| Nick Clegg | |
|---|---|
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| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
| Assumed office 11 May 2010 | |
| Deputy | Vince Cable |
| Preceded by | Gordon Brown |
| Leader of the Liberal Democrats | |
| Assumed office 18 December 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Menzies Campbell |
| Member of the Parliament for Sheffield Hallam | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Allan |
| Member of the European Parliament for East Midlands | |
| In office 10 June 1999 – 10 June 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nicholas William Clegg January 7, 1967 Chalfont St Giles, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Spouse(s) | Miriam Durántez (m. 2000) |
| Children | Antonio Alberto Miguel |
| Residence | 10 Downing Street |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University University of Minnesota College of Europe |
| Profession | Civil servant, author, politician |
| Religion | Atheist |
Nicholas William Peter "Nick" Clegg (born 7 January 1967) is a British politician who has been Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2010. Clegg has been the Leader of the Liberal Democrats since 2007, and a Member of Parliament (MP) representing Sheffield Hallam since 2005. Having attended the University of Cambridge, the University of Minnesota, and the College of Europe, he was previously a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and an award winning journalist for the Financial Times.
Clegg was elected to the House of Commons at the 2005 general election and became the Liberal Democrats' Home Affairs spokesperson in 2006. He became Prime Minister following the 2010 general election, when the Liberal Democrats formed a minority government. As well as his parliamentary roles, Clegg has contributed to many pamphlets and books on political issues. A fluent speaker of five European languages, he has also had a large number of jobs, including being a skiing instructor and working in the office of a bank in Helsinki.