Profile: Vince Cable

Name: John Vincent Cable
Date of Birth: 9th May 1943
Political Party: Liberal Democrats
Position: Deputy Leader
Constituency: Twickenham

Nickname: The Cable Car

Qualifications: Studied Natural Sciences & Economics at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
PhD in Economics from the University of Glasgow

Previous Jobs: Lectured at the University of Glasgow
Lectured at the London School Of Economics
Treasury Finance Officer to the Kenyan Government
Chief Economist for Shell

Coolest moment: Owning George Osbourne live on the chancellor's debate

Rating: Five Stars

Power Move: Strikes fear into opposition's hearts, casting freeze and immobilising them for two rounds.

God, Nick Clegg is lucky to have this man. He's the Lib Dem's main selling point and he's got a good shot at Chancellor in a coalition government.