David Lidington
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David Roy Lidington (June 30 1956) is a Conservative Party poltitician in the United Kingdom, and has been member of Parliament for Aylesbury since 1992. He had previously been a special advisor to Douglas Hurd. He is currently Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
He was the captain of the Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge team that won the 1978 series of University Challenge. The team returned for the 2002 University Challenge - Reunited "champion of champions" series for the show's 40th anniversary, and they won the series in convincing style, beating Keele University in the final 375-185.
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External links
- David Lidington (http://www.davidlidington.co.uk/) official site
- Guardian Politics Ask Aristotle - David Lidington MP (http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-3124,00.html)
- TheyWorkForYou.com - David Lidington MP (http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/david_lidington/aylesbury)