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Lembit Öpik is a former British politician. A former member of the Liberal Democrats, he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Montgomeryshire in Wales from 1997 until he lost his seat at the 2010 general election. He was the leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats from … See more
Öpik's parents were from Estonia, but after the Soviet occupation under Joseph Stalin, they fled to Northern Ireland. Öpik was born in See more
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At the 1997 general election, the Liberal Democrat MP for Montgomeryshire, Alex Carlile, retired and Öpik successfully stood as the Lib Dem candidate. He retained the seat at the 2001 general election and at the See morePublic appearances
Öpik has appeared several times on the BBC satirical current affairs quiz show Have I Got News for … See more• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lembit Öpik
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• Lembit Öpik MP profile at the site of Welsh Liberal Democrats See moreÖpik lost his seat in parliament at the 2010 general election when he was defeated in his constituency of Montgomeryshire by Glyn Davies of the Conservative Party by 13,976 votes to 12,792. This represented a swing of 12.5% against Öpik and a swing of 13.8% in … See more
Lembit Öpik is the son of atomic physicist Uuno Öpik and the grandson of astronomer Ernst Öpik. He speaks fluent English, Estonian and German. Talking about the 2004 … See more
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Web16 Feb 2020 · Former Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Opik endured the darkest period of his life after he lost his parliamentary seat in 2010. He struggled to find work for years afterwards and suffered from...
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Web3 Jun 2010 · Lembit Opik, standup comedian. How did the former Liberal Democrat MP fare in his first standup comedy gig? Tom Meltzer. Thu 3 Jun 2010 16.00 EDT.
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Web19 Nov 2018 · BBC. Lembit Opik is thinking about becoming president of Estonia. Former MP turned media celebrity Lembit Opik says he is constantly asked to consider running to become the president of...