Publisher's Synopsis
Jeremy "Paddy" John Durham Ashdown, Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, GCMG, CH, KBE, PC born on 27th February 1941 in New Delhi, British India, was a British politician and diplomat who was Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1988 - 1999. Paddy became internationally recognised for his role as High Representative for Bosnia-Herzegovina from 2002 - 2006, following his strong lobbying for military action against Yugoslavia during the 1990s.