Party LeaderDecember 2007
Nick Clegg is elected as leader of the Liberal Democrats, succeeding Menzies Campbell
Historical person
Nick Clegg Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Nick Clegg, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
6 records2007–20104 events0 places
Chronological biography
2007
2010
Election15 April 2010
Instant polling after the 1st of 3 Prime Ministerial debates unanimously declared Nick Clegg the winner
Election7 May 2010
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 Minister11 May 2010
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 Britain12 May 2010
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 Minister12 May 2010
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"
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.