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Samantha Cameron
Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Assumed office
11 May 2010
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded bySarah Brown
Personal details
Born
Samantha Gwendoline Sheffield

(1971-04-18) 18 April 1971 (age 53)
North Lincolnshire, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)David Cameron
(m. 1996–present)
ChildrenIvan Reginald Ian (deceased)
Nancy Gwen Beatrice
Arthur Elwen
Florence Rose Endellion
Residence10 Downing Street
Alma materBristol Polytechnic

Samantha Gwendoline Cameron (née Sheffield; born 18 April 1971[1]) is a British business executive and wife of David Cameron, the current Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.[2][3][4]

Until 13 May 2010 she was the creative director of Smythson of Bond Street, a stationery firm. She took on a part time consultancy role within the firm after David Cameron became Prime Minister.

Early life

Samantha is the elder daughter of Sir Reginald Adrian Berkeley Sheffield, 8th Baronet[5] (a landowner and a thrice descendant of King Charles II of England) and his first wife Annabel Lucy Veronica Jones. Sir Reginald and Annabel married on 11 November 1969; Samantha was born in 1971, Emily in 1973;[6] the couple divorced in 1974. Annabel has been married to William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor, a Minister in John Major's government, since 14 January 1976, and is now styled as Viscountess Astor. The couple's children are Flora Katherine (born 1976), William Waldorf (born 1979), and James Jacob (born 1981).[7]

Samantha grew up on the 300-acre (121-hectare) estate of Normanby Hall,[8] five miles (8 km) north of Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire. Her family also owns a large Yorkshire estate called Sutton Park.

Normanby Hall

She attended the private School of St Helen and St Katharine in Abingdon, Oxfordshire[9] and then took her A levels at Marlborough College in Wiltshire. She did an art foundation course at Camberwell College of Arts and then went on to study Fine Art at the School of Creative Arts, part of the University of the West of England. It was while she was a student there that she met David Cameron through her acquaintance with his sister Clare.[citation needed]

Sutton Park

Family

Samantha Sheffield and David Cameron married on 1 June 1996 at the Church of St. Augustine of Canterbury, East Hendred, Oxfordshire.[10] The couple have had four children: Ivan Reginald Ian (8 April 2002 Hammersmith and Fulham, London – 25 February 2009, Paddington, London); Nancy Gwen Beatrice (born 19 January 2004, Westminster, London), Arthur Elwen (born 14 February 2006, Westminster) and Florence Rose Endellion (born 24 August 2010, Cornwall).[11] Ivan was born with a rare combination of cerebral palsy and severe epilepsy and died at the age of six at St Mary's Hospital, London.[12]

In March 2010, Cameron's fourth pregnancy was announced.[13] She gave birth to a baby girl, Florence Rose Endellion, on 24 August 2010 at the Royal Cornwall Hospital whilst on holiday in Cornwall. The child's third given name, Endellion, is taken from the Cornish village of St Endellion.[14][15]

Work and politics

Her work as the head of Smythson of Bond Street has recently won her a British Glamour Magazine Award for Best Accessory Designer. She has been noted as turning the company around and establishing it as a fashionable and popular brand. She also worked as a spokesperson for Shiatzy Chen.[16] Two days after her husband became Prime Minister, she announced she was stepping down from her full time role to take on a consultancy role within Smythson's for two days a week. She said that choice was hers alone and had been made after she discovered she was pregnant again and after what she described as an "understandably difficult year." The decision was also in part attributed to the death of her first child, Ivan, the previous year.[17]

During March 2010, the Daily Mail reported that Samantha Cameron may have voted for Tony Blair's Labour party, and that she might vote for Gordon Brown in the 2010 general election, following comments made by Shadow Arts Minister, Ed Vaizey to Andrew Rawnsley during the making of a documentary for Channel 4.[18] However, a Conservative spokesman issued a statement to blogger Iain Dale, stating that "The Mail on Sunday story is not true. Sam has never voted Labour and never will. She took five weeks off work to campaign for the Tories in Stafford in the 97 election".[19] Samantha Cameron then issued her own statement: "I did not vote for Tony Blair in 1997 and I have never voted Labour".[20]

Cameron caused controversy in May 2010 when it was reported that she had refused to use the regular Prime Ministerial chauffeur and instead insisted on having a woman driver. The main reason given for the change was that she felt more comfortable if the children were taken to school by a woman rather than a man.[21]

She is credited with coining the phrase "There is such a thing as society, it's just not the same thing as the state",[20] which has been said several times by David Cameron, including in his victory speech following his victory in the Conservative party leadership election in 2005.[22] This is a reference to Margaret Thatcher's often misquoted phrase "There is no such thing as society".[23]

Ancestry

Cameron's maternal great-grandparents were Sir Roderick Jones (a Chairman of Reuters) and the novelist Enid Bagnold. Her maternal grandmother, Pandora Clifford, was the second wife of Michael Astor. Her stepfather is William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor. Her grandfather, Sir William Mount, was MP for South Berkshire, which he inherited from his father, also William Mount. Her cousin is Sir Ferdinand Mount who was head of Margaret Thatcher's policy unit in the 1980s. On her maternal grandmother's side she is a great-great-granddaughter of John Murton Gundry, president of the Cleveland Trust Company.[24]

Through her Barons Clifford of Chudleigh ancestors, who are descendants of Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII of England, she is also a descendant of the Barons Arundell of Wardour and of Margaret Howard, sister of Catherine Howard, fifth wife of King Henry VIII of England. She is also a four-times descendant of King Charles II of England.

