Who is David Davis? A profile of Britain's new 'Brexit Secretary'
Here we look at who have been given jobs in Theresa May's new Cabinet.
David Davis
Age: 67
MP for Boothferry from 1987 to 1997 when the seat became Howden and Haltemprice.
New job: Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (the new so-called 'Minister for Brexit')
CV
Mr Davis went to university at Warwick where he studied computer science.
He later took a degree at the London Business School and at Harvard.
He became the assistant whip in the Treasury in 1990 before becoming parliamentary secretary between 1993 and 1994.
Mr Davis was handed the role of Foreign Office minister in 1994 and later took on a number of shadow roles after Labour won the election in 1997.
Of these, the most high profile was shadow home secretary, which he held between 2003 and 2008.
Theresa May's Cabinet: how the appointments unfolded
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Why was he promoted?
He resigned from his post as shadow home secretary amid a row over civil liberties but as a Brexit-supporting back-bench heavyweight Mr Davis could lend vital credence to Mrs May's EU negotiating team.
Interesting fact
Was forced to deny that a stunt involving two blonde women with large breasts wearing "It's DD for me" t-shirts was anything to do with him during his leadership bid in 2005.