Frontbench Team of Ed Davey
UK Liberal Democrat team from 2020
Liberal Democrats
72 / 650 (11%)
(As of July 2024)59th UK Parliament
Ed Davey was appointed as Acting Leader of the Liberal Democrats following the resignation of Jo Swinson. Davey announced his first frontbench team as Acting Leader in January 2020.[1]
Davey was elected permanent Leader on 27 August 2020 and assembled a new Frontbench Team in the following days. Following the 2024 general election, Davey's frontbench team became the second largest opposition party to the governing Labour Party, behind the Shadow Cabinet of Rishi Sunak.
Frontbench team
Portfolio | Current holder | Previous holders | |
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Leader of the Liberal Democrats | ![]() | The Rt Hon Sir Ed Davey FRSA MP (2020–present) | Sir Ed Davey MP and Mark Pack (acting) (2019–20) |
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats | ![]() | Daisy Cooper MP (2020–present) | Sir Ed Davey MP (2019–20) |
Treasury Economy and Social Justice (2020) | ![]() | Sarah Olney MP (2022–present) | Sir Ed Davey MP (2020) Christine Jardine MP (2020–22) |
Foreign Affairs & International Development Foreign Affairs (2020) | ![]() | Layla Moran MP (2020–present) | The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (2020) |
Home Affairs | ![]() | The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (2020–present) | Christine Jardine MP (2019–20) |
Defence | ![]() | Richard Foord MP (2022–present) | Jamie Stone MP (2017–22) |
Justice | ![]() | The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (2022–present) | Daisy Cooper MP (2020) Wera Hobhouse MP (2020–22) |
Science, Innovation, and Technology | ![]() | Layla Moran MP (2023–present) | |
Health, Wellbeing & Social Care | ![]() | Daisy Cooper MP (2021–present) | Munira Wilson MP (2020–21) |
Housing, Communities and Local Government | ![]() | Helen Morgan MP (2022–present) | Tim Farron MP (–2022) |
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Food and Rural Affairs (–2022) | ![]() | Tim Farron MP (2020–present) | |
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | ![]() | Wera Hobhouse MP (2020–present) | |
Business & Industrial Strategy Business (2020–23) | ![]() | Sarah Olney MP (2020–present) | |
Energy and Climate Change Climate Emergency and Energy (–2022) | ![]() | Wera Hobhouse MP (2020–present) | |
Work & Pensions | ![]() | Wendy Chamberlain MP (2020–present) | |
Education | ![]() | Munira Wilson MP (2021–present) | Layla Moran MP (2017–20) Daisy Cooper MP (2020–21) |
Transport | ![]() | Wera Hobhouse MP (2022–present) | Munira Wilson MP (2020) Sarah Olney MP (2020–2022) |
Culture, Media and Sport Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (2020–23) | ![]() | Jamie Stone MP (2020–present) | Daisy Cooper MP (2020) |
Cabinet Office | ![]() | Christine Jardine MP (2022–present) | |
Women and Equalities | ![]() | Christine Jardine MP (2019–20; 2022–present) | Wera Hobhouse MP (2020–22) |
Trade | ![]() | Sarah Green MP (2022–present) | Sarah Olney MP (2020) Christine Jardine MP (2020–21) Sarah Olney MP (2021–22) |
Northern Ireland | ![]() | The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (2020–present) | Wendy Chamberlain MP (2020) |
Scotland | ![]() | Christine Jardine MP (2022–present) | Wendy Chamberlain MP (2020–22) |
Wales | ![]() | Sarah Green MP (2022–present) | Wendy Chamberlain MP (2020–22) |
Chief Whip in the House of Commons | ![]() | Wendy Chamberlain MP (2020–present) | The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (2017–20) |
Defunct roles | |||
Political and Constitutional Reform | None | Wendy Chamberlain MP (2020) The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (2020–22) | |
Brexit | The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (2020) Christine Jardine MP (2020–21) | ||
International Development | Wendy Chamberlain MP (2020) |
Other roles and spokespeople
Portfolio | Name |
---|---|
In the House of Lords[5] | |
Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords | The Rt Hon The Lord Newby OBE PC |
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords | The Rt Hon The Baroness Walmsley |
The Rt Hon The Lord Dholakia OBE PC JP DL | |
Lords Chief Whip | The Rt Hon The Lord Stoneham |
Lords Spokesperson for Business | The Rt Hon The Lord Fox |
Lords Spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport | The Rt Hon The Baroness Bonham-Carter |
Lords Spokesperson for Defence | The Rt Hon The Baroness Smith |
Lords Spokesperson for Education | The Rt Hon The Lord Storey CBE |
Lords Spokesperson for Energy Security and Net Zero | The Rt Hon The Earl Russell |
Lords Spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | The Rt Hon The Baroness Bakewell MBE |
Lords Spokesperson for Foreign, Commonwealth and Developmental Affairs | The Rt Hon The Lord Purvis |
Lords Spokesperson for International Trade | |
Lords Spokesperson for Health | The Rt Hon The Lord Allan |
Lords Spokesperson for Housing, Communities and Local Government | The Rt Hon The Baroness Pinnock |
Lords Spokesperson for Justice | The Rt Hon The Lord Marks KC |
Lords Spokesperson for Northern Ireland | The Rt Hon The Baroness Suttie |
Lords Spokesperson for Policing | The Rt Hon The Baroness Doocey OBE |
Lord Spokesperson for Science, Innovation and Technology | The Rt Hon The Lord Clement-Jones CBE FRSA |
Lords Spokesperson for Scotland | The Rt Hon The Lord Bruce of Bennachie PC |
Lords Spokesperson for Transport | The Rt Hon The Baroness Randerson |
Lords Spokesperson for Treasury | The Rt Hon The Baroness Kramer PC |
Lords Spokesperson for Voluntary | The Rt Hon The Baroness Barker |
Lords Spokesperson for Wales | The Rt Hon The Baroness Humphreys |
Lords Spokesperson for Work and Pensions | The Rt Hon The Lord Palmer OBE FCA |
Lords Spokesperson for Attorney General's Office | The Rt Hon The Lord Thomas OBE KC |
Welsh Liberal Democrats | |
Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats | Jane Dodds MS |
Scottish Liberal Democrats | |
Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats | Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP |
Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats | Wendy Chamberlain MP |
See also
- Cabinet of the United Kingdom
- Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)
References
- ^ "Meet our new Commons team". Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Ed Davey announces key appointments on Twitter". libdemvoice.org.
- ^ "Daisy Cooper is the new Liberal Democrat education spokesperson". markpack.org.uk. September 2020.
- ^ "Spokespeople". libdems.org.uk.
- ^ "Spokespersons in the House of Lords". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
External links
- Liberal Democrats: Spokespeople
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