Question: Facts: - incumbent: vacant - incumbentsince: 8 may 2015 - post: deputy leader of the liberal democrats - inaugural: russell johnston - formation: 3 march 1988 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of list of deputy leaders of the liberal democrats .
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the liberal democrats are a politicap party in the united kingdom .liberal democrat members of parliament members elect a deputy leader of the liberal democrats .under the constitution of the liberal democrats the deputy leader is required to be a member of the house of commons .in the event that the leader dies , resigns or loses his or her seat in parliament , the deputy leader serves as interim leader until a leadership election takes place .in the event that the deputy leader resigns or loses his or her seat in parliament , the deputy leader remains deputy leader -lrb- even though they may not be a member of parliament -rrb- until a new one is elected , though they can not assume the interim leadership .