Sir Vince Cable is a British politician and economist, and former Business Secretary and Liberal Democrat leader.
Former Chief Economist at Shell International and Head of Economics at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Sir Vince Cable is internationally renowned for his economic and political career, both nationally and on the European stage. His views and insights are respected on the economy and the future, both nationally and globally. The former leader of the Liberal Democrats is now a regular broadcaster and columnist, writing articles for The Independent and The Economist.
He has written books on Trade Policy and International Finance and published an in-depth study of international telecommunications – Global Superhighways.
Sir Vince Cable was born in York and educated at Nunthorpe Grammar School. He studied Economics at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and was President of the Cambridge Union in 1965. After graduating, he was a Treasury official in the Govt of Kenya (1966-1968). He lectured in economics and was awarded a PhD in Economics from the University of Glasgow in 1973. He worked for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the Diplomatic Service (1974-76). He was then appointed Deputy Director of the Overseas Development Institute and served for a period as a Special Adviser to the then Trade Secretary, John Smith MP.
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Sir Vince Cable was elected as Liberal Democrat MP for Twickenham in 1997 and served on the Treasury Committee (1988-1999) and as Lib Dem Spokesperson for Trade & Industry (1999-2003). He was elected as Deputy Leader under Menzies Campbell in 2006, holding that post until 2010, writing The Storm on the global financial crisis
After the 2010 General Election he served in the Cons/LibDem Coalition Government as Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (2010-2015). He lost his seat at the 2015 General Election, winning it back in 2017 and in July 2017 as elected Leader of the Party (2017-2019). He stood down as Leader before the 2019 election, which he did not contest.
Since retiring from Parliament, he has been a Visiting Professor at the LSE, St Mary’s and Nottingham Universities. He has published The China Conundrum and Money and Power. His business interests include a Start-up providing hydrogen infrastructure. His hobbies include ballroom dancing.
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