Chris Huhne
| Chris Huhne | |
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| Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change | |
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In office 12 May 2010 – 5 February 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Ed Miliband |
| Succeeded by | Ed Davey |
| Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson | |
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In office 20 December 2007 – 12 May 2010 |
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| Leader | Nick Clegg |
| Preceded by | Nick Clegg |
| Succeeded by | Lynne Featherstone (2015) |
| Liberal Democrat Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Spokesman | |
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In office 3 March 2006 – 19 December 2007 |
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| Leader |
Menzies Campbell Vince Cable (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Norman Baker |
| Succeeded by | Steve Webb |
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Member of Parliament for Eastleigh |
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In office 5 May 2005 – 5 February 2013 |
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| Preceded by | David Chidgey |
| Succeeded by | Mike Thornton |
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Member of the European Parliament for South East England |
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In office 10 June 1999 – 12 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Sharon Bowles |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Christopher Murray Paul-Huhne 2 July 1954 London, England |
| Political party |
Social Democratic Party (Before 1988) Liberal Democrats (1988–2013) Independent (2013–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Vicky Pryce (1984–2011) |
| Domestic partner | Carina Trimingham (2010–present) |
| Children | 3 children 2 stepdaughters |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
Christopher Murray Paul-Huhne (born 2 July 1954), known as Chris Huhne, is a British journalist, former politician and convicted felon who was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Eastleigh from 2005 to 2013 and the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change from 2010 to 2012. From September 2013 to August 2014 he wrote a weekly column for The Guardian.
On 3 February 2012, Huhne resigned from the Cabinet when he was charged with perverting the course of justice over a 2003 speeding case. His wife at the time, Vicky Pryce, had claimed that she was driving the car, and accepted the licence penalty points on his behalf so that he could avoid being banned from driving. Huhne denied the charge until the trial began on 4 February 2013 when he changed his plea to guilty, resigned as a member of parliament, and left the Privy Council. He and Pryce were sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on 11 March to eight months in prison for perverting the course of justice. He served 62 days of his sentence at HMP Leyhill before he was released.
Huhne had twice stood unsuccessfully for election as Leader of the Liberal Democrats; in 2006 he came second to Sir Menzies Campbell and in 2007 he narrowly lost to Nick Clegg.
Huhne was born in West London to businessman Peter Paul-Huhne and actress Ann Murray. He was educated at Westminster School, and was known during his school years as Christopher Paul-Huhne.
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