John Durham Ashdown, Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, GCMG, CH, KBE, PC (27 February 1941 – 22 December 2018), better known as Paddy Ashdown, was a British...

their present name just over a year later. Under the leadership of Paddy Ashdown and later Charles Kennedy, the party grew during the 1990s and 2000s...

Baron Ashdown may refer to: Arnold Silverstone, Baron Ashdown (1911–1977), British property developer and life peer Paddy Ashdown, Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon...

Notable people include: Paddy Ashdown (1941–2018), British politician and diplomat Paddy Barnes (born 1987), Irish amateur boxer Paddy Baumann (1885–1969)...

president of the Liberal Democrats and, following the resignation of Paddy Ashdown in August 1999, leader of the Liberal Democrats. He led the party in...

politicians, whose actions may be subject to the OHR's review. Former HR Paddy Ashdown noted the High Representative has "powers that ought to make any liberal...

using the Alternative Vote preference system. The election was won by Paddy Ashdown, who served as leader until his stepping down in 1999. The campaign...

had not been without its problems, but under the strong leadership of Paddy Ashdown, who proved to be a likeable and candid figure, the party went into...

winning 30.7% of the vote. The Liberal Democrats, under the leadership of Paddy Ashdown, made a net gain of 28 seats, winning 16.8% of the vote. The election...

Koschnick, until early 1997. After six years of implementation, in 2003 OHR Paddy Ashdown established an "international commission for reforming Mostar", whose...

addition, two future Leaders of the Liberal Democrats were first elected —Paddy Ashdown and Charles Kennedy. Michael Howard, who later served the Conservatives...

elected as MP for Yeovil, succeeding former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown. In 2004, he co-edited The Orange Book: Reclaiming Liberalism, followed...

Deputy Prime Minister Michael Heseltine, former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown, former Cabinet ministers Tony Benn, Tom King, John Morris, Mo Mowlam...

Liberal Democrats 44 1.4 1983–2015 Clare Short Labour 38 1.2 1980–2011 Paddy Ashdown Liberal Democrats 36 1.1 1983–2016 Roy Hattersley Labour 1.2 1979–2010...

The list that follows is the Liberal Democrats frontbench team led by Paddy Ashdown, who was party leader from 1988 to 1999. Initially known as a frontbench...

Australian rules footballer John Ashdown-Hill (1949–2018), British historian Paddy Ashdown (1941–2018), British politician Pete Ashdown (born 1967), US businessman...

previous, unsuccessful bid for the LDYS executive, the party's leader, Paddy Ashdown, said she was "a good debater and is utterly fearless". As a Liberal...

Mar 1996". 19 March 1996. Retrieved 19 September 2010. Ashdown, Paddy (November 2000). The Ashdown Diaries: 1988–1997. Allen Lane. ISBN 0-7139-9510-6. Bill...

During the 1997 election Botting shadowed Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown, day-in day-out, for the whole six weeks of the campaign. She was also...

two main parties closer to each other. Former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown vowed to "eat his hat" and former Labour "spin doctor" Alastair Campbell...

Party or their successors, the Liberal Democrats; firstly former leader Paddy Ashdown (1983–2001) and then former Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Laws...

in contrast to that of Tony Blair's which appeared to be in decline. Paddy Ashdown, the Leader of the Liberal Democrats during Major's term of office,...

political services in 1999. Outgoing leader of the Liberal Democrats Paddy Ashdown had put forward the suggestion shortly before stepping down, with the...

Robert Maclennan (SDPTooltip Social Democratic Party (UK)) Succeeded by Paddy Ashdown Leader of the Liberal Party In office 7 July 1976 – 16 July 1988 Deputy...

European Parliament in the East Midlands constituency; the following year, Paddy Ashdown was first to tip him as a politician to watch. On his election in 1999...

Liberal Democrats. Beith stood against Paddy Ashdown in the first leadership election in 1988, an election which Ashdown won by a large margin. Beith stayed...

Liberal Democrats. In an email sent by former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown, Grant wrote: "I am not a Lib Dem, a Tory, a Labourite or anything in...

Brown surprised Campbell by requesting that two Liberal Democrats (Lord Ashdown and Lady Neuberger) join his cabinet. After taking 24 hours to consult...

Commons Labour (Tony Blair) Conservative (John Major) Liberal Democrats (Paddy Ashdown) Ulster Unionist Party (David Trimble) Scottish National Party (Alex...

of 4,550. The by-election followed a major row between Rennard and Paddy Ashdown over the party leader's initial opposition to the Liberal Democrats...