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Party members elect the leader of the Liberal Democrats, the head and highest-ranking member of the party. Liberal Democrat members of Parliament also elect a deputy leader of the Parliamentary Party in the House of Commons, often colloquially referred to as the deputy leader.
Sir Edward Jonathan Davey FRSA (born 25 December 1965) is a British politician who has served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats since 2020, having acted in the position from 2019 to 2020. [a] He served in the Cameron–Clegg coalition as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change from 2012 to 2015 and as Deputy Leader to Jo Swinson in 2019.
Jun 5, 2024 · He regained his old seat in 2017 - and three years later became party leader. Sir Ed has focused on topics he believes will appeal to his party's target voters including the NHS and sewage in...
Jun 12, 2024 · Sir Ed Davey is the leader of the Liberal Democrats - a position he took on after his predecessor lost her seat in the 2019 general election.
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Liberal Democrats, British political party founded in 1988 through a merger of the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party (SDP). In the middle ground between the dominant Labour Party and Conservative Party, the Liberal Democrats occupy a centre- left libertarian position.