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==Personal==
 
==Personal==
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Cameron spent his early years near Wantage in [[Oxfordshire]], [[England]], though his family's roots lie in [[Inverness]], [[Scotland]], and "Cameron" is well known in Britain as a Scottish name.
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Cameron was born in [[London]], but spent his early years near Wantage in [[Oxfordshire]], [[England]], though his family's roots lie in [[Inverness]], [[Scotland]], and "Cameron" is well known in Britain as a Scottish name.
    
Cameron was educated at [[Eton College]], which is generally regarded as Britain's most prestigious private school, and at [[Brasenose College]], [[Oxford University|Oxford]].
 
Cameron was educated at [[Eton College]], which is generally regarded as Britain's most prestigious private school, and at [[Brasenose College]], [[Oxford University|Oxford]].
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Cameron is self-descibed as "upper middle class". His leadership and indeed his own party are supported by businesses, as opposed to the leftist Labour Party, led by the Scotsman [[Gordon Brown]]; who are backed overwhelmingly by the [[trade union]]s. Many intervening leaders have been middle-class ([[Edward Heath]], [[Margaret Thatcher]]) or even working-class ([[John Major]]).
 
Cameron is self-descibed as "upper middle class". His leadership and indeed his own party are supported by businesses, as opposed to the leftist Labour Party, led by the Scotsman [[Gordon Brown]]; who are backed overwhelmingly by the [[trade union]]s. Many intervening leaders have been middle-class ([[Edward Heath]], [[Margaret Thatcher]]) or even working-class ([[John Major]]).
 
His refusal to discuss his past, citing the right to a private life before politics<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4340328.stm</ref> has led to criticism from a small proportion of media sources and opposition MPs.
 
His refusal to discuss his past, citing the right to a private life before politics<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4340328.stm</ref> has led to criticism from a small proportion of media sources and opposition MPs.
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He has been married to Samantha since 1996. They have two sons and a daughter.
    
==Political career==
 
==Political career==
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