▁Fe eth am ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁Parliament ▁ 5 2 ▁votes ▁behind ▁the ▁then ▁leader ▁Peter ▁Car u ana . ▁Mr ▁Fe eth am ▁became ▁deput y ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁G SD ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁G SD ▁and ▁became ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁O pp osition ▁until ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁when ▁he ▁stepped ▁aside ▁for ▁family ▁reasons . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Mr ▁Fe eth am ▁was ▁st ab bed ▁in ▁the ▁back ▁while ▁out ▁walking ▁in ▁Library ▁Street ▁with ▁his ▁children . ▁Police ▁arrested ▁the ▁attack er ▁while ▁the ▁Minister ▁under w ent ▁emer gency ▁surg ery ▁in ▁St . ▁Bernard ' s ▁Hospital . ▁His ▁attack er ▁was ▁on ▁b ail ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁on ▁charges ▁of ▁attempted ▁murder ▁of ▁a ▁doctor ▁at ▁St ▁Bernard ' s ▁Hospital ▁and ▁st ab bed ▁Mr ▁Fe eth am ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁decl ined , ▁by ▁a ▁judge , ▁legal ▁aid ▁to ▁retain ▁an ▁English ▁Q C ▁to ▁represent ▁him ▁rather ▁than ▁having ▁local ▁representation . ▁The ▁kn ife ▁attack ▁cut ▁his ▁s ple en ▁in ▁half ▁which ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁removed . ▁Despite ▁the ▁serious ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁attack ▁Mr ▁Fe eth am ▁surv ived . ▁ ▁The ▁attack er ▁is ▁serving ▁a ▁life ▁sentence . ▁ ▁Daniel ▁Fe eth am ▁was ▁appointed ▁one ▁of ▁Her ▁Majesty ' s ▁Coun sel ▁for ▁Gib ral