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David Rutley

David Henry Rutley (born 7 March 1961) is a British former politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Macclesfield from 2010 until 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Americas and Caribbean from October 2022 until July 2024.

David Rutley was born in Gravesham, Kent, in March 1961. He was educated at the comprehensive Priory School, Lewes, before going on to study at the London School of Economics (LSE) 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, 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.

Rutley stood as the Conservative candidate for St Albans at the 1997 general election, coming second with 33.2% of the vote behind the Labour candidate Kerry Pollard.

At the 2010 general election, Rutley was elected to Parliament as MP for Macclesfield with 47% of the vote and a majority of 11,959.

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. When Green left office in the 2014 reshuffle, Rutley became PPS to David Lidington at the Foreign Office.

At the 2015 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.

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