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15 July 1965

Happy birthday to Alistair Carmichael, Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland since 2001

Carmichael succeeded Jim Wallace as the Islands’ third Liberal MP since 1950. In the House of Commons Carmichael has had two stints as Spokesman on Scotland and Northern Ireland, the gap caused by his resignation to vote in favour of a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. With the formation of the coalition government Carmichael was appointed Liberal Democrat Chief Whip and Deputy Chief Whip for the government, rejoicing in the title of Comptroller of the Household. In October 2013 he joined the coalition cabinet, succeeding Michael Moore as Secretary of State for Scotland and serving until the end of the coalition. Back in opposition after the 2015 general election, Carmichael shadowed the Home Office and in June 2017 returned to his old post of Chief Whip. In February 2018 he succeeded Tim Farron as Environment Spokesperson. In August 2020, following the election of Sir Ed Davey, Carmichael returned to shadow the Home Office.

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The Liberal Democrat History Group promotes the discussion and research of topics relating to the histories of the British Liberal Democrats and its predecessor parties, the Liberal Party and the SDP, and of liberalism more broadly.

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We aim to appeal to anyone with an interest in the history of British Liberalism, whether academics, party activists or spare-time students of political history.

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Publish the quarterly Journal of Liberal History, containing articles, book reviews, biographies, and meeting reports

Publish books, including Peace, Reform and Liberation: A History of Liberal Politics in Britain 1679-2011Dictionary of Liberal Thought, and Great Liberal Speeches

Make resources available to students of Liberal history, including news of research in progress and guides to archive sources (see Research resources)

Provide a concise history of the Liberal Democrats and its predecessor parties, along with a more extensive set of historical articles and biographies – the Liberal History Online project, available through themes and time periods.

Publish shorter booklets as concise reference sources, including Liberal History (a concise history of the Liberal Democrats and its predecessor parties), Liberal Leaders 1828-1899Liberal Leaders of the Twentieth Century and Mothers of Liberty: Women who built British Liberalism

Organise discussion meetings, both in London and as fringe meetings at Liberal Democrat conferences

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