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Charles Peter Kennedy (25 November 1959 – 1 June 2015) was a British politician who served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1999 to 2006, and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ross, Skye and Lochaber from 1983 to 2015.
Jun 2, 2015 · The life and times of the former Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy, who has died age of 55.
Jun 12, 2015 · Around 500 mourners packed into a West Highland church to pay their final respects to former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy. More than 200 seats were laid on for an overspill crowd outside St John the Evangelist Church in Caol, Fort William, with the mass relayed on loudspeakers.
Jun 2, 2015 · Charles Kennedy at the SDP conference in September 1986. He had become Britain's youngest MP three years earlier and the party later merged to become the Liberal Democrats.
Jun 2, 2015 · LONDON — Charles Kennedy, a former leader of the Liberal Democrats in Britain whose career was marked by success and tragedy, was found dead Monday at his home in Scotland. He was 55.
May 28, 2024 · Charles Kennedy (born November 25, 1959, Inverness, Scotland—died June 1, 2015, Fort William) was a Scottish politician and leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1999 to 2006.
LONDON (AP) — Charles Kennedy was a rare thing — a genuinely popular British politician — and brought his Liberal Democrat party record success before his leadership was cut short by alcoholism. His death at 55 brought tributes Tuesday from across politics and beyond for a man whose wit and warmth made him stand out from the pack. Former Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said Kennedy's ...
Jun 2, 2015 · Charles Kennedy was one of the most talented and charismatic politicians of his generation, but his early death and crippling battle with alcohol will see him remembered as one of the...
Jun 2, 2015 · Charles Kennedy, a former leader of Britain's Liberal Democrats, has died at his home in Scotland at the age of 55, his family announced on Tuesday.
Jun 2, 2015 · Former British Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy, one of the most colourful characters in the UK parliament and an opponent of the Iraq War, has died suddenly aged 55, his family said.
