David Rutley | |
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_at_the_Department_of_State_in_Washington%2c_D.C._on_February_22%2c_2024_(cropped).jpg) 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 Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Jesse Norman |
| Succeeded by | Stephen 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 Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Will Quince |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
| In office 15 June 2017 – 17 September 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Steve Barclay |
| Succeeded by | Lee Rowley |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Food and Animal Welfare | |
| In office 3 September 2018 – 27 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park |
| Member of Parliament forMacclesfield | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Nicholas Winterton |
| Succeeded by | Tim Roca |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Henry Rutley (1961-03-07)7 March 1961 (age 64) Gravesend, Kent, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics Harvard University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Website | davidrutley |
David Henry Rutley (born 7 March 1961) is a British former politician who served as theMember of Parliament (MP) forMacclesfield from2010 until2024. A member of theConservative Party, he wasParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Americas and Caribbean from October 2022 until July 2024.[1][2]
David Rutley was born inGravesham,Kent, in March 1961.[3][4][5] He was educated at the comprehensivePriory School, Lewes, before going on to study at theLondon School of Economics (LSE) andHarvard Business School.
He spent most of his career in business and worked as a senior executive in major companies includingAsda (where he ran home shopping and e-commerce),PepsiCo International,Halifax, andBarclays.
A one time advisor to cabinet ministerWilliam Waldegrave in the early 1990s, Rutley worked as a special adviser from 1994 to 1996 inJohn Major's Conservative government at theTreasury,Cabinet Office andMinistry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. During this time, Rutley helped shape the Budget and initiate the first ever White Paper for rural England.[6]
Rutley stood as the Conservative candidate forSt Albans at the1997 general election, coming second with 33.2% of the vote behind theLabour candidateKerry Pollard.[7][8]
At the2010 general election, Rutley was elected to Parliament as MP forMacclesfield with 47% of the vote and a majority of 11,959.[9][10]
In July 2010, Rutley was elected to theTreasury Select Committee and served on the committee until his appointment in November 2010 asParliamentary Private Secretary toDamian Green,Minister of State for Immigration.[11][12] When Green left office in the 2014 reshuffle, Rutley became PPS toDavid Lidington at the Foreign Office.[13]
At the2015 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 toBrexit prior to the2016 EU membership referendum.[16]
Rutley was again re-elected at the snap2017 general election, with an increased vote share of 52.7% and a decreased majority of 8,608.[17]
In June 2017, Rutley was appointed aLord Commissioner of the Treasury, making him a governmentwhip.[11] From September 2018 to June 2019, Rutley was appointedParliamentary Under-Secretary of State at theDepartment 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, duringThérèse Coffey's recovery from illness.[19]
At the2019 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 appointedParliamentary Under-Secretary of State at theDepartment for Work and Pensions during the secondcabinet reshuffle of thesecond Johnson ministry.[22] In October 2022, he was appointedParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Americas and Caribbean.[1]
Rutley went on to lose his seat in2024, losing toTim Roca of theLabour Party with an 18.6% swing seeing him fall to second place with 15,552 votes to Roca's 24,672.[23]
Rutley is married to his wife, Rachel, a physiotherapist, with whom he has four children.[24] He is a member ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,[25] and served as an LDS Churchmissionary 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, andbird watching.[6][27] Although not a player, he is the honorary vice-president of the Ash Tree Cricket Club inPrestbury, which is in his former constituency.[28]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forMacclesfield 2010–2024 | Succeeded by |
