David Michael Davis MP (born 23 December 1948) is a British Conservative Party politician. He served as Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union from July 2016 to July 2018, and has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Haltemprice and Howden since 1997. He was previously elected to the House of Commons for Boothferry in 1987, and reelected in 1992. Davis was sworn of the Privy Council in the 1997 New Year Honours, having previously been Minister of State for Europe from 1994 to 1997.
