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Nick Clegg's tenure as Deputy Prime Minister

Nick Clegg's tenure as Deputy Prime Minister
11 May 2010 – 8 May 2015
PartyLiberal Democrats
Election2010
Nominated byDavid Cameron
Appointed byElizabeth II

Nick Clegg served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2015 under the coalition administration with David Cameron. He has been associated with both socially liberal and economically liberal policies, and supported reduced taxes, electoral reform, cuts on defence spending and an increased focus on environmental issues.

As a result of the 2010 general election, Clegg's Liberal Democrats found themselves with 57 seats in the House of Commons. The Conservative Party, which failed to receive a majority, formed a coalition with the Liberal Democrats, and Clegg was appointed by David Cameron to serve as his Deputy Prime Minister. In this capacity, he became the first leader of the Liberal Democrats to answer for the Prime Minister's Questions, and used his influence in the position to pass the Fixed-term Parliaments Act.[1] Controversy arose during this time surrounding the Liberal Democrats' decision to abandon their pledge to oppose increases in tuition fees, which had previously been a key issue that won the party support from students.[2]

During the party's time in coalition, the Liberal Democrats saw a significant drop in support,[3] and the 2015 general election left the party with just 8 seats, which resulted in Clegg's ousting as Deputy Prime Minister and his resignation as party leader.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Take Back Power: Change politics for good". Liberal Democrats. 28 May 2009. Archived from the original on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Liberal Democrat 2010 election manifesto | page 6-7 4 priorities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Coalition under pressure as Liberal Democrat support plummets". Evening Standard. 10 August 2010. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Nick Clegg holds Sheffield Hallam seat – ITV News". Itv.com. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Election 2015: Clegg not sorry for 'brave' coalition". BBC News. BBC. 30 April 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.

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