Leader of the Liberal Party (UK)

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The Leader of the Liberal Party (UK) was the head of the historic British political party that championed free trade, civil liberties, and social reform before its decline in the 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf party leader role
political party leadership position
appliesToPoliticalParty Liberal Party (UK)
associatedWithPolicy civil liberties
free trade
social reform
canBeHeldBy Member of Parliament (UK)
country United Kingdom
endedWith merger of the Liberal Party (UK) into the Liberal Democrats
field politics
hasJurisdiction United Kingdom
historicalSignificance headed one of the two major British parties in the 19th and early 20th centuries
influenced Liberal Party (UK) election strategy
Liberal Party (UK) legislative agenda
languageOfWork English
notableFor advocacy of constitutional reform
leadership during the era of British free trade dominance
support for expansion of the franchise
support for welfare reforms in the early 20th century
officeCreatedFor Liberal Party (UK)
officeHolder Archibald Sinclair
Clement Davies
David Lloyd George
David Steel
H. H. Asquith
Herbert Samuel
Jeremy Thorpe
Jo Grimond
Paddy Ashdown
William Ewart Gladstone
partOf Liberal Party (UK)
politicalAlignment classical liberalism
liberalism
social liberalism
positionHeldIn Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
responsibleFor overall political direction of the Liberal Party (UK)
parliamentary leadership of the Liberal Party (UK)
public representation of the Liberal Party (UK)
selectionMethod chosen by Liberal Party (UK) parliamentarians
status historical position
successorPosition Leader of the Liberal Democrats
timePeriod 19th century
20th century
typeOfRole national party leader
parliamentary party leader
typicalSeat House of Commons of the United Kingdom
usedIn United Kingdom party system

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Herbert Henry Asquith positionHeld Leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
Jeremy Thorpe positionHeld Leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell positionHeld Leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
subject linked to: Earl Russell (John Russell)
Herbert Samuel positionHeld Leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
Archibald Sinclair positionHeld Leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
Jo Grimond positionHeld Leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
Leader of the Liberal Party (UK) successorPosition Leader of the Liberal Democrats
linked to: Leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
Jeremy Thorpe positionHeld Leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
subject linked to: Thorpe
John Jeremy Thorpe positionHeld Leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
subject linked to: John
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire positionHeld Leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
Jo Grimond positionHeld Leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
subject linked to: Grimond