David Rutley
MP
Official portrait, 2017
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Americas, Caribbean and Overseas Territories[lower-alpha 1]
Assumed office
27 October 2022
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byJesse Norman
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
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded bySir Nicholas Winterton
Majority10,711 (19.9%)
Personal details
Born
David Henry Rutley

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

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

Early life and career

David Henry 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 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 General Insurance 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

Rutley stood unsuccessfully as the Conservative parliamentary candidate for St Albans at the 1997 general election.[7] He was first elected to Parliament at the 2010 general election for the Conservative-held seat of Macclesfield.[8]

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.[7][9] When Green left office in the 2014 reshuffle, Rutley became PPS to David Lidington at the Foreign Office.[10] 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.[11]

Rutley was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 EU membership referendum.[12]

In June 2017, Rutley was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, making him a government whip.[7] 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.[13] This followed an interim appointment as Parliamentary Under-Secretary in the same department from 22 May 2018, during Thérèse Coffey's recovery from illness.[14]

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.[15] In October 2022, he was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Americas and Caribbean.[1]

Personal life

Rutley is married to his wife, Rachel, a physiotherapist, with whom he has four children.[16] Rutley is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).[17] Rutley served as an LDS Church missionary in the North of England from 1979 to 1981.[18]

Outside politics, he is a keen mountaineer and has climbed in mountain ranges throughout the world. He also enjoys fishing, and bird watching.[6][19] Although not a player, he is the honorary vice-president of the Ash Tree Cricket Club, Prestbury, which is in his constituency.[20]

References

  1. ↑ Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Americas and Caribbean until November 2023
  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "About David". David Rutley.
  7. 1 2 3 "Parliamentary career for David Rutley - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "BBC News | Election 2010 | Constituency | Macclesfield". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Government publishes list of Parliamentary Private Secretaries (PPS) - GOV.UK". 17 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Reshuffle (continued): The full list of every PPS - Conservative Home".
  11. ↑ "About David". David Rutley MP. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  12. ↑ Goodenough, Tom (16 February 2016). "Which Tory MPs back Brexit, who doesn't and who is still on the fence?". The Spectator. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "David Rutley MP - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk.
  14. ↑ "Parliamentary Under Secretaries of State Appointments". GOV.UK.
  15. ↑ "Ministerial appointments: September 2021". 16 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "David Rutley (Con)". Manchester Evening News. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  17. ↑ Woods, Richard (16 May 2010). "Rise of the executive MP". The Times. London.
  18. ↑ "Faith". DeseretNews.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  19. ↑ Blanchard, Jack (1 August 2019). "POLITICO London Playbook: Phil yer boots — Boris' big by-election — Meet the new whips". POLITICO. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  20. ↑ Greer, Stuart (9 June 2017). "Cricketers finds cure to 35 year travel sickness". macclesfield-express.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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