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Vince Cable

Vince Cable photographed at his home in South West London. Sir John Vincent "Vince" Cable (born 9 May 1943) is a British politician who has served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats since 20 July 2017 and as the Member of Parliament for Twickenham from 1997 to 2015 and since 8 June 2017. He served as the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills from 2010 to 2015.

Cable studied Economics at the Universities of Cambridge and Glasgow, then worked as an economic adviser to the Government of Kenya between 1966-68, and to the Commonwealth Secretary-General in the 1970s and 1980s. From 1968-74 he lectured in Economics at Glasgow University. He served as Chief Economist for Shell from 1995-97. Cable was active in the Labour Party in the 1970s, becoming a Labour councillor in Glasgow. In 1982, he defected to the newly formed Social Democratic Party, which later amalgamated with the Liberal Party to form the Liberal Democrats, and he stood unsuccessfully for Parliament at the general elections of 1970, 1983, 1987, and 1992 before being elected for Twickenham in 1997.

Cable became the Liberal Democrats' Treasury Spokesman in June 2003 and was elected as Deputy Leader in March 2006, serving as Acting Leader for two months in 2007 from Menzies Campbell's resignation until the election of Nick Clegg on 18 December. Cable resigned from both of these positions in May 2010 after becoming Business Secretary and President of the Board of Trade in the Cameron–Clegg coalition government.

Following the 2017 snap general election and the resignation of Tim Farron, Cable stood at the 2017 Liberal Democrats leadership election and was elected as party leader unopposed.

In May 2019, Cable led the Liberal Democrats to their best national electoral performance since the 2010 general election, gaining fifteen seats in the 2019 European Parliament election. This followed a campaign in which the party ran on an ant

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Vince Cable photographed at his home in South West London. Sir John Vincent "Vince" Cable (born 9 May 1943) is a British politician who has served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats since 20 July 2017 and as the Member of Parliament for Twickenham from 1997 to 2015 and since 8 June 2017. He served as the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills from 2010 to 2015.<br /> <br /> Cable studied Economics at the Universities of Cambridge and Glasgow, then worked as an economic adviser to the Government of Kenya between 1966-68, and to the Commonwealth Secretary-General in the 1970s and 1980s. From 1968-74 he lectured in Economics at Glasgow University. He served as Chief Economist for Shell from 1995-97. Cable was active in the Labour Party in the 1970s, becoming a Labour councillor in Glasgow. In 1982, he defected to the newly formed Social Democratic Party, which later amalgamated with the Liberal Party to form the Liberal Democrats, and he stood unsuccessfully for Parliament at the general elections of 1970, 1983, 1987, and 1992 before being elected for Twickenham in 1997.<br /> <br /> Cable became the Liberal Democrats' Treasury Spokesman in June 2003 and was elected as Deputy Leader in March 2006, serving as Acting Leader for two months in 2007 from Menzies Campbell's resignation until the election of Nick Clegg on 18 December. Cable resigned from both of these positions in May 2010 after becoming Business Secretary and President of the Board of Trade in the Cameron–Clegg coalition government.<br /> <br /> Following the 2017 snap general election and the resignation of Tim Farron, Cable stood at the 2017 Liberal Democrats leadership election and was elected as party leader unopposed.<br /> <br /> In May 2019, Cable led the Liberal Democrats to their best national electoral performance since the 2010 general election, gaining fifteen seats in the 2019 European Parliament election. This followed a campaign in which the party ran on an ant