Cameron–Clegg coalition
| Cameron–Clegg coalition | |
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| 2010–2015 | |
 Cameron (left) and Clegg (right) in February 2015 | |
| Date formed | 11 May 2010 |
| Date dissolved | 8 May 2015 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Prime Minister's history | 2010–2016 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Nick Clegg |
| First Secretary | William Hague |
| Member parties | Liberal Democrats |
| Status in legislature | Majority (coalition) 363 / 650 (56%)
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| Opposition party | |
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| History | |
| Election(s) | 2010 general election |
| Outgoing election | 2015 general election |
| Legislature term(s) | |
| Budget(s) | |
| Incoming formation | 2010 government formation |
| Predecessor | Brown ministry |
| Successor | Second Cameron ministry |
The Cameron–Clegg coalition was formed by David Cameron and Nick Clegg when Cameron was invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a government, following the resignation of Prime Minister Gordon Brown on 11 May 2010, after the general election on 6 May. It was the UK's first coalition government since the Churchill caretaker ministry in 1945.
The coalition was led by Cameron as Prime Minister with Clegg as Deputy Prime Minister and made up of members of both Cameron's centre-right Conservative Party and Clegg's centrist Liberal Democrats. The Cabinet was made up of sixteen Conservatives and five Liberal Democrats, with eight other Conservatives and one other Liberal Democrat attending cabinet but not members.[1]
The coalition ended after the 2015 election when Conservatives won a majority.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Nick Clegg appointed Deputy Prime Minister" (Press release). Office of the Prime Minister. 12 May 2010. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
