Frontbench Team of Paddy Ashdown | |
|---|---|
| 1988–1999 | |
 | |
| Date formed | 16 July 1988 |
| Date dissolved | 9 August 1999 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Leader | Paddy Ashdown |
| Deputy Leader | Russell Johnston Alan Beith |
| Member party | |
| Status in legislature | Third party 19 / 651 (3%) (1988-1992) 20 / 651 (3%) (1992-1997) 46 / 651 (7%) (1997-1999) |
| History | |
| Incoming formation | 1988 Social and Liberal Democrats leadership election |
| Outgoing formation | 1999 Liberal Democrats leadership election |
| Successor | Frontbench Team of Charles Kennedy |
| Frontbench Teams since 1997 |
|---|
| 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 led by Paddy Ashdown, who was party leader from 1988 to 1999. Initially known as a frontbench team, the Lib Dems began to refer to their Frontbench Team as a "Shadow Cabinet" during the leadership of Ashdown's successor, Charles Kennedy, although the use of the term is controversial.
