 From 2005 to 2008, he was the elected Chairman of the Cities of London and Westminster Conservative Association.In 2006, Rees-Mogg criticised efforts by then-Leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron to increase the representation of ethnic minorities on the party candidate list, arguing that fulfilling quotas can often "make it harder for the intellectually able" and that "Ninety-five per cent of this country is White.The list can't be totally different from the country at large."