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David Cameron

UK Prime Minister, 2010 to 2016

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Led a coalition and then a Conservative government of austerity, legalized same-sex marriage and called the 2016 Brexit referendum, then resigned after losing it.

David Cameron sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are leaning interventionist on interventionism, leaning free market on economy and leaning institutional on institutions.

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Where David Cameron sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from David Cameron

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Political views closest to David Cameron

Liberal conservatismCombines free markets and limited government with respect for institutions, tradition…99%Realism in foreign policySees international politics as a contest of power and interests in which states act to…97%NeoconservatismPairs free markets and traditional values with an assertive, democracy-promoting foreign…96%OrdoliberalismFavors competitive markets protected by firm rules and a strong state, the basis of…94%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street, OGL 3, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.