The president of the Liberal Democrats chairs the Federal Board of the Liberal Democrats of the

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. The responsibilities of the president are similar to that of

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or chairman of the Labour Party, although the role is elected by the membership for a fixed term. They are elected in an all-member ballot by Liberal Democrat party members for a three-year term (previously two-year terms). They may serve a maximum of two three-year terms. The next scheduled contest will occur in Autumn 2025 with the winner beginning their term of office on 1 January 2026. The election is conducted using the

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. The current president is Mark Pack, Baron Pack, who was elected in 2019 and took office on 1 January 2020.

Eligibility to stand

In order to be a candidate for president, the candidate must be a member of the Liberal Democrats and secure the nomination of not less than 200 members in not less than 20 local parties (including, for this purpose, the specified associated organisations representing youth or students).

List of party presidents to date

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

Mark Pack Mark Anthony Pack, Baron Pack (born 27 July 1970) is a British politician who has served as the president of the Liberal Democrats since 1 January 2020. After the party's leader, Jo Swinson, lost her seat in the 2019 United Kingdom general elec ...

was re-elected president of the Liberal Democrats.

Elections in the 2010s

2019

was elected president of the Liberal Democrats.

2016

Sal Brinton Sarah Virginia Brinton, Baroness Brinton (born 1 April 1955), known as Sal Brinton, is a British politician who served as president of the Liberal Democrats from 2015 to 2020. In November 2010 she was nominated to the House of Lords, taking he ...

was returned unopposed.

2014

There were 25 spoilt/rejected ballots.

2012

Tim Farron was returned unopposed.

2010

There were 64 spoilt/rejected ballots.

Elections in the 2000s

2008

There were 49 spoilt/rejected ballots.

2006

Simon Hughes was returned unopposed.

2004

There were 144 spoilt/rejected ballots.

2002

Navnit Dholakia was returned unopposed.

2000

Navnit Dholakia was returned unopposed.

Elections in the 1990s

1998

Diana Maddock was returned unopposed.

1996

Bob Maclennan was returned unopposed.

1994

There were 114 spoilt/rejected ballots.

1992

There were 71 spoilt/rejected ballots.

1990

There were 55 spoilt/rejected ballots.

Elections in the 1980s

1988

There were 448 spoilt/rejected ballots.

References

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