First Frontbench Team of Vince Cable | |
|---|---|
| 2007–2007 | |
| | |
| Date formed | 15 October 2007 |
| Date dissolved | 18 December 2007 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Leader | Vince Cable |
| Member party | |
| Status in legislature | Third party 52 / 651 (8%) Opposition |
| History | |
| Incoming formation | Resignation of Menzies Campbell |
| Outgoing formation | 2007 Liberal Democrats leadership election |
| Predecessor | Frontbench Team of Menzies Campbell |
| Successor | Frontbench Team of Nick Clegg |
| Frontbench Teams since 1997 |
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| Ashdown Team (1997–1999) |
| Kennedy Team (1999–2006) |
| Campbell Team (2006–2007) |
| First Cable Team (2007) |
| Clegg Team (2007–2010) |
| General Election Cabinet (2015) |
| Farron Team (2015–2017) |
| Second Cable Team (2017–2019) |
| Swinson Team (2019) |
| Davey Team (2019–present) |
The list that follows is the Liberal Democrats Frontbench Team/Shadow Cabinet led by Vince Cable, who was acting leader between 15 October and 18 December 2007, following the resignation of Menzies Campbell and prior to the election of Nick Clegg.
| Name | Portfolio |
|---|---|
| Colin Breed | Treasury |
| Mark Hunter | Foreign Affairs |
| Jeremy Browne | Home Affairs |
| Tim Farron | |
| Martin Horwood (Environment) | DEFRA Team |
| Roger Williams (Rural Affairs) | |
| John Pugh | Health |
| Sandra Gidley | |
| Sir Robert Smith | House of Commons |
| John Leech | Transport |
| Lorely Burt | Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform |
| Jo Swinson | Women and Equality |
| Bob Russell | Defence |
| Willie Rennie | |
| Paul Rowen | Work and Pensions |
| Alan Reid | Northern Ireland and Scotland |
| John Barrett | International Development |
| Mark Williams | Wales |
| Jo Swinson | Communities and Local Government |
| Tom Brake | |
| Tom Brake | Culture, Media and Sport |
| Dan Rogerson (Arts, Culture and Heritage) | |
| Richard Younger-Ross | |
| Annette Brooke | Children, Schools and Families |
| Greg Mulholland | Schools |
| Evan Harris | Innovation, Universities and Skills |
| Adrian Sanders | Deputy Whips |
| Jenny Willott | |
| Paul Holmes | Chair of the Parliamentary Party |
| Tom Brake | London and the Olympics |
| Tim Farron | Leader's Parliamentary Private Secretary |
Liberal Democrat peers are also organised into teams broadly corresponding to the areas of Government departments.
| Name | Portfolio |
|---|---|
| The Lord McNally | Leader in the House of Lords |
| The Lord Dholakia | Deputy Leaders in the House of Lords |
| The Lord Wallace of Saltaire | |
| David Shutt | Chief Whip in the House of Lords |
| The Lord Dholakia | Home Affairs |
| The Baroness Barker | Health |
| The Lord Wallace of Saltaire | Foreign Affairs |
| The Lord Dykes | Europe |
| vacant | Defence |
| The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | Environment, Food & Rural Affairs |
| The Lord Smith of Clifton | Northern Ireland |
| The Lord Razzall | Trade and Industry |
| The Lord Bradshaw | Transport |
| Lindsay Northover | International Development |
| The Lord Roberts of Llandudno | |
| The Lord Clement-Jones | Culture, Media & Sport |
| The Baroness Bonham Carter of Yarnbury | |
| The Lord Goodhart | Shadow Lord Chancellor |