Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team, 2007–2010
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This article is about the Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team led by Nick Clegg
Nick Clegg
Nicholas William Peter "Nick" Clegg is a British Liberal Democrat politician who is currently the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord President of the Council and Minister for Constitutional and Political Reform in the coalition government of which David Cameron is the Prime Minister...

 from December 2007 to May 2010, when he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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 in the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government
Cameron Ministry
David Cameron is Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, after being invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a new government after the resignation as Prime Minister of Gordon Brown on 11 May 2010. Leading a coalition government formed by the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats, the coalition...

 led by David Cameron
David Cameron
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Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet

Name Portfolio
The Rt. Hon. Nick Clegg MP
Nick Clegg
Nicholas William Peter "Nick" Clegg is a British Liberal Democrat politician who is currently the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord President of the Council and Minister for Constitutional and Political Reform in the coalition government of which David Cameron is the Prime Minister...

Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Dr Vince Cable MP
Vincent Cable
Dr. John Vincent "Vince" Cable is a British Liberal Democrat politician and economist who is currently the Business Secretary in the coalition cabinet of David Cameron. He has been Member of Parliament for Twickenham since 1997....

Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Lib Dem Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chancellor of the Exchequer
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Edward Davey MP
Edward Davey
Edward Jonathan "Ed" Davey is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for Kingston and Surbiton since 1997, and in May 2010 was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills...

Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
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Chris Huhne MP
Chris Huhne
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Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department
David Howarth MP
David Howarth
David Ross Howarth is a British Liberal Democrat politician who was Member of Parliament for Cambridge from 2005 to 2010.- Education and academic career :...

Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
David Heath MP Lib Dem Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Leader of the House of Commons
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Simon Hughes MP
Simon Hughes
Simon Henry Ward Hughes is a British politician and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats. He is Member of Parliament for the constituency of Bermondsey and Old Southwark. Until 2008 he was President of the Liberal Democrats...

Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
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Nick Harvey MP
Nick Harvey
Nicholas Barton "Nick" Harvey is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He is the Member of Parliament for North Devon and the Minister of State for the Armed Forces.-Early life and education:...

Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
Secretary of State for Defence
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Norman Lamb MP
Norman Lamb
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Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Health
Secretary of State for Health
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Prof. Steve Webb MP
Steve Webb
Steven John Webb, better known as Steve Webb , is an English Liberal Democrat politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Thornbury & Yate and the Minister of State for Pensions.-Background:...

Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
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Tim Farron MP
Tim Farron
Timothy James Farron is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He is currently Member of Parliament for the constituency of Westmorland and Lonsdale...

Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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David Laws MP
David Laws
David Anthony Laws is a British politician. He is Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Yeovil and former Chief Secretary to the Treasury....

Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families
Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families
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Stephen Williams MP
Stephen Williams (politician)
Stephen Roy Williams is a British Liberal Democrat politician who was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Bristol West in the 2005 general election, being re-elected with an increased majority in May 2010...

Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills
The Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills was a Cabinet minister in the United Kingdom, heading the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills . The post was created on 28 June 2007 from parts of the Department for Education and Skills and the Department of Trade and...

Sarah Teather MP
Sarah Teather
Sarah Louise Teather is a British Liberal Democrat politician, Member of Parliament for Brent Central, Minister of State at the Department for Education, and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Guantanamo Bay....

Lib Dem Shadow Minister for Housing
Norman Baker MP
Norman Baker
Norman John Baker is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Lewes in East Sussex since 1997. Since May 2010 he has been Parliamentary Under Secretary for the Department for Transport....

Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
Secretary of State for Transport
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Don Foster MP Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
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Julia Goldsworthy MP
Julia Goldsworthy
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Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, is a Cabinet position heading the UK's Department for Communities and Local Government....

John Thurso MP Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Danny Alexander MP
Danny Alexander
Daniel Grian Alexander is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has been Chief Secretary to the Treasury since 2010. He has been the Member of Parliament for the Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey constituency since 2005....

Party Leader's Chief of Staff
Chief of Staff (United Kingdom)
The Downing Street Chief of Staff is the highest ranking member of the Office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, a senior aide to the Prime Minister and a powerful, non-ministerial position within the British Government...

 and Chairman of the Manifesto group
Jenny Willott
Jenny Willott
Jennifer Nancy Willott is a British politician and the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Cardiff Central since the 2005 general election. She is the first woman and the first Liberal Democrat to represent her seat....

 MP
Lib Dem Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
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Michael Moore MP
Michael Moore (UK politician)
Michael Kevin Moore is a British Liberal Democrat politician, currently the Secretary of State for Scotland in the UK coalition government, and the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk....

Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
Secretary of State for International Development
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Roger Williams MP
Roger Williams (UK politician)
Roger Hugh Williams is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Brecon and Radnorshire since the 2001 general election.-Early life:...

Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
Secretary of State for Wales
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Alistair Carmichael MP
Alistair Carmichael
Alexander Morrison "Alistair" Carmichael is a Liberal Democrat politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for the Scottish seat of Orkney and Shetland since the 2001 general election.-Early life:...

Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
Secretary of State for Scotland
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, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
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Jeremy Browne MP
Jeremy Browne
Jeremy Richard Browne is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for Taunton Deane since 2005 and a Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office since 2010.-Early life and education:...

Lib Dem Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
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Lynne Featherstone MP
Lynne Featherstone
Lynne Choona Featherstone , is a British Liberal Democrat politician, and the Member of Parliament for Hornsey and Wood Green....

Lib Dem Spokesperson for Youth and Equality
Paul Burstow MP
Paul Burstow
Paul Kenneth Burstow , British politician, is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Sutton and Cheam. In May 2010 he was appointed Minister of State for the Department of Health.-Early life:...

Lib Dem Chief Whip
Chief Whip
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Mark Hunter MP
Mark Hunter (politician)
Mark James Hunter is a British Liberal Democrat politician who is the current Member of Parliament for Cheadle.-Education and background:...

Parliamentary Private Secretary
Parliamentary Private Secretary
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 to the Leader
Lorely Burt MP
Lorely Burt
Lorely Jane Burt is a British politician and the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Solihull.-Early life:She went to University College, Swansea, achieving a BSc in Economics...

Chairman of the Parliamentary Party
Willie Rennie MP
Willie Rennie
William Cowan Rennie MSP is a Scottish politician and current Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats.After college, Rennie spent most of his early career as a Liberal Democrat campaigner and official before working as a public relations consultant in the private sector...

Chairman of Campaigns and Communications
The Rt. Hon. The Lord McNally PC Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords
House of Lords
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Other Liberal Democrat Spokespeople

Name Portfolio
John Pugh MP
John Pugh
John David Pugh is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom. He is Member of Parliament for Southport...

 and Colin Breed MP
Colin Breed
Colin Edward Breed is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament for South East Cornwall from 1997 until he stood down at the 2010 general election.-Early life:...

Treasury
Jo Swinson MP
Jo Swinson
Jo Swinson is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician and Member of Parliament for East Dunbartonshire constituency, a suburban and semi-rural area to the north of Glasgow in Scotland, and is the Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats...

Foreign Affairs
Tom Brake MP
Tom Brake
Thomas Anthony Brake, known as Tom Brake, British Liberal Democrat politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Carshalton and Wallington.-Early life:Tom Brake was born in Melton Mowbray, moving to France when he was eight...

Home Affairs
Martin Horwood MP
Martin Horwood
Martin Charles Horwood is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He is the Member of Parliament for the Cheltenham constituency. He is the founder and current Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Tribal Peoples.-Early life:He was born in St. Paul’s, Cheltenham, in 1962. His parents...

 and Roger Williams MP
Roger Williams (UK politician)
Roger Hugh Williams is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Brecon and Radnorshire since the 2001 general election.-Early life:...

DEFRA Team
Greg Mulholland MP
Greg Mulholland
Gregory Thomas Mulholland is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom, and is the Member of Parliament for Leeds North West. He was first elected at the 2005 general election, winning the seat from Labour and was re-elected with an increased majority at the 2010 general election. Before...

 and Sandra Gidley MP
Sandra Gidley
Sandra Julia Gidley is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom. She was the Member of Parliament for Romsey in Hampshire from 2000 to 2010, when she lost her seat to Conservative MP Caroline Nokes.-Biography:...

Health
Sir Robert Smith Bt.
Sir Robert Smith, 3rd Baronet
Sir Robert Hill Smith, 3rd Baronet is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician who has been the Member of Parliament for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine since 1997.-Early life:...

House of Commons
John Leech MP
John Leech (politician)
John Sampson Macfarlane Leech is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington since 2005...

 and Mark Hunter MP
Mark Hunter (politician)
Mark James Hunter is a British Liberal Democrat politician who is the current Member of Parliament for Cheadle.-Education and background:...

Transport
Lorely Burt MP
Lorely Burt
Lorely Jane Burt is a British politician and the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Solihull.-Early life:She went to University College, Swansea, achieving a BSc in Economics...

Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Bob Russell MP and Willie Rennie MP
Willie Rennie
William Cowan Rennie MSP is a Scottish politician and current Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats.After college, Rennie spent most of his early career as a Liberal Democrat campaigner and official before working as a public relations consultant in the private sector...

Defence
Paul Rowen MP
Paul Rowen
Paul John Rowen is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Rochdale from 2005 until the 2010 general election, when he was defeated by Labour Party candidate Simon Danczuk.-Early life and career:...

 and John Barrett MP
Work and Pensions
Alan Reid MP Northern Ireland and Scotland
Mark Williams MP
Mark Williams (politician)
Mark Fraser Williams is a British Welsh Liberal Democrat politician and the Member of Parliament for the Ceredigion constituency, a seat he gained from Plaid Cymru in 2005...

