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{{Short description|British politician (1949–2016)}}
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|name         = David Rendel
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|image        = David Rendel - Newbury declaration.jpg
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|caption      = David Rendel at the Newbury declaration for the 2005 election
|office       = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] <br /> for [[Newbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Newbury]]
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|term_start   = 6 May 1993
|term_end     = 11 April 2005
|predecessor  = [[Judith Chaplin]]
|successor    = [[Richard Benyon]]
|birth_date   = {{birth date|1949|04|15|df=yes}}
|birth_place  =  [[Athens]], Greece
|death_date   = {{Death date and age|2016|05|16|1949|04|15|df=yes}}
|death_place  = [[Berkshire]], England
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|nationality  = British
|party        = [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]
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|alma_mater   = [[Magdalen College, Oxford]], [[St Cross College, Oxford]]
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'''David Digby Rendel''' (15 April 1949 – 16 May 2016) was a British politician for the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]. He was the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Newbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Newbury]] from 1993 to 2005. He won the seat in a [[1993 Newbury by-election|by-election in May 1993]] caused by the death of [[Judith Chaplin]], and he held it until his defeat at the [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005 general election]] to [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] candidate [[Richard Benyon]]. At the time he lost his seat he was the Liberal Democrats' spokesman on Higher and Further Education.