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List of Leaders and Deputy Leaders of The Liberal Democrats

Leader				Deputy Leader				Prime Minister
#	Name	Portrait	Term of Office	#	Name	Portrait	Term of Office	Prime Minister
1	David Steel 1 and Robert Maclennan 2		3 March 1988 –16 July 1988						Margaret Thatcher 1979–1990
1	David Steel 1 and Robert Maclennan 2		3 March 1988 –16 July 1988
2	Paddy Ashdown		16 July 1988 –9 August 1999	1	Russell Johnston		16 July 1988 –13 April 1992
				1	Russell Johnston		16 July 1988 –13 April 1992		John Major 1990–1997
				2	Alan Beith		13 April 1992 –12 February 2003		John Major 1990–1997
									Tony Blair 1997–2007
3	Charles Kennedy		9 August 1999 –7 January 2006
3	Charles Kennedy		9 August 1999 –7 January 2006	3	Menzies Campbell		12 February 2003 –2 March 2006
4	Sir Menzies Campbell 3		2 March 2006 –15 October 2007	4	Vincent Cable		29 March 2006 –26 May 2010
	Vincent Cable		15 October 2007 –18 December 2007						Gordon Brown 2007–2010
5	Nick Clegg5		18 December 2007 –						Gordon Brown 2007–2010
									David Cameron 2010–
				5	Simon Hughes		9 June 2010 –		David Cameron 2010–

Notes:-

1 Joint interim leader, as the last leader of the Liberal Party before the merger.
2 Joint interim leader, as the last leader of the Social Democratic Party before the merger.
3 Interim leader between the resignation of Charles Kennedy on 7 January 2006 and his own election as leader on 2 March 2006.
4 Interim leader between the resignation of Menzies Campbell on 15 October 2007 and the election of a new leader on 18 December 2007.
5 Deputy Prime Minister as part of the Liberal - Conservative Coalition.

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