The Cameron–Clegg coalition was formed by David Cameron and Nick Clegg when Cameron was invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a new government, following the resignation of Prime Minister Gordon Brown
Cameron (left) and Clegg (right) in February 2015
David Cameron Appointed Foreign Secretary
Nick Clegg election infobox
The Liberal Democrats, colloquially known as the Lib Dems, is a political party in the United Kingdom. Ideologically adhering to liberalism, it was founded in 1988. The party is based at Liberal Democ
Cameron–Clegg coalition
…as prime minister with Clegg as deputy prime minister and composed of members of both Cameron's centre-right Conservative Party and Clegg's centrist Liberal Democrats. The Cabinet was made up of sixteen Conservatives and five Liberal Democrats, with eight other Conservatives and one other Liberal Democrat attending…
Paddy Ashdown, leader from 1988 to 1999
Charles Kennedy, leader from 1999 to 2006
Nick Clegg, leader from 2007 to 2015 and Deputy Prime Minister from 2010 to 2015
Guy Verhofstadt, the European parliament's Brexit co-ordinator, at the 2019 Liberal Democrats conference