According to the Liberal Democrat constitution, the President is the President the principal public representative of the Party and chairs the Federal Board. The role is elected by the membership for a fixed term of three years. They may serve a maximum of two terms. The next scheduled contest will occur in Autumn 2028 with the winner beginning their term of office on 1 January 2029. The election is conducted using the single transferable vote. [1]
In the event of the Leader resigning prior to the end of their term, the Deputy Leader and President take on the role of joint Acting Leaders.[2] This last occurred following the resignation of Jo Swinson after she lost her seat in the 2019 General Election; Ed Davey MP and Mark Pack took on the role until the culmination of the subsequent leadership election.
The current president is Mark Pack, Baron Pack, who was elected in 2019 and took office on 1 January 2020. His replacement, Josh Babarinde, is due to take office on 1 January 2026.
Eligibility to stand
In order to be a candidate for president, the candidate must be a member of the Liberal Democrats and secure the nomination of not less than 200 members in not less than 20 local parties (including, for this purpose, the specified associated organisations representing youth or students).[3]
The Vice President's role is to increase engagement with ethnic minority communities; the first Vice President was first elected in 2019. The role was also known as the "Vice President BaME" prior to 2021.[14][15][16]
Prior to 2021, the vice president was elected by the Federal Board rather than by party members, and did not have a vote at the Federal Board.[17]
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