Family of Samantha Cameron
32. Sir Robert Sheffield, 4th Baronet, of Normandy Park
16. Sir Robert Sheffield, 5th Baronet
33. Julia Brigida Newbold
8. Sir Berkeley Digby George Sheffield, 6th Baronet
34. Lt.-Col. Henry Dumaresq
17. Priscilla Isabel Laura Dumaresq
35. Lady Sophia Butler-Danvers
4. Edmund Charles Reginald Sheffield
36. Vincent Gildemeester, Baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken
18. Willem, Baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken
37. Charlotte Henriette Mansfield
9. Julia Marie, Baronne van Tuyll van Serooskerken
38. Léopold, Comte de Limburg-Stirum
19. Anne Mathilda, Comtesse de Limburg-Stirum
39. Julie Marie Barre
2. Sir Reginald Adrian Berkeley Sheffield, 8th Baronet
40. Charles Soames
20. Stephen Soames, of Hallgrove
41. Jane Cattley
10. Edward Roland Soames, of Framland House
42. William Bennett Martin
21. Julia Constance Martin
43. Augusta Maria Chaloner
5. Nancie Muriel Denise Soames
44. Sir Francis Dugdale Astley, 2nd Baronet
22. Sir John Dugdale Astley, 3rd Baronet
45. Emma Dorothea Lethbridge
11. Eleanor Corisande Astley
46. Thomas George Corbett, of Elsham Hall
23. Eleanor Blanche Mary Corbett, of Elsham Hall
47. Lady Mary Noel Beauclerk
1. Samantha Gwendoline Sheffield
48.
24. Roderick Patrick Jones
49.
12. Sir Roderick Jones, of Rottingdean
50. William Gibb
25. Christina Gibb
51.
6. Timothy Angus Jones
52. Michael Edward Bagnold
26. Col. Arthur Henry Bagnold
53. Eliza Larkins Walker
13. Enid Algerine Bagnold
54. William Henry Alger
27. Ethel Alger
55. Edith Elizabeth Wills
3. Annabel Lucy Veronica Jones
56. Charles Hugh Clifford, 8th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh
28. William Hugh Clifford, 10th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh
57. Hon. Agnes Catherine Louisa Petre
14. Hon. Sir Bede Edmund Hugh Clifford
58. Richard Bassett
29. Catherine Mary Bassett
59. Mary Worthylane
7. Patricia David "Pandora" Clifford
60. Joseph Gundry
30. John Murton Gundry
61. Sarah Perry
15. Alice Devin Gundry
62. Joseph Clough Gilchrist
31. Frances Ruth Gilchrist
63. Alice Chambers Devin

References

  1. ^ McDougall, Linda (26 September 2008). "Tory party conference: Is Samantha Cameron ready for the spotlight?". London: Telegraph. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  2. ^ Odone, Cristina (22 March 2010). "Samantha Cameron pregnant: with Sam Cam expecting a baby in September, the Tories are unbeatable". London: Telegraph Blogs. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  3. ^ Reporter, Staff (22 March 2010). "Samantha Cameron is pregnant". London: The Sun. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  4. ^ Porter, Andrew (13 March 2010). "Sam Cam tells how she fell for 'Dave the politician'". London: Telegraph. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  5. ^ When David Cameron was 'the new whizz kid of politics' BBC News - Newsnight, 6 October 2005
  6. ^ "The Peerage p 4195". Thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  7. ^ "The Peerage p 7601". Thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  8. ^ Gammell, Caroline (12 May 2010). "Samantha Cameron is youngest 'First Lady' for half a century". London: The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  9. ^ "The First Wives' Club: Miriam and Samantha wake up to a very new role in life". London: Daily Mail. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  10. ^ "The Peerage p 17890". Thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  11. ^ "Births England and Wales 1837-2006". Findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  12. ^ "Cameron's eldest son Ivan dies". BBC News. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  13. ^ "David Cameron's wife Samantha pregnant". BBC News. 22 March 2010.
  14. ^ "Samantha Cameron gives birth to baby girl". Daily Telegraph. London: Telegraph Media Group. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  15. ^ "Camerons reveal daughter's name". BBC News. BBC. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  16. ^ Glamour Award Winners 2009 Glamour Magazine
  17. ^ "Samantha Cameron to step down from full time job". BBC News. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  18. ^ Walters, Simon (7 March 2010). "Mrs Cameron 'might have voted Labour': Source suggests Tory leader's wife voted for Blair... and might vote for Brown". London: Mail Online. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  19. ^ "Iain Dale's Diary: SamCam Does NOT Vote Labour!". Iain Dale's Diary. 6 March 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  20. ^ a b Sparrow, Andrew (7 March 2010). "Tories red-faced after 'Samantha for Labour' gaffe". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  21. ^ Walters, Simon (30 May 2010). "Sam Cam's chauffeur reshuffle: She drops veteran of 20 years...because she wants a woman driver". Daily Mail. London.
  22. ^ "In full: Cameron victory speech". BBC News. 6 December 2005. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  23. ^ "Interview for Woman's Own ("no such thing as society")". Margaret Thatcher Foundation. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  24. ^ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hnicholas1&id=I-P14042
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