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[td]Edward Davey was born on 25 December 1965 in [[Mansfield]], Nottinghamshire.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2004/sep/20/uk.society1|title=Profile: Ed Davey |first=Jackie |last=Ashley|newspaper=The Guardian |date=20 September 2004|via=www.theguardian.com|access-date=22 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019072...itics/2004/sep/20/uk.society1|archive-date=22 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=About Ed Davey|url=https://www.eddavey.org/about|website=Ed Davey MP|access-date=22 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722181051/https://www.eddavey.org/about|archive-date=22 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> His father John (1932 β March 1970), a solicitor, died when Davey was four years old in Mansfield General Hospital, three months after being diagnosed with cancer.<ref>''Nottingham Evening Post'' Wednesday 18 March 1970, page 13</ref><ref>'Ed's story' β Liberal Democrats (YouTube)</ref> His mother, Nina Davey (nΓ©e Stanbrook), died 11 years later when Davey was 15,<ref>{{cite AV media |url= |title=Reviving A National Party {{!}} Ed Davey On The Liberal Democrat Strategy and Philosophy |date=13 September 2023 |last=The Rest Is Politics |minutes=4:12 |access-date=24 February 2025 |via=YouTube}}</ref> after which he was brought up by his maternal grandparents in the village of [[Eakring]].<ref name="LibDem-EdwardDavey">{{cite web |url=http://www.libdems.org.uk/party/people/mr-edward-davey.html |title=Liberal Democrats: Edward Davey MP, Kingston & Surbiton |publisher=Liberal Democrats |access-date=4 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2006092...dems.org.uk/party/people/mr-edward-davey.html |archive-date=26 September 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Davey acted as a carer for his terminally ill mother before her death, and also cared for his grandmother.<ref name=":7">{{cite web |title=Who is Sir Ed Davey? The Liberal Democrat leader who cared for his terminally ill mother as a child |url=https://news.sky.com/story/who-is-s...his-terminally-ill-mother-as-a-child-12892620 |access-date=2 June 2024 |website=Sky News |archive-date=2 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024060...his-terminally-ill-mother-as-a-child-12892620 |url-status=live }}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]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's 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/2005011...rdian.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" />[/td]
[td]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's 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. Also with more fuller understanding of the importance of political debate, Ed Davey has more importantly given a greater role for government for a Nottingham Liberal Democrat Party member Jonathan J. S Lindo who also attended Nottingham High School also attend the the Social Liberal Forum. <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/2005011...rdian.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" />[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]In 1989, he became an economics researcher for the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]],<ref name="GuardianUnlimited-EdwardDavey" /> principally to [[Alan Beith]],<ref name="LibDem-EdwardDavey" /> the party's then-Treasury spokesman, whilst studying at [[Birkbeck College, London]],<ref name="GuardianUnlimited-EdwardDavey" /> for a [[master's degree]] (MSc) in economics.<ref name="LibDem-EdwardDavey" /> He was closely involved in the development of Liberal Democrat policies such as an additional penny on income tax to fund education, and [[central bank independence]], for the [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992 general election]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Edward Davey, MP |url=http://www.bbk.ac.uk/about-us/fellows/davey |website=Birkbeck University of London |access-date=12 July 2020 |archive-date=13 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713235241/http://www.bbk.ac.uk/about-us/fellows/davey |url-status=live}}</ref> From 1993 to 1997, he worked in [[Economic forecasting|business forecasting]] and [[market analysis]] for [[management consultancy]] firm Omega Partners.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.eddavey.org/about |title=About Ed Davey |date=26 July 2017 |work=Ed Davey MP |access-date=25 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044519/http://www.eddavey.org/about |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>[/td]
