The Baroness Brinton | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2018 | |
| Leader of the Liberal Democrats | |
| Acting 13 December 2019 – 1 January 2020 Serving with Sir Ed Davey | |
| Deputy | Sir Ed Davey |
| Preceded by | Jo Swinson |
| Succeeded by | Sir Ed Davey & Mark Pack (acting) |
| President of the Liberal Democrats | |
| In office 1 January 2015 – 1 January 2020 | |
| Leader | Nick Clegg Tim Farron Sir Vince Cable Jo Swinson Davey · Herself |
| Preceded by | Tim Farron |
| Succeeded by | Mark Pack |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 4 February 2011 Life peerage | |
| Lib Dem Group Leader on Cambridgeshire County Council | |
| In office May 1997 – October 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Maurice Leeke |
| Succeeded by | Julian Huppert |
| Cambridgeshire County Councillor for Castle | |
| In office 6 May 1993 – October 2004 | |
| Preceded by | J Mitten |
| Succeeded by | John White |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sarah Virginia Brinton 1 April 1955 Paddington, London, England |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats (1988 – present) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal (1975–1988) |
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| Relatives | Mary Stocks, Baroness Stocks (cousin) |
| Alma mater | Central School of Speech and Drama Churchill College, Cambridge |
Sarah Virginia Brinton, Baroness Brinton[1] (born 1 April 1955), known as Sal Brinton, is a British politician who served as president of the Liberal Democrats from 2015 to 2020. In November 2010 she was nominated to the House of Lords,[2] taking her place on 10 February 2011[3] having been created Baroness Brinton, of Kenardington in the County of Kent on 4 February.[4] After Jo Swinson lost her seat at the 2019 general election, Brinton and Sir Ed Davey became acting co-leaders of the Liberal Democrats.[5][6] After Brinton's term as party president ended, her successor Mark Pack also succeeded her as acting co-leader with Davey. Davey was elected as permanent leader of the party in 2020.
- ^ "In full: New working peers". BBC News. 19 November 2010.
- ^ Bowcott, Owen (19 November 2010). "Party donors and political apparatchiks appointed working peers". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ "House of Lords Hansard for 10 Feb 2011 ( pt 1 )". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Lords. 10 February 2011. col. 347.
- ^ "No. 59695". The London Gazette. 9 February 2011. p. 2247.
- ^ "Jo Swinson quits as Lib Dem leader after shock loss". Evening Standard. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Sir Ed Davey and Baroness Sal Brinton will become the joint acting leaders of the Liberal Democrats following Jo Swinson's election defeat, the party has said". LBC. Retrieved 13 December 2019.