A Dictionary of Political Biography

Ashdown, Paddy

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Ashdown, Paddy (b. 24 Feb. 1941) British; leader of the Liberal Democrats 1988–99 (knighted in 2000 and made a peer in 2001). Paddy Ashdown has been called the ‘action man’ in British politics, a tribute not only to his striking physique and love of exercise, but also to his early experience as a commando in the Marines. He is also a qualified Chinese (mandarin) interpreter. After work in the United Nations, industry, and local government he gained Yeovil for the Liberals in 1983.

Ashdown was elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Party in…

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