Party Leader
Nick Clegg is elected as leader of the Liberal Democrats, succeeding Menzies Campbell
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Nick Clegg Biography and Timeline
Follow Nick Clegg through 6 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Nick Clegg, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
6Distinct records
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2007–2010Years on this page
2007
2010
Election
Instant polling after the 1st of 3 Prime Ministerial debates unanimously declared Nick Clegg the winner
Election
The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats control 363 seats in the House of Commons, with a majority of 76 seats. 35% of voters supported a party other than Labour or the Conservatives-the highest such figure since the 1918 general election
Deputy Prime Minister
Talks between Cameron and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg led to an agreed Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition, enabling the Queen to invite Cameron to form a Government
Constitution of Great Britain
Just after midnight on 12 May 2010, the Liberal Democrats emerged from a meeting of their Parliamentary party and Federal Executive to announce that the coalition deal had been "approved overwhelmingly"
Deputy Prime Minister
Just after midnight on 12 May 2010, the Liberal Democrats emerged from a meeting of their Parliamentary party and Federal Executive to announce that the coalition deal had been "approved overwhelmingly"
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.