Nick Harvey
| Sir Nick Harvey | |
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| Minister of State for the Armed Forces | |
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In office 13 May 2010 – 4 September 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Bill Rammell |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Robathan |
| Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesman | |
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In office 7 January 2015 – 11 May 2015 |
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| Leader | Nick Clegg |
| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Succeeded by | Baroness Jolly |
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In office 2 March 2006 – 13 May 2010 |
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| Leader |
Sir Menzies Campbell Vince Cable (Acting) Nick Clegg |
| Preceded by | Michael Moore |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for the Dome | |
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In office December 1999 – March 2002 |
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| Leader | Charles Kennedy |
| Preceded by | office created |
| Succeeded by | office abolished |
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Member of Parliament for North Devon |
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In office 9 April 1992 – 7 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Antony Speller |
| Succeeded by | Peter Heaton-Jones |
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| Born |
3 August 1961 Chandler's Ford, Hampshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Kate Fox |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Middlesex Polytechnic |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www.nickharveymp.com |
Sir Nicholas Barton Harvey (born 3 August 1961) is a British Liberal Democrat politician.
He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Devon from 1992 until 2015, losing his seat to the Conservative Party. He was the Minister of State for the Armed Forces from 2010 to 2012.
Nick Harvey was born in Chandler's Ford, Hampshire and was educated at Queen's College, an independent school in the county town of Taunton in Somerset. He then attended the Middlesex Polytechnic at Enfield where he was awarded a BA degree in Business studies in 1983. He also served as the President of the students' union from 1981–2.
He joined Profil PR Ltd in 1984 as a communications and marketing executive, before being appointed by public relations firm Dewe Rogerson (now known as Citigate Dewe Rogerson) as a marketing executive in 1986. He worked as a communications consultant from 1991 until his election to Parliament.
He was elected as the vice-chairman of the Union of Liberal Students for a year in 1981. He unsuccessfully contested the London Borough of Enfield seat of Enfield Southgate at the 1987 general election. He finished in second place some 18,345 votes behind the then Government Whip Michael Portillo. He was elected to the House of Commons for North Devon at the 1992 general election by defeating the Conservative MP Antony Speller who had ended the parliamentary career of former Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe in the same seat at the 1979 general election. Harvey won the seat with a majority of just 794, but has remained the MP there until 2015. He made his maiden speech on 11 May 1992.
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