Vince Cable
British politician and former leader of the Liberal Democrats (born 1943) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir John Vincent "Vince" Cable (born 9 May 1943 in York, England) is a British politician. He was the Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2017 to 2019. Cable was the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills in the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government. He is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Twickenham.
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Sir Vince Cable | |
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Leader of the Liberal Democrats | |
In office 20 July 2017 – 22 July 2019 | |
Deputy | Jo Swinson |
Preceded by | Tim Farron |
Succeeded by | Jo Swinson |
Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson | |
In office 8 May 2017 – 20 July 2017 | |
Leader | Tim Farron |
Preceded by | The Baroness Kramer |
Succeeded by | The Baroness Kramer |
In office 12 June 2003 – 11 May 2010 | |
Leader | Charles Kennedy Menzies Campbell Nick Clegg |
Preceded by | Matthew Taylor |
Succeeded by | Danny Alexander (2015)[a] |
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills President of the Board of Trade | |
In office 12 May 2010 – 8 May 2015 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | The Lord Mandelson |
Succeeded by | Sajid Javid |
Leader of the Liberal Democrats Acting | |
In office 15 October 2007 – 18 December 2007 | |
Preceded by | Menzies Campbell |
Succeeded by | Nick Clegg |
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats | |
In office 2 March 2006 – 26 May 2010 | |
Leader | Menzies Campbell Nick Clegg |
Preceded by | Menzies Campbell |
Succeeded by | Simon Hughes |
Liberal Democrat Trade and Industry Spokesperson | |
In office 9 August 1999 – 12 June 2003 | |
Leader | Charles Kennedy |
Preceded by | David Chidgey |
Succeeded by | Malcolm Bruce |
Member of Parliament for Twickenham | |
In office 9 June 2017 – 6 November 2019 | |
Preceded by | Tania Mathias |
Succeeded by | Munira Wilson |
Majority | 9,762 (14.7%) |
In office 1 May 1997 – 30 March 2015 | |
Preceded by | Toby Jessel |
Succeeded by | Tania Mathias |
Personal details | |
Born | John Vincent Cable (1943-05-09) 9 May 1943 (age 81) York, England |
Political party | Liberal Democrats (1988–present) |
Other political affiliations | Liberal (Before 1965) Labour (1966–1982) Social Democrats (1982–1988) |
Spouse(s) | Olympia Rebelo (1968–2001) Rachel Smith (2004–present) |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University of Glasgow |
Website | Official website |
a. ^ Office vacant from 12 May 2010 to 7 January 2015. |
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