Coalition Government 2010-2015
| Cameron–Clegg coalition | |
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| 2010–2015 | |
 
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| Date formed | 11 May 2010 |
| Date dissolved | 8 May 2015 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Head of government | David Cameron |
| Head of government's history | 2010–2016 |
| Deputy head of government | Nick Clegg |
| Member parties | |
| Status in legislature | Majority (coalition) |
| Opposition cabinet | |
| Opposition party | Labour Party |
| Opposition leader |
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| History | |
| Election(s) | 2010 general election |
| Outgoing election | 2015 general election |
| Legislature term(s) | 55th Parliament (5 years) |
| Budget(s) | |
| Incoming formation | 2010 government formation |
| Predecessor | Brown ministry |
| Successor | Second Cameron ministry |
David Cameron and Nick Clegg formed the Cameron–Clegg coalition after the former was invited by Queen Elizabeth II to begin a new government, following the resignation of Prime Minister Gordon Brown on 11 May 2010. It was the first coalition government in the UK since the Churchill war ministry and was led by Cameron with Clegg as Deputy, composed of members of both the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats.
The Cabinet was made up of sixteen Conservatives and five Liberal Democrats, with eight other Conservatives and one other Liberal Democrat attending cabinet but not members. The coalition was replaced by the single-party Second Cameron ministry after the 2015 general election.
The previous Parliament had been dissolved on 12 April 2010 in advance of the general election on 6 May. The election resulted in a hung parliament, no single party having an overall majority in the House of Commons, the Conservatives having the most seats but 20 short of a majority.
In the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition agreement of 11 May 2010, the two parties formed a coalition government. The new Parliament met on 18 May for the swearing-in of Peers in the House of Lords and newly elected and returning Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, and the election for the Speakership of the House of Commons. The Queen's Speech on 25 May set out the government's legislative agenda. Of the 57 Liberal Democrat MPs, only two refused to support the Conservative Coalition agreement, with former leader Charles Kennedy and Manchester Withington MP John Leech both rebelling.
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