First and second terms of the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt First and second terms of the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt The first and second terms of the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt began on March 4, 1933, when he was inaugurated as the 32nd President of the United States, and ended with Roosevelt's third inauguration on January 20, 1941. Roosevelt took office after defeating incumbent Republican President Herbert Hoover, who had presided over the start of the Great Depression. Upon his accession to office, Roosevelt led the implementation of the New Deal, a series of programs designed to provide relief, recovery, and reform to Americans and the American economy.
President of the Liberal Democrats 2020. The current President is Sal Brinton who was elected in 2014, took office on 1 January 2015 and was re-elected unopposed in 2016 for a second term and the first of the new three-year terms commencing 1 January 2017. Her term ends on 31 December 2019. In order to be a candidate for President, the candidate must be a member of the Liberal Democrats and secure the nomination of not less than 200 members in not less than 20 Local Parties (including, for this purpose, the Specified Associated Organisations representing youth and/or students). Sal Brinton is unable to re-stand.