Constituency : Devon North 1992-2015
Nick avenged Jeremy Thorpe's defeat by ousting his conqueror in North Devon.
Nick was born in Hampshire. He was educated at Queen's College, Taunton and Middlesex Polytechnic where he was president of the student union. He worked as a communications and marketing executive in the private sector. He contested Enfield Southgate in 1987 coming second to Michael Portillo.
Nick already had a reputation as a Eurosceptic and voted for the Maastricht Treaty. He made a mark early on with a speech about a report called Organisation for Quality "or O for Q, not an abbreviation to be used in a hurry". His spokesmanships have included transport, trade and industry, constitutional affairs, health and culture. He backed Charles Kennedy for the leadership in 1999 but was later critical of him , having doubts about his political direction and leadership skills. He persuaded the Tories' Emma Nicholson to join the party.
In 2010 Nick was made Minister for the Armed Forces. He was knighted in 2012.
Nick was defeated in 2015. He stood again in 2017 and reduced the Tory's majority but still fell short.
Nick worked for Global Consultants until he became chief executive for the Liberal Democrats in 2017.
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