Charles Kennedy
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About
Served as Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats from August 9, 1999, until January 7, 2006. He then served as Rector of the University of Glasgow.
Before Fame
He became the youngest sitting member of Parliament at age 23. He was serving as President of the Liberal Democrats by 1994. He became party leader after Paddy Ashdown's resignation in 1999.
Trivia
He supported lowering both the legal drinking age and the legal voting age in Britain from 18 to 16.
Family Life
He married Sarah Gurling in 2002; they divorced in 2010. Their son, Donald, was born in 2005.
Associated With
He criticized David Cameron for attempting to assimilate the Liberals into an increasingly Conservative position.
