John Durham Ashdown, Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, GCMG, CH, KBE, PC (27 February 1941 – 22 December 2018), better known as Paddy Ashdown, was a British...
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Baron Ashdown may refer to: Arnold Silverstone, Baron Ashdown (1911–1977), British property developer and life peer Paddy Ashdown, Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon...
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their present name just over a year later. Under the leadership of Paddy Ashdown and later Charles Kennedy, the party grew during the 1990s and 2000s...
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president of the Liberal Democrats and, following the resignation of Paddy Ashdown in August 1999, leader of the Liberal Democrats. He led the party in...
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politicians, whose actions may be subject to the OHR's review. Former HR Paddy Ashdown noted the High Representative has "powers that ought to make any liberal...
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using the Alternative Vote preference system. The election was won by Paddy Ashdown, who served as leader until his stepping down in 1999. The campaign...
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Mar 1996". 19 March 1996. Retrieved 19 September 2010. Ashdown, Paddy (November 2000). The Ashdown Diaries: 1988–1997. Allen Lane. ISBN 0-7139-9510-6. Bill...
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had not been without its problems, but under the strong leadership of Paddy Ashdown, who proved to be a likeable and candid figure, the party went into...
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Notable people include: Paddy Ashdown (1941–2018), British politician and diplomat Paddy Barnes (born 1987), Irish amateur boxer Paddy Baumann (1885–1969)...
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and the former Press Secretary to then Liberal Democrats party leader Paddy Ashdown. Green went to Westminster School before studying English at Jesus College...
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The list that follows is the Liberal Democrats frontbench team led by Paddy Ashdown, who was party leader from 1988 to 1999. Initially known as a frontbench...
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Koschnick, until early 1997. After six years of implementation, in 2003 OHR Paddy Ashdown established an "international commission for reforming Mostar", whose...
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Party or their successors, the Liberal Democrats; firstly former leader Paddy Ashdown (1983–2001) and then former Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Laws...
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178 seats, winning 30.7% of the vote. The Liberal Democrats led by Paddy Ashdown made a net gain of 28 seats, winning 16.8% of the vote. Labour's victory...
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(2015–2020). In addition, two future Leaders of the Liberal Democrats, Paddy Ashdown and Charles Kennedy, were first elected. Michael Howard, who later served...
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Liberal Democrats 44 1.4 1983–2015 Clare Short Labour 38 1.2 1980–2011 Paddy Ashdown Liberal Democrats 36 1.1 1983–2016 Roy Hattersley Labour 1.2 1979–2010...
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Deputy Prime Minister Michael Heseltine, former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown, former Cabinet ministers Tony Benn, Tom King, John Morris, Mo Mowlam...
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elected as MP for Yeovil, succeeding former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown. In 2004, he co-edited The Orange Book: Reclaiming Liberalism, followed...
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Conversation with Ashdown (http://www.totalpolitics.com/print/1818/in-conversation-with-paddy-ashdown.thtml) "Lord Jeremy Ashdown | Deceased Estates...
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Liberal Democrats. In an email sent by former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown, Grant wrote: "I am not a Lib Dem, a Tory, a Labourite or anything in...
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Australian rules footballer John Ashdown-Hill (1949–2018), British historian Paddy Ashdown (1941–2018), British politician Pete Ashdown (born 1967), US businessman...
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of 4,550. The by-election followed a major row between Rennard and Paddy Ashdown over the party leader's initial opposition to the Liberal Democrats...
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Robert Maclennan (SDPTooltip Social Democratic Party (UK)) Succeeded by Paddy Ashdown Leader of the Liberal Party In office 7 July 1976 – 16 July 1988 Deputy...
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reflect in the results, but is consoled by his party's former leader, Paddy Ashdown. As the party with the most seats, the Conservatives led by David Cameron...
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1920s. Paddy Ashdown created a new Shadow Cabinet system and Bruce became the Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. When Ashdown stood down...
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European Parliament in the East Midlands constituency; the following year, Paddy Ashdown was first to tip him as a politician to watch. On his election in 1999...
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two main parties closer to each other. Former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown vowed to "eat his hat" and former Labour "spin doctor" Alastair Campbell...
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co-chair of the cross-party Iraq Commission (along with Tom King and Paddy Ashdown) which was established by the Foreign Policy Centre think-tank and Channel...
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Liberal Democrats. Beith stood against Paddy Ashdown in the first leadership election in 1988, an election which Ashdown won by a large margin. Beith stayed...
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Commons Labour (Tony Blair) Conservative (John Major) Liberal Democrats (Paddy Ashdown) Ulster Unionist Party (David Trimble) Scottish National Party (Alex...
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