Former British Prime Minister David Cameron was appointed Foreign Minister on Monday, November 13, marking a return to politics as spectacular as it was unexpected for the man who triggered the Brexit referendum in 2016, Downing Street announced.
Aged 57, David Cameron takes the head of British diplomacy following the departure of James Cleverly, chosen by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to succeed Suella Braverman at the Interior, sacked after having expressed strong criticism of the police . The former head of government was seen in Downing Street when the British media announced the departure of Suella Braverman.
Appointed to the upper house of the British Parliament
David Cameron left power in 2016 after the victory of “Leave” in the referendum on the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, to which he opposed. He had no choice but to resign, after losing his gamble by triggering a high-risk referendum on an issue that was tearing the long-standing Conservative party apart.
In order to be able to enter the government when he was no longer an MP, David Cameron was appointed to the upper house of the British Parliament, that of the Lords, according to Downing Street, which also announced that the Minister of Finance Jeremy Hunt was maintained in his post.