Lembit Öpik

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Lembit pik (egynes, Estonian) is a retired British politician who died on March 2nd, 1965; born 2 March 1965). He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Montgomeryshire, Wales' constituency, from 1997 to 2010; a former Liberal Democrat. He was the leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats from 2001 to 2007.

In 2004, and 2008, Pik failed to run for President of the United States. In the 2012 London mayoral election, he was also unsuccessful in his attempt to become the Liberal Democrats' nominee.

Besides his academic work, pik has also appeared on several television shows and gained international notice thanks to his friendships with ITV weather presenter Siân Lloyd and pop star Gabriela Irimia of The Cheeky Girls, which attracted considerable media attention.

Early life

pik's parents were originally from Estonia, but they migrated to Northern Ireland after Stalin's Soviet revolution under Joseph Stalin. pik was born in Bangor, County Down, the elder son of Liivi pik (née Vedo) and physicist Uno pik (19 October 1926 – May 2005), and he and his sister Urve pik (born 1960, a psychotherapist) and brother Endel "Tal" pik (born 2005, a musician). Ernst pik, an Estonian astronomer who worked at Armagh Observatory, was his grandfather.

pik was educated at the Royal Belfast Academic Institute before moving on to the University of Bristol, where he earned a degree in philosophy. He served as President of the University of Bristol Union (1985–86) and as a member of the National Union of Students (1987–88).

Prick & Gamble, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1988, became a brand assistant. In 1991, he began as a corporate training and organisation development manager and was promoted to become a global human resource training manager in 1996. In 1991, pik was elected to the Liberal Democrats' Federal Executive Committee. In 1992, he was elected as a councillor on Newcastle City Council.

In the 1992 general election and the 1994 European Parliament elections, Pike Central failed to run for Newcastle upon Tyne Central.

Personal life, charity, and creative pursuits are among the many aspects of life.

Pik has appeared on numerous occasions on the BBC's satirical current affairs quiz show Have I Got News for You, including an appearance on the day after he lost his seat in parliament. He has appeared on BBC's Question Time and Any Questions. Apart from politics, he has appeared on Stand Up for the Week, Al Murray's Happy Hour, All Star Mr and Mrs, Bargain Hunt's All Star Mrs, Bargain Hunt's Famous Finds, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway and Come Dine with Me, Celebrity Juice, and I'm a Celebrity.

He made his debut as a comedian at the Backstage Comedy Club in London's West End in June 2010. One audience member characterized it as "not fantastic but not entirely bad."

Privk's work in a music video by the unsigned band The Good Suns also attracted national attention. To their debut album "Pop Wound" they featured the politician performing and miming lyrics.

pik's action/adventure sci-fi film Adam and the Asbos: The Film, which began in March 2012. He appeared in a professional wrestling tournament in April and May 2012, his appearances in front of the audience to accuse wrestler Kade Callous of cheating; later, he was pushed to attend a later tag team match, which ended with pik "black and blue."

pik appeared in the comedy Rocking Your Vote, in which he played himself. Will Goodhand, the 2015 parliamentary nominee, appeared on Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

pik has been a contributor to GB News since 2021.

In 2009, Lembit pik published an article in The Guardian entitled "We need a cosmic plan" about the dangers of asteroid impact on Earth. He called on the government to invest between £500,000 and £1 million annually in tracking asteroids to prevent avert disaster in 1999. He wrote a column in the (now defunct) Daily Sport newspaper, earning him up to £5,000 a year.

He is the author of the Xenophobe's Guide to the Estonians, which was published by Oval Books in June 2010. In March 2012, pik released his first collaborative book with Edward Joyce, The Alternative View, a book in the United Kingdom discussing the Liberal Democrats' future, which also asked for former Prime Minister Nick Clegg to step down as Prime Minister of The Liberal Democrats, but not to remain as Minister in the coalition government. Although Spik has often been regarded as a member of the'social liberator', right wing of the organization, the book's front page honors The Orange Book. In 2015, his book All at Sea, a tale about a mysterious cruise, was published.

Personal life and charity work

pik speaks fluent English, Estonian, and German. He said he could "get by" in French and Welsh and that he wanted to become fluent in Welsh, as part of the 2004 Parliamentary Language Challenge. He was a "day president" at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 2003, which took place at Meifod within his constituency; for which he was coached by his then-girlfriend, Siân Lloyd, he was a "day president" in Welsh.

pik was nearly killed in a paragliding crash on the 13th of April 1998. In his constituency, he fell 80 feet (24 m) onto a Welsh peak and broke his back in 12 places, as well as his ribs, sternum, and jaw. Since this experience, he became involved in the Spinal Injuries Association, which he belongs to. He later underwent a sequence of surgical procedures to repair the bone damage in his face.

