2007 Welsh Liberal Democrats leadership election

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2007 Welsh Liberal Democrats leadership election

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13 October – 5 November 2007

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Candidate	Mike German
Popular vote	Unopposed

Leader before election

Lembit Öpik

Leader after election

Mike German

The 2007 Welsh Liberal Democrats leadership election took place following the resignation of Lembit Öpik at the 2007 Autumn Liberal Democrat Conference in Aberystwyth following his belief that the Welsh Liberal Democrat leader should be the group leader in the National Assembly.^[1]

At the close of nominations only one candidate - Assembly group leader since 1999 Mike German was nominated and he was duly returned unopposed.^[2]^[3]

German went on to serve as leader for a little over a year until his resignation the following year.^[4]

Notes

^ Lembit Öpik took over as Welsh Lib Dem Leader from Richard Livsey in 2001. Mike German had served as Assembly Group leader after defeating Christine Humphries in 1998

References

^ "Opik to step down from party post". BBC Wales. 13 October 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^ "German stays on as Lib Dem leader". BBC Wales. 14 October 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^ "Mike German is confirmed as the Lib-Dem leader in Wales". WalesOnline. 14 October 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^ "Race open for new Lib Dem leader". BBC Wales. 5 November 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

v t e Welsh Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats Political parties in Wales in the United Kingdom
Leaders	Richard Livsey (1988–1992) Alex Carlile (1992–1997) Richard Livsey (1997–2001) Lembit Öpik (2001–2007) Mike German (2007–2008) Kirsty Williams (2008–2016) Mark Williams (2016–2017) Kirsty Williams (acting; 2017) Jane Dodds (2017–)
Deputy Leader	Christine Humphreys (Westminster)
MSs	Jane Dodds
MPs	David Chadwick
House of Lords	Martin Thomas (1996–) Roger Roberts (2004–) Mike German (2010–) Jenny Randerson (2011–) Christine Humphreys (2013–)
Wings	Welsh Young Liberals Lloyd George Society (informally) Welsh Liberal Party (former)
In Coalition/Agreement	First Morgan (2000–2003) Deputy First Minister of Wales (2000–2003) Third Jones (2016–2018) First Drakeford (2018–2021)
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