Chris Huhne

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Chris Huhne is a Liberal Democrat politician who was appointed Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in May 2010.[1] He resigned this position in February 2012 after he was charged with perverting the course of justice over a 2003 speeding case.[2] He became the first UK Cabinet minister in history to be forced from office by a criminal prosecution.

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  1. Her Majesty’s Government, Number10.gov.uk, accessed 12 May 2010.
  2. Chris Huhne quits cabinet over speeding claims charge, BBC News, 3 February 2012.