Ian Wrigglesworth
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The Right Honourable The Lord Wrigglesworth |
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| President of the Liberal Democrats | |
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In office 1 January 1989 – 31 December 1990 |
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| Leader | Paddy Ashdown |
| Preceded by | Office Created |
| Succeeded by | Charles Kennedy |
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Member of Parliament for Thornaby (1974-1983) |
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In office 28 February 1974 – 11 June 1987 |
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| Preceded by |
John Sutcliffe (Middlesbrough West) |
| Succeeded by | Tim Devlin |
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| Born |
Ian William Wrigglesworth 8 December 1939 , County Durham, United Kingdom |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party |
Labour (-1981) (1) (2) SDP (1981–1988) (3) Liberal Democrats (1988–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Tricia Wrigglesworth |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | College of St Mark and St John, Chelsea |
Ian William Wrigglesworth, Baron Wrigglesworth (born 8 December 1939) is a Liberal Democrat peer.
He was born in , brought up in Norton-on-Tees, and educated at Stockton Grammar School, Stockton-Billingham Technical College, and the College of St Mark and St John, Chelsea.
Between 1974 and 1981, Wrigglesworth was Labour Member of Parliament for Thornaby on Teesside. He was one of the founder members of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 1981 and was subsequently elected SDP Member for from 1983 until 1987, when he lost his seat.
In 1988, he became the first president of the Liberal Democrats and was chairman of the Liberal Democrat Trustees until February 2012, when he became national treasurer.
Shortly after he was elected to Parliament, Wrigglesworth was a founder member of the Manifesto Group and with John Cartwright helped found the Campaign for Labour Victory under the leadership of Bill Rodgers. From 1974 to 1979, he was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Home Secretary, the Rt Hon Roy Jenkins, and when Labour returned to Opposition in 1979, he was appointed Shadow Minister for the Civil Service by the Rt Hon James Callaghan. However, Wrigglesworth became increasingly disillusioned by the leftward direction the Labour Party was taking and became part of the nucleus of Labour MPs who contemplated leaving the party in 1979 and 1980. In 1981, Wrigglesworth became one of the founding members of the SDP and with Mike Thomas organised the launch of the new party in March 1981.
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