Frontbench Team of Jo Swinson

Frontbench Team of Jo Swinson
2019
Date formed	22 July 2019
Date dissolved	13 December 2019
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Leader	Jo Swinson
Deputy Leader	Ed Davey
Member party	Liberal Democrats
Status in legislature	Opposition 21 / 650 (3%)
History
Legislature term	57th UK Parliament
Incoming formation	2019 leadership election
Outgoing formation	2020 leadership election
Predecessor	Second Frontbench Team of Vince Cable
Successor	Frontbench Team of Ed Davey

Jo Swinson was elected to lead the Liberal Democrats on 22 July 2019. ^[1] However, she resigned the leadership following the loss of her seat in the 2019 General Election. Swinson was the first woman to lead the party, and also the youngest person to do so. ^[2] The list that follows is the frontbench team led by Swinson in 2019.

Swinson announced her first frontbench team in August 2019. Of 14 MPs, Norman Lamb and Sarah Wollaston were not included in the shadow cabinet given their roles as Chair of respective Select Committees. ^[3]

Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team (2019)

Frontbench Team of Jo Swinson

Portfolio	Holder	Term
Leader of the Liberal Democrats	Jo Swinson CBE MP	2019
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats	The Rt Hon Sir Ed Davey FRSA MP	2019–2020
Spokesperson for the Treasury		2019–2020
Spokesperson for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy	The Rt Hon Sir Ed Davey FRSA MP	2019
	Sam Gyimah MP	2019
Spokesperson for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	Chuka Umunna MP	2019
Spokesperson for International Trade		2019
Spokesperson for International Development	Chuka Umunna MP	2019
	Angela Smith MP	2019
Spokesperson for Home Affairs	Christine Jardine MP	2019–2020
Spokesperson for Women and Equalities		2019–2020
Deputy Chief Whip		2019–2020
Spokesperson for Justice	Christine Jardine MP	2019
	Phillip Lee MP	2019
Spokesperson for Exiting the European Union	The Rt Hon Tom Brake MP	2017–2019
Spokesperson for the Office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster		2019
Spokesperson for Defence	Jamie Stone MP	2019–present
Spokesperson for Scotland		2019–2020
Spokesperson for Health and Social Care	The Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable MP	2019
	Luciana Berger MP	2019
Spokesperson for the Cabinet Office	The Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable MP	2019
Spokesperson for Education	Layla Moran MP	2017–2020
Spokesperson for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport		2019–2020
Spokesperson for Climate Emergency	Wera Hobhouse MP	2019–2020
Spokesperson for Environment and Food		2019–2020
Spokesperson for Transport		2019–2020
Spokesperson for Housing, Communities and Local Government	Tim Farron MP	2019–present
Spokesperson for Work and Pensions		2019–2020
Spokesperson for the North of England (Northern Powerhouse)		2017–present
Chief Whip of the Liberal Democrats	The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP	2017–2020
Spokesperson for Northern Ireland		2017–2020
Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats		2012–present
Spokesperson for Wales	Jane Dodds MP	2019
Spokesperson for Food and Rural Affairs		2019
Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats		2017–present
Spokesperson for Europe	Catherine Bearder MEP	2019–2020
Spokesperson for London	Siobhan Benita	2019–present
Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats	Willie Rennie MSP	2019–2021
Spokesperson for the Welsh Assembly	Kirsty Williams CBE AM	2019–2021
Spokesperson for the London Assembly	Caroline Pidgeon MBE MLA	2019–present
Leader in the House of Lords	The Rt Hon The Lord Newby OBE PC	2016–present
President of the Liberal Democrats	The Rt Hon The Baroness Brinton	2015–2019

See also

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

References

1. "Lib Dems: Jo Swinson elected new leader". BBC News. BBC. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
2. "Lib Dems: Jo Swinson becomes party's first female leader". BBC News. BBC. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
3. "Announcing the new Lib Dem Shadow Cabinet". Liberal Democrats. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

External links

• Liberal Democrats: Shadow Cabinet