Ash‧down, Paddy /ˈæʃdaʊn/
(1941–) a British politician who was the leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1988 to 1999. He was also High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2002 to 2006. He had been a soldier before becoming a politician. His official title is Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon.

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