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Paddy Ashdown
(1941-2018)
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Paddy Ashdown was born on 27 February 1941 in New Delhi, British India. He was married to Jane Courtenay. He died on 22 December 2018 in the UK.
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UK General Election
5.0
TV Series
Self - Former Liberal Democrat Leader
(as Lord Ashdown)
2010–2015 • 2 eps
A Week in Politics
TV Series
Self
1992–1997 • 7 eps
Walden
TV Series
Self
1990–1994 • 7 eps
On the Record
TV Series
Self
1988–1991 • 2 eps
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Alternative names
Lord Paddy Ashdown
Height
6′ (1.83 m)
Born
February 27
,
1941
New Delhi, British India
Died
December 22
,
2018
UK
(bladder cancer)
Spouse
Jane Courtenay
1962 - December 22, 2018 (his death, 2 children)
Other works
(2012 Book: "A Brilliant Little Operation - The Cockleshell Heroes and the Most Courageous Raid of World War 2". London. Aurum Press Ltd. ISBN: 1845137019
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[1988-1999] Leader of the Liberal Democrat Party. He was made a life peer on his retirement from the House of Commons in 2001.
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I've had much nastier things said about me in the British press than in the Bosnian press.
Nicknames
Action Man
Paddy Pantsdown
Paddy Backdown
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