Cameron–Clegg coalition
Cameron–Clegg coalition | |
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Cabinet of the United Kingdom | |
| 2010–2015 | |
Cameron (left) and Clegg (right) in February 2015 | |
| Date formed | 11 May 2010 |
| Date dissolved | 8 May 2015 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Prime Minister's history | Premiership of David Cameron |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Nick Clegg |
| First Secretary | William Hague |
| Ministers removed | |
| Member parties | Liberal Democrats |
| Status in legislature | Majority (coalition) 363 / 650 (56%)
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| History | |
| Election | 2010 general election |
| Outgoing election | 2015 general election |
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| Incoming formation | 2010 government formation |
| Predecessor | Brown ministry |
| Successor | Second Cameron ministry |
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Leader of the Liberal Democrats (2007–2015)
Deputy Prime Minister (2010–2015)
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The Cameron–Clegg coalition was formed by David Cameron and Nick Clegg when Cameron was invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a new government, following the resignation of Prime Minister Gordon Brown on 11 May 2010, after the general election on 6 May. It was the UK's first coalition government since the Churchill war ministry ended in 1945.
The coalition was led by Cameron as prime minister with Clegg as deputy prime minister and composed of members of both Cameron's centre-right Conservative Party and Clegg's centrist Liberal Democrats. The Cabinet was made up of sixteen Conservatives and five Liberal Democrats, with eight other Conservatives and one other Liberal Democrat attending cabinet but not members. The coalition was succeeded by the single-party, second Cameron ministry following the 2015 election.