President of the Liberal Democrats
The president of the Liberal Democrats chairs the Federal Board of the Liberal Democrats in the United Kingdom.
According to the Liberal Democrat constitution, the president is the principal public representative of the Party and chairs the Federal Board. The role is elected by the membership for a fixed term of three years. They may serve a maximum of two terms. The next scheduled contest will occur in Autumn 2028 with the winner beginning their term of office on 1 January 2029. The election is conducted using the single transferable vote.
In the event of the Leader resigning prior to the end of their term, the Deputy Leader and President take on the role of joint Acting Leaders. This last occurred following the resignation of Jo Swinson after she lost her seat in the 2019 General Election; Ed Davey MP and Mark Pack took on the role until the culmination of the subsequent leadership election.
The current president is Josh Babarinde, who took office on 1 January 2026, replacing Mark Pack, Baron Pack, who had held the office from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2025.
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.List of party presidents to date
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Election results
Elections in the 2020s
2022
Mark Pack was re-elected president of the Liberal Democrats.Elections in the 2010s
2019
Mark Pack was elected president of the Liberal Democrats.2016
Sal Brinton 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.Vice President
The Vice President's role is to increase engagement with ethnic minority communities; the first Vice President was first elected in 2019. The role was also known as the "Vice President BaME" prior to 2021.Prior to 2021, the vice president was elected by the Federal Board rather than by party members, and did not have a vote at the Federal Board.
List of party vice presidents to date
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