Deputy Leader of the House of Commons 

David Heath CBE MP

Deputy Leader of the House of Commons

David Heath was born in 1954 in Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset.  He attended Millfield School and went on to study at St John's College Oxford, (MA Physiological Sciences) and the City University, London.  On leaving University in 1979, he went into practice as a registered optician.

David was elected to Somerset County Council in 1985, remaining on the county council continuously until May 1997. He served as Leader of the Council from 1985 to 1989. He was a Member of the Audit Commission (1994-97).  In 1989 he was awarded the CBE for political service. 

At the 1997 general election, David was elected as MP for Somerton and Frome.

David was Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House since January 2009 and was appointed Deputy Leader of the House of Commons in May 2010.