Wales
Dan Rogerson MP
Dan Rogerson
Daniel John Rogerson is a Cornish Liberal Democrat politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for North Cornwall since the 2005 General election.-Early life:...

Communities and Local Government
Richard Younger-Ross MP
Richard Younger-Ross
Richard Alan Younger-Ross is a politician in England. He was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Teignbridge from 2001 to 2010, having contested the seat in 1992 and 1997, finally winning in the 2001 election...

Culture, Media and Sport
Annette Brooke MP
Annette Brooke
Annette Lesley Brooke is a British Liberal Democrat politician. She has been the Member of Parliament for Mid Dorset and North Poole since 2001.-Early life:...

Children, Schools and Families
Dr Evan Harris MP
Evan Harris
Evan Leslie Harris is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Oxford West and Abingdon from 1997 to 2010, losing his seat in the 2010 general election by 176 votes to Conservative Nicola Blackwood....

Innovation, Universities and Skills
Adrian Sanders MP
Adrian Sanders
Adrian Mark Sanders is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom. He is the Member of Parliament for Torbay in Devon.-Personal life:...

Deputy Whips
Tom Brake MP
Tom Brake
Thomas Anthony Brake, known as Tom Brake, British Liberal Democrat politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Carshalton and Wallington.-Early life:Tom Brake was born in Melton Mowbray, moving to France when he was eight...

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
Navnit Dholakia, Baron Dholakia
Navnit Dholakia, Baron Dholakia OBE PC DL is a British Liberal Democrat politician and the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords. Lord Dholakia is one of the most senior Asian politicians in Britain.-Education:...

 and
The Lord Wallace of Saltaire
William Wallace, Baron Wallace of Saltaire
William John Lawrence Wallace, Baron Wallace of Saltaire is a British academic, writer, politician and Lord in Waiting.-Early life:...

Deputy Leaders in the House of Lords
Lord Shutt of Greetland
David Shutt, Baron Shutt of Greetland
David Trevor Shutt, Baron Shutt of Greetland, OBE, PC is a British Liberal Democrat politician, currently serving as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard and Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords.-Career:...

Chief Whip in the House of Lords
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
Susan Miller, Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
Susan Elizabeth Miller, Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords.She married firstly John Miller and secondly Humphrey Temperley, both of whom were active in political life as Liberal Democrats...

Home Affairs
Rt. Hon. Lord McNally PC Constitutional Affairs
Lord Maclennan of Rogart Cabinet Office and Scotland
Lord Wallace of Saltaire
William Wallace, Baron Wallace of Saltaire
William John Lawrence Wallace, Baron Wallace of Saltaire is a British academic, writer, politician and Lord in Waiting.-Early life:...

Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Lord Lee of Trafford
John Lee, Baron Lee of Trafford
John Robert Louis Lee, Baron Lee of Trafford is a British Liberal Democrat politician.He was Conservative MP for Nelson and Colne from 1979 to 1983, and then for Pendle from 1983 until he lost his seat to the Labour candidate Gordon Prentice in 1992...

Defence
Baroness Northover
Lindsay Northover, Baroness Northover
Lindsay Patricia Northover, Baroness Northover is a Liberal Democrat British politician and currently a Government Whip in the House of Lords with responsibilities covering health, Law Officers, Ministry of Justice, Wales Office and for Women and Equalities and under the new coalition government,...

 and
Lord Roberts
International Development
Lord Clement-Jones CBE
Timothy Clement-Jones, Baron Clement-Jones
Timothy Francis Clement-Jones, Baron Clement-Jones CBE, is a Liberal Democrat Peer and their spokesman for Culture, Media and Sport in the House of Lords.-Political career:...

 and
Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
Jane Bonham Carter, Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
Jane Bonham Carter, Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury is a British Liberal Democrat politician.-Education:Bonham Carter was educated at St...

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
Baron Smith of Clifton
Trevor Arthur Smith, Baron Smith of Clifton
Trevor Arthur Smith, Baron Smith of Clifton Kt is a British politician who is currently the Liberal Democrat spokesman in the House of Lords on Northern Ireland and constitutional affairs...

Northern Ireland
Lord Razzall
Tim Razzall, Baron Razzall
Edward Timothy Razzall, Baron Razzall, CBE is a British Liberal Democrat politician.-Early life:Razzall studied at the University of Oxford in the early 1960s, where he also played cricket for the university in 1964....

Trade and Industry
Lord Bradshaw
William Bradshaw, Baron Bradshaw
William Peter Bradshaw, Baron Bradshaw , commonly known as Bill Bradshaw, is a British academic and politician...

Transport
Lord Newby Treasury
Lord Livsey of Talgarth Wales
Lord Oakeshott Work and Pensions
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