — Meet the new whips". POLITICO. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  28. ^ Greer, Stuart (9 June 2017). "Cricketers finds cure to 35 year travel sickness". Macclesfield Express. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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