Miriam González Durántez
| Miriam González Durántez | |
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| Born |
31 May 1968 Olmedo, Valladolid, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Political party | Liberal Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Nick Clegg (m. 2000–present) |
| Children | Antonio, Alberto and Miguel |
| Alma mater | University of Valladolid |
| Occupation | Lawyer and lobbyist |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Miriam González Durántez (born 31 May 1968) is a Spanish lawyer and partner of international legal practice at Dechert. She is the wife of Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP, who led the Liberal Democrats from 2007 to 2015, and was Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2015.
Miriam González Durántez was born to two teachers in Olmedo, in the Spanish province of Valladolid. Her father, José Antonio González Caviedes, was also Mayor of Olmedo and served as a Senator for Valladolid for the conservative People's Party (PP) from 1989 until his death in 1996. She studied law at the University of Valladolid and then won a postgraduate scholarship to the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. She met Nick Clegg in Bruges, and continued to work there.
Having previously worked as an advisor on trade law, economic relations and the Middle East to both the European Union and the British Government, González Durántez is a partner at Dechert, where she is co-chair of the firm’s International Trade and Government Regulation practice. Prior to that, she worked at DLA Piper for six years.
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