David Cameron
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David Cameron (born 1966) was the Prime Minister of the UK from 2010 to 2016.
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Cameron was the first Prime Minister in the UK to lead a coalition government. This was done with the Liberal Democrats from 2010 to 2015. After that, he led a Conservative majority government from 2015 to 2016.
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His government introduced the unpopular austerity measures to reduce the national deficit. The idea to implement austerity came from the belief that reducing government spending would help stimulate economic growth. This measure has been
widely criticised for its negative social impact, particularly on public services. Later studies concluded that austerity had little effect on economic growth. (See: Austerity was a scam)
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Cameron legalised same-sex marriage which helped support the Conservatives public image as being more modern.
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He called the 2016 EU referendum due to pressure from Eurosceptics, primarily the UK Independence Party (UKIP). This move was meant to appease the Eurosceptic wing of his party and the public. However, it backfired as the UK left the EU, a result that led him to resign in 2016.
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David Cameron's time as Prime Minister was a significant period in UK politics, the time following his resignation being marked by political instability.
