Cameron was elected leader of the [[Conservative Party]] in December 2005, succeeding [[Michael Howard]].
Cameron was elected leader of the [[Conservative Party]] in December 2005, succeeding [[Michael Howard]].
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In late June 2007, at the end of then-Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]]'s final Prime Minister's Questions session in the [[House of Commons]], David Cameron led his opposition party in giving the outgoing leader a standing ovation.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1555758/Tony-Blair-steps-down-to-a-standing-ovation.html Tony Blair steps down to standing ovation] - Daily Telegraph, June 27, 2007</ref>