2007 Welsh Liberal Democrats leadership election

{{Use British English|date=June 2020}}

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2007 Welsh Liberal Democrats leadership election

| country = Wales

| flag_image =

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_year = {{refn|Lembit Öpik took over as Welsh Lib Dem Leader from Richard Livsey in 2001. Mike German had served as Assembly Group leader after defeating Christine Humphries in 1998 |group= n}}

| next_election =

| next_year = 2008

| election_date = 13 October – 5 November 2007|

| image1 = Mike German (53965394136) (cropped).jpg

| image1_size = 150x150px

| candidate1 = Mike German

| popular_vote1 = Unopposed

| percentage1 =

| title = Leader

| posttitle = Leader after election

| before_election = Lembit Öpik

| after_election = Mike German

}}

The 2007 Welsh Liberal Democrats leadership election took place following the resignation of Lembit Öpik at the 2007 Autumn Liberal Democrat Conference in Aberystwyth following his belief that the Welsh Liberal Democrat leader should be the group leader in the National Assembly.{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7043222.stm|title=Opik to step down from party post|website=BBC Wales|access-date=29 June 2020 | date=13 October 2007}}

At the close of nominations only one candidate - Assembly group leader since 1999 Mike German was nominated and he was duly returned unopposed.{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7042338.stm|title=German stays on as Lib Dem leader|website=BBC Wales|access-date=29 June 2020 | date=14 October 2007}}{{cite news|url= https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/mike-german-confirmed-lib-dem-leader-2215652|title=Mike German is confirmed as the Lib-Dem leader in Wales|website=WalesOnline|access-date=29 June 2020| date=14 October 2007}}

German went on to serve as leader for a little over a year until his resignation the following year.{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7661937.stm|title=Race open for new Lib Dem leader|website=BBC Wales|access-date=29 June 2020 | date=5 November 2008}}