David Davis named UK Brexit Secretary in Theresa May cabinet
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Newly appointed Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union David Davis leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on July 13, 2016. ©AFP
Britain’s new Prime Minister Theresa May has appointed former Special Forces soldier and Europe minister David Davis to the new cabinet position of Secretary of State for Leaving the European Union or Brexit Secretary.
According to Press TV, the veteran Eurosceptic MP was among the first appointments in May’s cabinet unveiled right after she became the country’s Prime Minister on Wednesday.
Davis, who was a "Leave" campaigner in the EU referendum, is in charge of leading the negotiations on Britain’s exit from the EU.
He served as a reservist in the Special Air Service (SAS), which is the British army’s elite special force unit, before joining politics in 1987.
He was Europe minister between 1994 and 1997 when the European issue tore apart the government of former Tory Prime Minister John Major. He also served as shadow home secretary and shadow deputy prime minister between 2003 and 2008.
In 2005, he lost to David Cameron in the final round of the Tory leadership contest and remained on the backbenches while Cameron led the party.
As Cameron announced his resignation on June 24 after the Brexit vote, Davis said he would support major Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson in the leadership race.
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