Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government

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The Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government was the UK administration formed in 2010 between David Cameron’s Conservative Party and Nick Clegg’s Liberal Democrats, which governed during a period of post-financial-crisis austerity and constitutional reform efforts.

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instanceOf United Kingdom government
coalition government
attemptedReform House of Lords reform
parliamentary constituency boundary changes
businessSecretary Vince Cable
chancellorOfTheExchequer George Osborne
chiefSecretaryToTheTreasury Danny Alexander
coalitionAgreement The Coalition: Our Programme for Government
country United Kingdom
deputyPrimeMinister Nick Clegg
economicContext post-2008 financial crisis period
economicPolicy fiscal consolidation
public sector pay restraint
welfare spending caps
endDate 2015-05-08
followedBy Second Cameron ministry
foreignSecretary Philip Hammond
William Hague
formedAfter 2010 United Kingdom general election
headquarters 10 Downing Street
heldReferendum 2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum
homeSecretary Theresa May
introducedLegislation Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013
Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (repealed but historically related)
surface form: Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011

Health and Social Care Act 2012
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
Localism Act 2011
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013
Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
Scotland Act 2012
Welfare Reform Act 2012
juniorCoalitionPartner Liberal Democrats
surface form: Liberal Democrats (UK)
leadingParty Conservative Party (UK)
legislativeTerm 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom
legislatureStatus coalition majority government
monarch Elizabeth II
policyFocus NHS reorganisation
austerity measures
constitutional reform
deficit reduction
education reform
public spending cuts
welfare reform
precededBy Brown ministry
primeMinister David Cameron
reasonForEnd 2015 United Kingdom general election
resultingFrom hung parliament in 2010 general election
startDate 2010-05-11
timeInOffice one full fixed-term Parliament

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Office for Budget Responsibility createdBy Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government
William Hague servedInCabinetOf Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government
this entity surface form: David Cameron coalition government
Health and Social Care Act 2012 government Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government
this entity surface form: Cameron–Clegg coalition government
Health and Social Care Act 2012 supportFrom Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government
this entity surface form: UK coalition government 2010–2015
Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (repealed but historically related) introducedByGovernment Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government
subject surface form: Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
New State Pension introducedByGovernment Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government
this entity surface form: UK Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government
Education Act 2011 government Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government
this entity surface form: Cameron–Clegg coalition government
2010 United Kingdom general election campaign resultedIn Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government
Welfare Reform Act 2012 politicalContext Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government
this entity surface form: Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government 2010–2015
2010–2012 UK Parliament hasGovernment Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government
Nick Harvey partOf Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government
this entity surface form: UK coalition government (2010–2015)
Brown ministry followedBy Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government
55th Parliament of the United Kingdom hasMajorityGovernment Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government
this entity surface form: Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 politicalContext Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government
2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum introducedBy Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government
The Coalition: Our Programme for Government subject Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government
this entity surface form: Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition