Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government

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United Kingdom government coalition government

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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Predicate	Object
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 → 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 (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 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Office for Budget Responsibility →	createdBy
Health and Social Care Act 2012 ("Cameron–Clegg coalition government") →	government
Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 →	introducedByGovernment
William Hague ("David Cameron coalition government") →	servedInCabinetOf
Health and Social Care Act 2012 ("UK coalition government 2010–2015") →	supportFrom