David Johnston (British politician)

David Mervyn Johnston OBE (born 27 November 1981) is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wantage since the general election in December 2019.[4] Before he became an MP he was the Chief Executive of the Social Mobility Foundation for ten years.[5][6] He was also a member of the Social Mobility Commission.[7]

David Johnston

OBE MP
Johnston in 2019
Member of Parliament
for Wantage
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byEd Vaizey
Majority12,653 (18.8%)
Personal details
Born
David Mervyn Johnston[1]

(1981-11-27) 27 November 1981[2]
London, England
Political partyConservative
EducationUniversity of Oxford[3]
Websitewww.david-johnston.org.uk

Honours

References
  1. "No. 62862". The London Gazette. 20 December 2019. p. 23191.
  2. "Members' Names Data Platform query". UK Parliament. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. "Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs". Politics Home. 25 February 2020.
  4. "Wantage parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  5. Johnston, David (3 November 2019). "David Johnston: Who will champion social mobility in the next parliament? And what should they say?". Conservative Home. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  6. O'Hara, Mary (20 June 2011). "Oxbridge: is hard work enough?". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  7. Johnston, David (26 January 2017). "Working Class? You Could Be Paid Less For Doing The Same Job". HuffPost. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  8. Graham, Hannah (29 December 2017). "Who has been recognised on the New Year Honours List 2017?". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Ed Vaizey		 Member of Parliament
for Wantage
2019–present		 Incumbent


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