Christopher John "Chris" Rennard, Baron Rennard (born 1960) is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He is the Chief Executive of the Liberal Democrats and became the youngest ever Liberal/Liberal Democrat life peer in 1999. 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... In the United Kingdom, Life Peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as hereditary peers). ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Along with Lord Razzall, Rennard is responsible for co-ordinating the Liberal Democrats' election and by-election campaigns. Charles Kennady has described Rennard as "a quite extraordinary figure in British politics". He is credited with many of the party's by-election victories over the past 25 years, as well as the major gains made at the 1997 and 2001 general elections. Concerning the 2001 general election, one frontbench Lib Dem is reported as saying: Edward Timothy Razzall, Baron Razzall (born 12 June 1943 in Ealing, London) is a British Liberal Democrat politician. ... The 1 May 1997 UK general election brought the first change in UK Government for 18 years. ... The United Kingdom general election of 7 June 2001 was dubbed as the quiet landslide by the media. ...

"Last time people didn't follow Chris [Rennard's] instructions and the difference between those who did and who didn't - like in the Isle of Wight [which the party lost] - was very clear. The message got through". [1]  (http://politics.guardian.co.uk/election/story/0,,1454848,00.html)

Rennard was educated at the Liverpool Blue Coat School and the University of Liverpool. He has been an active member of the Liberal and then Liberal Democrat parties since he was 12. Aged 22, he was the election agent to David Alton, who won the the newly formed constituency of Liverpool Mossley Hill on a record swing. Rennard became Director of Campaigns and Elections in 1989 and was Campaign Director for numerous by-election victories. In October 2003 he was appointed Chief Executive of the party. He has spent his whole adult life working for the party, although he insists that "it was never planned that way". The University of Liverpool is a university in the city of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party to form a new party which would become known as... David Patrick Paul Alton, Baron Alton of Liverpool (born 15 March 1951) is a cross bench member of the House of Lords. ... Mossley Hill is an area in the city of Liverpool, north-west England. ... 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for October, 2003. ...

External links

• Lord Rennard (http://www.libdems.org.uk/party/people/person.html?id=213&navPage=lords.html) From the Liberal Democrats' website.
• Profile (http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianpolitics/story/0,,1263235,00.html) From The Guardian, July 2004.