Lembit Öpik
British politician
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| August 25 2023 | Re-elected for a second term as Chair of Asgardian Parliament. |
| August 25 2023 | Re-elected for a second term as Chair of Asgardian Parliament. |
| October 2022 | Addressed the UKIP conference on the topic of 'wokeness'. |
| October 2022 | Addressed the UKIP conference on the topic of 'wokeness'. |
| September 2022 | Announced as an upcoming speaker at the 2022 UKIP conference. |
| September 2022 | Announced as an upcoming speaker at the 2022 UKIP conference. |
| 2021 | Reportedly expelled from the Liberal Democrats after appearing at a Conservative Party meeting as the sole speaker. |
| 2021 | Became a contributor to GB News. |
| 2021 | Became a contributor to GB News. |
| 2021 | Reportedly expelled from the Liberal Democrats after appearing at a Conservative Party meeting as the sole speaker. |
| November 2020 | Had a second daughter with partner Sabina Vankova. |
| November 2020 | Had a second daughter with partner Sabina Vankova. |
| October 12 2018 | Attended the press conference announcing 'the birth of the new space nation Asgardia' in Paris, France. |
| October 12 2018 | Attended the press conference announcing 'the birth of the new space nation Asgardia' in Paris, France. |
| June 24 2018 | Elected as chairman of the self-proclaimed micronation Asgardia's parliament during the first parliamentary session in Vienna, Austria. |
| June 24 2018 | Elected as chairman of the self-proclaimed micronation Asgardia's parliament during the first parliamentary session in Vienna, Austria. |
| June 2017 | At age 52, had his first daughter with partner Sabina Vankova. |
| June 2017 | At age 52, had his first daughter with partner Sabina Vankova. |
| August 2016 | Öpik performed in the comedy Rocking Your Vote at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, playing himself alongside 2015 parliamentary candidate Will Goodhand. |
| August 2016 | Öpik performed in the comedy Rocking Your Vote at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, playing himself alongside 2015 parliamentary candidate Will Goodhand. |
| 2015 | Öpik supported Tim Farron in the Liberal Democrat leadership election, who won with a 13% margin. |
| 2015 | Published the book All at Sea, a tale about a curious cruise. |
| 2015 | Published the book All at Sea, a tale about a curious cruise. |
| 2015 | Öpik supported Tim Farron in the Liberal Democrat leadership election, who won with a 13% margin. |
| November 2013 | Became campaigns and communications director for the Motorcycle Action Group. |
| November 2013 | Became campaigns and communications director for the Motorcycle Action Group. |
| 2012 | Öpik was unsuccessful in his candidacy for the Liberal Democrats' federal executive committee. |
| 2012 | Fails to secure the Liberal Democrats' nomination for the London mayoral election. |
| 2012 | Öpik was unsuccessful in his candidacy for the Liberal Democrats' federal executive committee. |
| 2012 | Fails to secure the Liberal Democrats' nomination for the London mayoral election. |
| November 23 2012 | Joined the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG UK) as director of communications and public affairs. |
| November 23 2012 | Joined the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG UK) as director of communications and public affairs. |
| April 2012 | Öpik made appearances in a professional wrestling promotion, confronting wrestler Kade Callous and participating in a tag team match that left him 'black and blue'. |
| April 2012 | Öpik made appearances in a professional wrestling promotion, confronting wrestler Kade Callous and participating in a tag team match that left him 'black and blue'. |
| March 2012 | Öpik began collaborating with rock band Adam and the Asbos on their action/adventure sci-fi film Adam and the Asbos: The Movie. |
| March 2012 | Released The Alternative View, a collaborative book with Edward Joyce discussing the future of the Liberal Democrats and calling for Nick Clegg to step down as party leader. |
| March 2012 | Öpik began collaborating with rock band Adam and the Asbos on their action/adventure sci-fi film Adam and the Asbos: The Movie. |
| March 2012 | Released The Alternative View, a collaborative book with Edward Joyce discussing the future of the Liberal Democrats and calling for Nick Clegg to step down as party leader. |
| 2010 | Loses his parliamentary seat in the general election, ending his tenure as MP for Montgomeryshire. |
| 2010 | Loses his parliamentary seat in the general election, ending his tenure as MP for Montgomeryshire. |
| June 2010 | Published the Xenophobe's Guide to the Estonians, co-authored with Hilary Bird and Ulvi Mustmaa. |
| June 2010 | Lembit Öpik made his debut as a comedian at the Backstage Comedy Club in London's West End, with an audience describing his performance as 'not fantastic, but not completely awful'. |
| June 2010 | Published the Xenophobe's Guide to the Estonians, co-authored with Hilary Bird and Ulvi Mustmaa. |
| June 2010 | Lembit Öpik made his debut as a comedian at the Backstage Comedy Club in London's West End, with an audience describing his performance as 'not fantastic, but not completely awful'. |
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