Former U.K. Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy died suddenly at his home on Monday at the age of 55, his family announced on Tuesday.
The Scottish politician's cause of death has yet to be released to the public and the family statement read that a post-mortem on his body will be conducted, according to Reuters.
At age 24, Kennedy became the youngest MP when he won the Ross, Skye and Lochaber constituency back in 1983 and eventually became the leader of the party in 1999 in which he took over from Paddy Ashdown.
By 2006, he stepped down as leader after he revealed he was receiving treatment for problems with drinking and lost his seat at last month's general UK election when the Scottish National party reigned supreme in the north, according to Agence France-Presse.
Tributes to the late politician started pouring in. British Prime Minister David Cameron labelled him as a "talented politician who has died too young."
Nick Clegg, another former leader of the Liberal Democrats and Kennedy's former colleague, said that his death "robs Britain of one of the most gifted politicians of his generation," according to the London Evening Standard.
Kennedy leaves behind his wife and 10-year-old son.
