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David Mervyn Johnston OBE (born 27 November 1981) is a British politician who has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Families and Wellbeing since August 2023.[2] A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wantage since 2019.[3][4]
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David Johnston | |
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Families and Wellbeing | |
Assumed office 31 August 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
Preceded by | Claire Coutinho |
Member of Parliament for Wantage | |
Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
Preceded by | Ed Vaizey |
Majority | 12,653 (18.8%) |
Personal details | |
Born | David Mervyn Johnston (1981-11-27) 27 November 1981 (age 42) Whitechapel, London, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Education | Balliol College, Oxford[1] |
Website | www |
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On 6 July 2022, he resigned from his position as Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Department for Education amid the Chris Pincher scandal which led to Boris Johnson’s resignation as Prime Minister.