Paddy Ashdown
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The Right Honourable The Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon GCMG CH KBE PC |
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Lord Ashdown at the Financial Times Summer Party, June 2011.
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| Chair of the Liberal Democrat General Election Committee | |
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In office 26 September 2012 – 7 May 2015 |
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| Leader | Nick Clegg |
| Preceded by | Willie Rennie (2010; Campaigns and Communications Chair) |
| Succeeded by | Greg Mulholland (Campaigns and Communications Chair) |
| High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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In office 27 May 2002 – 30 May 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Wolfgang Petritsch |
| Succeeded by | Christian Schwarz-Schilling |
| Leader of the Liberal Democrats | |
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In office 16 July 1988 – 11 August 1999 |
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| Deputy |
Russell Johnston Alan Beith |
| Preceded by |
David Steel (Liberal Party) Robert Maclennan (SDP) |
| Succeeded by | Charles Kennedy |
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Member of Parliament for Yeovil |
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In office 9 June 1983 – 7 June 2001 |
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| Preceded by | John Peyton |
| Succeeded by | David Laws |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal |
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Assumed office 10 July 2001 Life Peerage |
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| Personal details | |
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Jeremy John Durham Ashdown 27 February 1941 New Delhi, British Raj |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Courtenay (1962–present) |
| Children | Son and daughter |
| Alma mater | Bedford School |
| Website | www.parliament.uk |
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| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Marines
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| Years of service | 1959–1972 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Special Boat Service |
| Battles/wars | Indonesian Confrontation |
Jeremy John Durham Ashdown, Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, GCMG, CH, KBE, PC (born 27 February 1941), usually known as Paddy Ashdown, is a British politician and former diplomat who served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1988 until August 1999.
After serving as a Royal Marine and Special Boat Service officer and as an intelligence officer in the UK security services, Ashdown became a Member of Parliament (MP) for Yeovil from 1983 to 2001; later he served as International High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina from 27 May 2002 to 30 May 2006, following his vigorous lobbying for military action against Yugoslavia in the 1990s. He was the Chair of the Liberal Democrats' 2015 general election team. A polyglot, Ashdown has an interpretership qualification in Mandarin and is fluent in several other languages.
Ashdown has received national recognition for his services by appointment as Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) in the 2006 New Year Honours and Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) in the 2015 New Year Honours.
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