Nick Clegg
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The Right Honourable Nick Clegg MP |
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| Liberal Democrat Europe Spokesperson | |
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Assumed office 19 July 2016 |
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| Leader | Tim Farron |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
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In office 11 May 2010 – 8 May 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | John Prescott |
| Succeeded by | Office not in use |
| Lord President of the Council | |
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In office 11 May 2010 – 8 May 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | The Lord Mandelson |
| Succeeded by | Chris Grayling |
| Leader of the Liberal Democrats | |
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In office 18 December 2007 – 16 July 2015 |
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| Deputy |
Vince Cable Simon Hughes Malcolm Bruce |
| Preceded by | Menzies Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Tim Farron |
| Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson | |
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In office 2 March 2006 – 18 December 2007 |
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| Leader | Menzies Campbell |
| Preceded by | Mark Oaten |
| Succeeded by | Chris Huhne |
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Member of Parliament for Sheffield Hallam |
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Assumed office 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Allan |
| Majority | 2,353 (4.2%) |
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Member of the European Parliament for East Midlands |
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In office 10 June 1999 – 10 June 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Robert Kilroy-Silk |
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Nicholas William Peter Clegg 7 January 1967 Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Spouse(s) | Miriam González Durántez (m. 2000) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education |
Caldicott School Westminster School |
| Alma mater |
Robinson College, Cambridge University of Minnesota, Twin Cities College of Europe |
| Website | Official website |
Nicholas William Peter "Nick" Clegg PC MP (born 7 January 1967) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who was the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Lord President of the Council from 2010 to 2015 in the Cameron coalition ministry. Clegg was the Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2007 to 2015 and has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Hallam since 2005.
Clegg was educated at the University of Cambridge, the University of Minnesota, and the College of Europe, before becoming a journalist for the Financial Times and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). In 2007 he was elected Leader of the Liberal Democrats, leading his party into a coalition government with the Conservative Party in 2010. In 2015, he resigned as leader of the Liberal Democrats following that year's general election at which his party was decisively defeated and lost 49 MPs, falling from 57 MPs to eight.
Clegg is a fluent speaker of five European languages including English, German, Spanish, French, and Dutch.
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