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14 unusual facts about Nick Clegg


2010 United Kingdom general election results in Scotland

In correspondence with the main Leader's debates, featuring David Cameron, Gordon Brown and Nick Clegg, three televised debates were broadcast with representatives from the four main parties in Scotland.

2011 attack on the British Embassy in Iran

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg told the BBC's Sarah Rainsford that the UK's relationship with Iran had "taken a very serious knock" but that "It doesn't mean we're cutting off all diplomatic relations with Iran. It doesn't mean we are in any way lessening our determination to try to find a diplomatic solution to the nuclear question, which is immensely important to Europe and the whole world, and we will continue to work tirelessly to find a negotiated solution".

Autism Plus

In November 2011 Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg attended a dinner held by Autism Plus at The Cutlers Hall, Sheffield to talk about the 'Heart Attack' in the British Economy.

Britain's Economy: Cameron and Clegg Face the Audience

The programme featured British Prime Minister David Cameron and his Deputy Nick Clegg facing questions from a specially selected audience following the previous day's emergency budget statement in which Chancellor George Osborne had announced £6 billion worth of cuts in Government spending.

Carbon accounting

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg confirmed that emission reporting rules would come into effect from April 2013 in his piece for The Guardian.

Church of the Militant Elvis Party

He argued that George W Bush is the anti-Christ, and campaigned to imprison Cherie Blair to prevent her reporting details of her sex life, and to place CCTV in the bedroom of Nick Clegg.

Dinah Rose

In March 2013, Rose ended her party membership of the Liberal Democrats in protest at Nick Clegg's support for the coalition government's justice and security bill describing it as a "betrayal of the party's guiding principles".

Member of the European Parliament

Nick Clegg, later leader of the UK Liberal Democrats and Deputy Prime Minister of the UK

Several presidents, prime ministers or deputy prime ministers of member states are former MEPs, including former President of France Nicolas Sarkozy, British Deputy PM Nick Clegg, the recent Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi, Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Belgian PM Elio Di Rupo.

Olmedo, Valladolid

Miriam González Durantez (1968–), lawyer, wife of Nick Clegg (Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010), daughter of José Antonio González Caviedes.

Pendle Council election, 2008

During the campaign the national Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg visited Pendle to support his party.

Ryan Coetzee

Ryan Coetzee (born 8 January 1973) is a South African politician and political strategist, currently serving as a special adviser to Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Nick Clegg.

St Albans Council election, 2008

Following the election the Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg came to St Albans to celebrate the results.

Stratford-on-Avon Council election, 2008

Meanwhile the Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg described the Stratford election as "an excellent result".


Duncan Hames

He currently serves as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, a post he succeeded his wife Jo Swinson in.

Flirtomatic

By May 5, 2010, 10,000 Flirtomatic users weighed in: 34.4 percent chose Liberal Democrat candidate Nick Clegg, 33.9 percent picked Conservative candidate David Cameron and 31.7 percent selected Labour candidate Gordon Brown.