[td]In 1989, he became an economics researcher for the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]],<ref name="GuardianUnlimited-EdwardDavey" /> principally to [[Alan Beith]],<ref name="LibDem-EdwardDavey" /> the party's then-Treasury spokesman, whilst studying at [[Birkbeck College, London]],<ref name="GuardianUnlimited-EdwardDavey" /> for a [[master's degree]] (MSc) in economics.<ref name="LibDem-EdwardDavey" /> He was closely involved in the development of Liberal Democrat policies such as an additional penny on income tax to fund education, and [[central bank independence]], for the [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992 general election]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Edward Davey, MP |url=http://www.bbk.ac.uk/about-us/fellows/davey |website=Birkbeck University of London |access-date=12 July 2020 |archive-date=13 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713235241/http://www.bbk.ac.uk/about-us/fellows/davey |url-status=live}}</ref> From 1993 to 1997, he worked in [[Economic forecasting|business forecasting]] and [[market analysis]] for [[management consultancy]] firm Omega Partners.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.eddavey.org/about |title=About Ed Davey |date=26 July 2017 |work=Ed Davey MP |access-date=25 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044519/http://www.eddavey.org/about |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>[/td]
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[td]Edward Davey was born on 25 December 1965 in [[Mansfield]], Nottinghamshire.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2004/sep/20/uk.society1|title=Profile: Ed Davey |first=Jackie |last=Ashley|newspaper=The Guardian |date=20 September 2004|via=www.theguardian.com|access-date=22 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019072...itics/2004/sep/20/uk.society1|archive-date=22 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=About Ed Davey|url=https://www.eddavey.org/about|website=Ed Davey MP|access-date=22 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722181051/https://www.eddavey.org/about|archive-date=22 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> His father John (1932 β March 1970), a solicitor, died when Davey was four years old in Mansfield General Hospital, three months after being diagnosed with cancer.<ref>''Nottingham Evening Post'' Wednesday 18 March 1970, page 13</ref><ref>'Ed's story' β Liberal Democrats (YouTube)</ref> His mother, Nina Davey (nΓ©e Stanbrook), died 11 years later when Davey was 15,<ref>{{cite AV media |url= |title=Reviving A National Party {{!}} Ed Davey On The Liberal Democrat Strategy and Philosophy |date=13 September 2023 |last=The Rest Is Politics |minutes=4:12 |access-date=24 February 2025 |via=YouTube}}</ref> after which he was brought up by his maternal grandparents in the village of [[Eakring]].<ref name="LibDem-EdwardDavey">{{cite web |url=http://www.libdems.org.uk/party/people/mr-edward-davey.html |title=Liberal Democrats: Edward Davey MP, Kingston & Surbiton |publisher=Liberal Democrats |access-date=4 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2006092...dems.org.uk/party/people/mr-edward-davey.html |archive-date=26 September 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Davey acted as a carer for his terminally ill mother before her death, and also cared for his grandmother.<ref name=":7">{{cite web |title=Who is Sir Ed Davey? The Liberal Democrat leader who cared for his terminally ill mother as a child |url=https://news.sky.com/story/who-is-s...his-terminally-ill-mother-as-a-child-12892620 |access-date=2 June 2024 |website=Sky News |archive-date=2 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024060...his-terminally-ill-mother-as-a-child-12892620 |url-status=live }}</ref>[/td]Revision as of 17:22, 3 September 2025
[/td][td]Edward Davey was born on 25 December 1965 in [[Mansfield]], Nottinghamshire.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2004/sep/20/uk.society1|title=Profile: Ed Davey |first=Jackie |last=Ashley|newspaper=The Guardian |date=20 September 2004|via=www.theguardian.com|access-date=22 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019072...itics/2004/sep/20/uk.society1|archive-date=22 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=About Ed Davey|url=https://www.eddavey.org/about|website=Ed Davey MP|access-date=22 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722181051/https://www.eddavey.org/about|archive-date=22 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> His father John (1932 β March 1970), a solicitor, died when Davey was four years old in Mansfield General Hospital, three months after being diagnosed with cancer.<ref>''Nottingham Evening Post'' Wednesday 18 March 1970, page 13</ref><ref>'Ed's story' β Liberal Democrats (YouTube)</ref> His mother, Nina Davey (nΓ©e Stanbrook), died 11 years later when Davey was 15,<ref>{{cite AV media |url= |title=Reviving A National Party {{!