Nick Clegg

The Right Honourable Sir Nick Clegg
Clegg in 2011
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In office 11 May 2010 – 8 May 2015
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	John Prescott
Succeeded by	Dominic Raab (2021)
Lord President of the Council
In office 11 May 2010 – 8 May 2015
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	The Lord Mandelson
Succeeded by	Chris Grayling
Leader of the Liberal Democrats
In office 18 December 2007 – 16 July 2015
Deputy	Vince Cable Simon Hughes Malcolm Bruce
President	Simon Hughes The Baroness Scott Tim Farron The Baroness Brinton
Preceded by	Vince Cable (Acting)
Succeeded by	Tim Farron
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Brexit
In office 19 July 2016 – 16 June 2017
Leader	Tim Farron
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Tom Brake
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for International Trade
In office 19 July 2016 – 16 June 2017
Leader	Tim Farron
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Tom Brake
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Home Affairs
In office 2 March 2006 – 18 December 2007
Leader	Menzies Campbell Vince Cable (Acting)
Preceded by	Alistair Carmichael
Succeeded by	Chris Huhne
Member of Parliament for Sheffield Hallam
In office 5 May 2005 – 8 June 2017
Preceded by	Richard Allan
Succeeded by	Jared O'Mara
Member of the European Parliament for East Midlands
In office 10 June 1999 – 10 June 2004
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Robert Kilroy-Silk
Personal details
Born	Nicholas William Peter Clegg (1967-01-07) 7 January 1967 (age 57) Chalfont St Giles, England
Political party	Liberal Democrats
Spouse(s)	Miriam González Durántez ​ ​ (m. 2000)​
Children	3
Residence	Atherton, California, US
Education	Robinson College, Cambridge University of Minnesota, Twin Cities College of Europe
Signature
Website	Official website
Clegg's voice Desert Island Discs, 24 October 2010[1]
a. ^ Office vacant from 27 June 2007 – 11 May 2010

Sir Nicholas William Peter "Nick" Clegg (born 7 January 1967) is a British politician. He was the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom^[2] in the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government and was also the leader of the Liberal Democrats.^[3] He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Sheffield Hallam.

Nick Clegg was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1999 to 2004 and was first elected as a Liberal Democrat MP in the 2005 general election. He became the leader of the Liberal Democrats in December 2007. Following the 2010 General Election, he was made Deputy Prime Minister after a coalition deal with the Conservative Party. He resigned as party leader in 2015 after the May 2015 election because of the party's poor election results.

1. ↑ "Nick Clegg". Desert Island Discs. 24 October 2010. BBC Radio 4. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
2. ↑ "Cameron is new UK prime minister". 12 May 2010 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
3. ↑ "Nick Clegg is new Lib Dem leader". 18 December 2007 – via news.bbc.co.uk.