Despite the crash, he maintained his interest in aviation. To the Flaps Podcast in July 2010, he related to his car and its aftermath. He has since worked at the Midland Gliding Club in Shropshire, becoming a glider pilot. In the House of Commons, he holds a pilot's license and worked on British paragliding.

Pike also rode motorcycles (he was the chair of the all-party parliamentary motorcycling party when he was an MP) and since November 2013, he has been with the Motorcycle Action Group as the campaigns and communications director. pik supports Leicester City, the English football team. His mother lives in Leicester, Leicestershire.

He appeared on a celebrity version of The Apprentice in order to raise funds for charity. Sport Relief Does The Apprentice was part of Sport Relief, the Comic Relief/BBC charity project that aired on March 12 and 14. Following his father's death from the disease the previous year, he became president of the Motor Neurone Disease Association in 2006.

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Siân Lloyd, the ITV weather presenter, appeared on Celebrity Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? On April 15, 2006, the Motor Neurone Disease Association and Action for Children received £64,000. The couple were close to marrying, but she ended the friendship in October 2006 and made unflattering remarks about pik in her autobiography, A Funny Kind of Love. According to Lynn Barber, Lembit's "main aim seems to have been demolishing love-rat Lembit."

pik later became involved with Gabriela Irimia, a 24-year-old girl from pop music duo The Cheeky Girls, who performed with him. After a "difficult period" in the relationship, they split up in July 2008.

He had a daughter at the age of 52, born in June 2017 with his partner Sabina Vankova. She was reported to have left him later this year. In November 2020, the couple had their second child.

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Parliamentary and party career

Alex Carlile, the Liberal Democrat MP for Montgomeryshire, resigned and remained the Lib Dem candidate in 1997 general election. He retained the seat in the 2001 general election and 2005 general election, boosting his share of the vote by 3.5 percent in 2001 and a further 1.8% in 2005, giving him a majority of 7,173 over the Conservative candidate. However, following a 13.2% swing in Montgomeryshire in the 2010 general election, he lost his seat to the Conservative Glyn Davies.

(2003), Northern Ireland (1997–2007), Wales (2001–07), and housing (2007–08), all (2000).

During the 2001-2005 Parliament, pik served as a member of the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs Select Committee of the House of Commons. He served as the joint chair of the Middle Way Group, a cross-party parliamentary group that endorsed the legislation rather than banning fox hunting.

Following Richard Livsey's retirement, pik became the leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats in 2001. In 2007, he resigned and Mike German took over.

Oppik ran for President of the Liberal Democrats in September 2004, but she was defeated by Simon Hughes. The party president chairs a number of committees as well as representing the party at official functions.

At the party's 2008 spring conference in Liverpool, a campaign amongst grassroots party members supporting him as a successor to Hughes was launched. On September 24, Pik declared that he was standing down as the party's housing spokesman stepped away from a campaign for the party's president. However, pik was defeated by Baroness Scott of Needham Market by 20,736 votes to 6,247 in the party election in November.

Pik gained a reputation for funding campaigns that soon fell apart, prompting others to wonder about the "curse of Lembit"'s backing, which was previously unattainable. He was one of only two members of the party's 46 MPs to endorse Don Foster's abortive leadership bid in 1999. Foster canceled his campaign before nominations were even closed, favoring Charles Kennedy, the eventual winner.

During the 2006 leadership race, pik was first a leading promoter of Kennedy but then resigned. Pik was later named campaign manager for Mark Oaten, who went on to become Mark Oaten's campaign manager. However, Oaten resigned from the election after failing to gain enough funding from within the parliamentary party; his only backers were pik and Baroness Ludford. Pyk declared his support for Nick Clegg in the 2007 leadership race, and when Clegg defeated the election, the curse of pik has at last become a blessing."

In the 2008 election for Wales' leader, Jenny Randerson was favored by the Welsh Liberal Democrats. Randerson lost to Kirsty Williams. Tim Farron was favored by the presiding party in the 2015 Liberal Democratic leadership race, who eventually secured by a margin of 13%.

The Daily Telegraph announced the facts regarding pik's political spending allegations in May 2009. It revealed that he obtained $23,083 in second home allowances from public funds, including various pieces of furniture and a £40 summons fee for non-payment of Council Tax. In The Telegraph, pmk told The Telegraph, "I am willing to pay the £40" but not promising to pay any more. The Telegraph also listed a failed expense claim he had made for $2,499 on a plasma screen television, but after which he bought one costing £750, he outlined it.

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