Tim Farron
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Tim Farron MP |
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| Leader of the Liberal Democrats | |
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Assumed office 16 July 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Nick Clegg |
| Liberal Democrat Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Spokesman | |
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In office 7 January 2015 – 16 July 2015 |
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| Leader | Nick Clegg |
| Preceded by | Ed Davey (2010) |
| Succeeded by | Tom Brake |
| President of the Liberal Democrats | |
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In office 1 January 2011 – 1 January 2015 |
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| Leader | Nick Clegg |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Scott of Needham Market |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Brinton |
| Liberal Democrat Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs Spokesman | |
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In office October 2008 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Leader | Nick Clegg |
| Preceded by | Steve Webb |
| Succeeded by | Dan Rogerson (2015) |
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Member of Parliament for Westmorland and Lonsdale |
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Assumed office 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Tim Collins |
| Majority | 8,949 (18.3%) |
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Timothy James Farron 27 May 1970 Preston, England, UK |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Spouse(s) | Rosie Farron |
| Children | 2 daughters 2 sons |
| Alma mater | Newcastle University |
| Religion | Church of England |
Timothy James "Tim" Farron (born 27 May 1970) is a British politician who became Leader of the Liberal Democrats in July 2015. He was elected the Member of Parliament (MP) for Westmorland and Lonsdale in 2005 and re-elected in 2010 and 2015, and was the President of the Liberal Democrats from 2011 until 2014.
Farron was born in Preston, Lancashire, and educated at and Runshaw College, Leyland, before going on to Newcastle University where he gained a BA in Politics in 1992. He was president of Newcastle University Union Society, the first Liberal Democrat to hold the position, in 1991, having joined the Liberal Party at the age of 16. In 1990, he was elected to the National Union of Students' National Executive.
Before his election to Parliament, Farron worked in higher education at Lancaster University from 1992 to 2002, and St. Martin's College, Ambleside, from 2002 to 2005.
Farron contested North West Durham at the 1992 general election, where he finished in third place, behind the sitting Labour Party MP Hilary Armstrong and Conservative Party candidate Theresa May. He then served on Lancashire County Council from 1993 to 2000 and was also a councillor on South Ribble Borough Council from 1995 to 1999.
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