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'''Sir Edward Jonathan Davey''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FRSA}} (born 25 December 1965) is a British politician who has served as [[Leader of the Liberal Democrats]] since 2020, having acted in the position from 2019 to 2020.{{efn|name=fn1|Serving alongside [[Sal Brinton]] from 13 December 2019 to 1 January 2020 and [[Mark Pack]] from 1 January to 27 August 2020.}} He served in the [[Cameron–Clegg coalition]] as [[Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change]] from 2012 to 2015 and as [[Deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats|Deputy Leader]] to [[Jo Swinson]] in 2019. An "[[The Orange Book|Orange Book]]" liberal,<ref name="orangebook">{{cite web |title=Orange Blossom |url=http://www.bonkers.hall.btinternet.co.uk/liberator.html |publisher=[[Liberator (magazine)|Liberator]] |year=2004 |access-date=26 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707225111/http://www.bonkers.hall.btinternet.co.uk/liberator.html |archive-date=7 July 2007}}</ref> he has been the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Kingston and Surbiton]] since 2017,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.swlondoner.co.uk/result-lib-dem-ed-davey-takes-kingston-surbiton-seat-conservatives/ |title=RESULT: Lib Dem Ed Davey takes Kingston & Surbiton seat from Conservatives – South West Londoner |date=9 June 2017 |access-date=14 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930135351/http://www.swlondoner.co.uk/result-lib-dem-ed-davey-takes-kingston-surbiton-seat-conservatives/ |archive-date=30 September 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> and served in the same role from 1997 to 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/election-2015-32653734/election-2015-liberal-democrat-ed-davey-loses-to-tories |title=Election 2015: Liberal Democrat Ed Davey loses to Tories |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=21 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127195443/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/election-2015-32653734/election-2015-liberal-democrat-ed-davey-loses-to-tories |archive-date=27 November 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Davey was born in [[Mansfield]],
In 2010, after the Liberal Democrats entered into a [[Cameron–Clegg coalition|coalition government]] with the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], Davey served as [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State]] for [[Department for Business, Innovation and Skills|Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs]] from 2010 to 2012,<ref>{{cite web |title=Rt Hon Sir Edward Davey MP |url=http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/sir-edward-davey/188 |url-status=live |website=UK Parliament |access-date=14 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722062111/http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/sir-edward-davey/188 |archive-date=22 July 2017}}</ref> and in [[David Cameron]]'s [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]] as [[Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change]] from 2012 to 2015, following [[Chris Huhne]]'s resignation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ed Davey |url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/ed-davey |url-status=live |work=The Guardian |access-date=14 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710211015/https://www.theguardian.com/profile/ed-davey |archive-date=10 July 2017}}</ref> Davey focused on increasing competition in the energy market by removing [[barriers to entry]] for smaller companies, and streamlining the [[customer switching]] process.<ref>{{cite news |title=Davey vows faster energy switching |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24747183 |url-status=live |work=BBC News |date=31 October 2013 |access-date=10 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104093708/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24747183 |archive-date=4 January 2018}}</ref> He also approved the construction of [[Hinkley Point C nuclear power station]].<ref>{{cite news |title=New nuclear power plant approved |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21839684 |url-status=live |work=BBC News |date=20 March 2013 |access-date=10 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103155430/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21839684 |archive-date=3 January 2018}}</ref>
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==Early life and career==
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Edward Davey was born on 25 December 1965 in [[Mansfield]],
Davey was in both the 90th Nottingham scout group<ref>''Nottingham Evening Post'' Saturday 20 November 1976, page 18</ref> and the 17th Nottingham [[Air Scouts (The Scout Association)|Air Scout]] group.<ref>''Nottingham Evening Post'' Saturday 15 July 1978, page 6</ref> He sang in the local church choir, St John's.<ref>''Nottingham Evening Post'' Monday 1 August 1977, page 16</ref> Like his two brothers, Davey received the Duke of Edinburgh gold award, meeting Prince Philip on 2 March 1984 when the Prince visited his school, the private [[Nottingham High School]], where Davey was head boy.<ref>''Nottingham Evening Post'' Saturday 3 March 1984 page 5</ref> He took A-levels in German, French and History.<ref>''Nottingham Evening Post'' Wednesday 5 September 1984, page 13</ref> One of his two brothers attended [[Trent Polytechnic]], becoming a solicitor.<ref>''Nottingham Evening Post'' Monday 16 September 1985, page 10</ref> After leaving school, Davey attended [[Jesus College, Oxford]],<ref name="GuardianUnlimited-EdwardDavey">{{cite news |url=http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/biography/0,,-1276,00.html |title=Guardian Unlimited Politics |work=The Guardian |access-date=4 September 2006 |location=London |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050116233239/http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/biography/0,,-1276,00.html |archive-date=16 January 2005}}</ref> where he was awarded a first class [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] degree in [[Philosophy, politics and economics]] in 1988.<ref name="LibDem-EdwardDavey" /> He was [[Junior Common Room|JCR President]].<ref name="LibDem-EdwardDavey" />
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