}} Ed Davey On The Liberal Democrat Strategy and Philosophy |date=13 September 2023 |last=The Rest Is Politics |minutes=4:12 |access-date=24 February 2025 |via=YouTube}}</ref> after which he was brought up by his maternal grandparents in the village of [[Eakring]].<ref name="LibDem-EdwardDavey">{{cite web |url=http://www.libdems.org.uk/party/people/mr-edward-davey.html |title=Liberal Democrats: Edward Davey MP, Kingston & Surbiton |publisher=Liberal Democrats |access-date=4 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2006092...dems.org.uk/party/people/mr-edward-davey.html |archive-date=26 September 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Davey acted as a carer for his terminally ill mother before her death, and also cared for his grandmother.<ref name=":7">{{cite web |title=Who is Sir Ed Davey? The Liberal Democrat leader who cared for his terminally ill mother as a child |url=https://news.sky.com/story/who-is-s...his-terminally-ill-mother-as-a-child-12892620 |access-date=2 June 2024 |website=Sky News |archive-date=2 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024060...his-terminally-ill-mother-as-a-child-12892620 |url-status=live }}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]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's 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/2005011...rdian.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" />[/td]
[td]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's 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. Also with more fuller understanding of the importance of political debate, Ed Davey has more importantly given a greater role for government for a Nottingham Liberal Democrat Party member Jonathan J. S Lindo who also attended Nottingham High School also attend the the Social Liberal Forum. <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/2005011...rdian.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" />[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]In 1989, he became an economics researcher for the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]],<ref name="GuardianUnlimited-EdwardDavey" /> principally to [[Alan Beith]],<ref name="LibDem-EdwardDavey" /> the party's then-Treasury spokesman, whilst studying at [[Birkbeck College, London]],<ref name="GuardianUnlimited-EdwardDavey" /> for a [[master's degree]] (MSc) in economics.<ref name="LibDem-EdwardDavey" /> He was closely involved in the development of Liberal Democrat policies such as an additional penny on income tax to fund education, and [[central bank independence]], for the [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992 general election]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Edward Davey, MP |url=http://www.bbk.ac.uk/about-us/fellows/davey |website=Birkbeck University of London |access-date=12 July 2020 |archive-date=13 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713235241/http://www.bbk.ac.uk/about-us/fellows/davey |url-status=live}}</ref> From 1993 to 1997, he worked in [[Economic forecasting|business forecasting]] and [[market analysis]] for [[management consultancy]] firm Omega Partners.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.eddavey.org/about |title=About Ed Davey |date=26 July 2017 |work=Ed Davey MP |access-date=25 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044519/http://www.eddavey.org/about |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>[/td]
[td]In 1989, he became an economics researcher for the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]],<ref name="GuardianUnlimited-EdwardDavey" /> principally to [[Alan Beith]],<ref name="LibDem-EdwardDavey" /> the party's then-Treasury spokesman, whilst studying at [[Birkbeck College, London]],<ref name="GuardianUnlimited-EdwardDavey" /> for a [[master's degree]] (MSc) in economics.<ref name="LibDem-EdwardDavey" /> He was closely involved in the development of Liberal Democrat policies such as an additional penny on income tax to fund education, and [[central bank independence]], for the [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992 general election]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Edward Davey, MP |url=http://www.bbk.ac.uk/about-us/fellows/davey |website=Birkbeck University of London |access-date=12 July 2020 |archive-date=13 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713235241/http://www.bbk.ac.uk/about-us/fellows/davey |url-status=live}}</ref> From 1993 to 1997, he worked in [[Economic forecasting|business forecasting]] and [[market analysis]] for [[management consultancy]] firm Omega Partners.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.eddavey.org/about |title=About Ed Davey |date=26 July 2017 |work=Ed Davey MP |access-date=25 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044519/http://www.eddavey.org/about |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>[/td]
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