Frontbench Team of Nick Clegg

Frontbench Teams since 1997

Ashdown Team (1997–1999)

Kennedy Team (1999–2006)

Campbell Team (2006–2007)

Cable Team (2007)

Clegg Team (2007–2010)

Farron Team (2015-present)

The list that follows is the Shadow Cabinet led by Nick Clegg from 2007 to 2010, before the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives formed a coalition government following the 2010 general election, and Clegg became Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team

Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet

Name	Portfolio
The Rt. Hon. Nick Clegg MP	Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Dr Vince Cable MP	Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Lib Dem Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
Edward Davey MP	Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Chris Huhne MP	Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department
David Howarth MP	Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
David Heath MP	Lib Dem Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Simon Hughes MP	Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Nick Harvey MP	Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
Norman Lamb MP	Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Health
Prof. Steve Webb MP	Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Tim Farron MP	Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
David Laws MP	Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families
Stephen Williams MP	Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Sarah Teather MP	Lib Dem Shadow Minister for Housing
Norman Baker MP	Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
Don Foster MP	Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Julia Goldsworthy MP	Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
John Thurso MP	Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Danny Alexander MP	Party Leader's Chief of Staff and Chairman of the Manifesto group
Jenny Willott MP	Lib Dem Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Michael Moore MP	Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
Roger Williams MP	Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
Alistair Carmichael MP	Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Jeremy Browne MP	Lib Dem Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Lynne Featherstone MP	Lib Dem Spokesperson for Youth and Equality
Paul Burstow MP	Lib Dem Chief Whip
Mark Hunter MP	Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader
Lorely Burt MP	Chairman of the Parliamentary Party
Willie Rennie MP	Chairman of Campaigns and Communications
The Rt. Hon. The Lord McNally PC	Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords

Other Liberal Democrat Spokespeople

Name	Portfolio
John Pugh MP and Colin Breed MP	Treasury
Jo Swinson MP	Foreign Affairs
Tom Brake MP	Home Affairs
Martin Horwood MP and Roger Williams MP	DEFRA Team
Greg Mulholland MP and Sandra Gidley MP	Health
Sir Robert Smith Bt.	House of Commons
John Leech MP and Mark Hunter MP	Transport
Lorely Burt MP	Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Bob Russell MP and Willie Rennie MP	Defence
Paul Rowen MP and John Barrett MP	Work and Pensions
Alan Reid MP	Northern Ireland and Scotland
Mark Williams MP	Wales
Dan Rogerson MP	Communities and Local Government
Richard Younger-Ross MP	Culture, Media and Sport
Annette Brooke MP	Children, Schools and Families
Dr Evan Harris MP	Innovation, Universities and Skills
Adrian Sanders MP	Deputy Whips
Tom Brake MP	London and the Olympics

Liberal Democrats House of Lords Frontbench Team

Liberal Democrat peers are also organised into teams broadly corresponding to the areas of Government departments:

Name	Portfolio
Rt. Hon. Lord McNally PC	Leader in the House of Lords
Lord Dholakia OBE and The Lord Wallace of Saltaire	Deputy Leaders in the House of Lords
Lord Shutt of Greetland	Chief Whip in the House of Lords
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer	Home Affairs
Rt. Hon. Lord McNally PC	Constitutional Affairs
Lord Maclennan of Rogart	Cabinet Office and Scotland
Lord Wallace of Saltaire	Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Lord Lee of Trafford	Defence
Baroness Northover and Lord Roberts	International Development
Lord Clement-Jones CBE and Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury	Culture, Media and Sport
Baroness Walmsley	Children, Schools and Families
Baroness Sharp of Guildford	Innovation, Universities and Skills
Baroness Barker	Health
Lord Burnett	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Lord Teverson	Climate Change and Energy
Baroness Hamwee	Communities and Local Government
Lord Smith of Clifton	Northern Ireland
Lord Razzall	Trade and Industry
Lord Bradshaw	Transport
Lord Newby	Treasury
Lord Livsey of Talgarth	Wales
Lord Oakeshott	Work and Pensions

See also

• Cabinet of the United Kingdom
• Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (UK)

External links

• Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team
• Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet
• Liberal Democrat Shadow Ministers