Frontbench Team of Tim Farron

Frontbench Team of Tim Farron
2015–2017
Date formed	16 July 2015
Date dissolved	20 July 2017
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Leader	Tim Farron
Deputy Leader	Jo Swinson (2017)
Member party	Liberal Democrats
Status in legislature	Opposition 12 / 650 (2%)
History
Legislature terms	56th UK Parliament 57th UK Parliament
Incoming formation	2015 leadership election
Outgoing formation	2017 leadership election
Predecessor	Liberal Democrat General Election Cabinet, 2015
Successor	Second Frontbench Team of Vince Cable

Tim Farron succeeded Nick Clegg as Leader of the Liberal Democrats on 29 July 2015, unveiling his Frontbench Team shortly afterwards. ^[1] Farron conducted his first reshuffle on 28 October 2016. ^{[2] [3]} A second reshuffle was conducted on 8 May 2017. ^[4] In July of the same year Farron resigned and was succeeded by Vince Cable.

Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team (2015-2017)

Frontbench Team of Tim Farron

Portfolio	Holder		Term
Leader of the Liberal Democrats		Tim Farron MP	2015–2017
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats		Jo Swinson MP	2017–2019
Shadow First Secretary of State		The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP	2016–2017
		The Rt Hon Tom Brake MP	2017
Spokesperson for the Treasury		The Rt Hon The Baroness Kramer PC	2015–2017
		The Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable Kt MP	2017
Chief Whip of the House of Commons		The Rt Hon Tom Brake MP	2015–2017
		The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP	2017–2020
Spokesperson for Home Affairs			2015–2016
		The Rt Hon The Lord Paddick	2016–2017
		The Rt Hon Sir Ed Davey FRSA Kt MP	2017-2019
Spokesperson for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs		The Rt Hon Tom Brake MP	2015–2017
		Jo Swinson MP	2017–2019
Spokesperson for Exiting the European Union Spokesperson for International Trade		The Rt Hon Nick Clegg	2016–2017
		The Rt Hon Tom Brake MP	2017–2019
Spokesperson for Defence		The Rt Hon The Baroness Jolly	2015–2017
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons		The Rt Hon Tom Brake MP	2015–2017
		Vacant	2017
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords		The Rt Hon The Lord Wallace of Tankerness QC PC	2015–2016 [5]
		The Rt Hon The Lord Newby OBE PC	2016–present [6]
Spokesperson for Health		The Rt Hon Norman Lamb MP	2006-2017
Spokesperson for Education		John Pugh MP	2015–2017
		Sarah Olney MP	2017
		Layla Moran MP	2017–2020
Spokesperson for Work and Pensions		The Rt Hon The Baroness Manzoor CBE	2015–2016 [7]
		The Rt Hon The Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville MBE	2016–2017
		Stephen Lloyd MP	2017–2018
Spokesperson for Business, Innovation, and Skills		The Rt Hon The Baroness Burt of Solihull	2015–2016
Spokesperson for Business and Industrial Strategy			2016
		The Rt Hon The Lord Foster of Bath PC	2016–2017
		The Rt Hon The Baroness Kramer PC	2017
		The Rt Hon The Lord Fox	2017
Spokesperson for Energy and Climate Change		The Rt Hon The Baroness Featherstone PC	2015–2019
Spokesperson for Communities and Local Government		The Rt Hon Cllr The Baroness Thornhill MBE	2015–2016
		The Rt Hon The Baroness Pinnock	2016–2017
		Wera Hobhouse MP	2017–2019
Spokesperson for Transport		The Rt Hon The Baroness Randerson	2015–2017
Spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs		The Rt Hon The Baroness Parminter	2015–2017
Spokesperson for International Development		The Rt Hon The Baroness Northover PC	2015–2016
		The Rt Hon The Baroness Sheehan	2016–2017
Spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport		The Rt Hon The Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury	2015–2017
		Christine Jardine MP	2017
Spokesperson for Equalities		The Rt Hon The Baroness Hussein-Ece OBE	2015–2016
		The Rt Hon The Baroness Burt of Solihull	2016–2019
Spokesperson for Justice		The Rt Hon The Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames QC	2015–2017
Spokesperson for Northern Ireland		The Rt Hon The Lord Alderdice	2015–2016
		The Rt Hon The Baroness Suttie	2016–2017
		The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP	2017–2020
Spokesperson for Scotland		Willie Rennie MSP	2015–2017
		Jamie Stone MP	2017
Spokesperson for Wales		Kirsty Williams CBE AM	2015–2016 [8]
		Mark Williams MP	2016–2017 [9]
		The Rt Hon The Baroness Humphreys of Llanrwst	2017–2019
Spokesperson for Refugees		Amna Ahmad	2017
		Wera Hobhouse MP	2017–present
Spokesperson for Young People		Daisy Cooper	2017
		Layla Moran MP	2017–present
Chief Whip of the House of Lords		The Rt Hon The Lord Newby OBE PC	2015–2016
		The Rt Hon The Lord Stoneham of Droxford	2016–present
Spokesperson for London		Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM	2016–present
Spokesperson for Europe		Catherine Bearder MEP	2016–2020
Liaison to the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
Spokesperson for Exiting the European Union in the House of Lords		The Rt Hon The Baroness Ludford	2016–present
Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats		Willie Rennie MSP	2015–2021
Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats		Kirsty Williams CBE AM	2015–2016 [10]
		Mark Williams	2016–2017 [11]
		Kirsty Williams CBE AM	2017
Chair of Campaigns and Communications		Greg Mulholland MP	2015–2017
		The Rt Hon Sir Ed Davey FRSA Kt	2017
Campaign Spokespeople		Eluned Parrott	2017
		Jo Swinson
		Kirsty Williams CBE AM
Chair of the Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors		Cllr Tim Pickstone	2015–2017

References

1. "Tim Farron unveils his Lib Dem front bench team". BBC News . Archived from the original on 13 December 2022.
2. "Tim Farron announces Lib Dem shadow reshuffle to 'stand up to Tory Brexit government'". PoliticsHome.com. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
3. Tim Farron Announces New Shadow Cabinet Appointments
4. "Big beasts return to Lib Dem front line as Tim Farron announces election campaign team". Liberal Democrats. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
5. "+++Breaking: Jim Wallace steps down as Lib Dem Leader in the House of Lords" . Retrieved 25 September 2016.
6. "Dick Newby is the new Lib Dem leader in the House of Lords". 13 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
7. "Liberal Democrat frontbencher quits party over EU policy". 4 August 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
8. "Lib Dem leader Kirsty Williams resigns following election disaster". 6 May 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
9. "Mark Williams announced as new Welsh Lib Dem Leader". 7 May 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
10. "Lib Dem leader Kirsty Williams resigns following election disaster". 6 May 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
11. "Mark Williams announced as new Welsh Lib Dem Leader". 7 May 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.

See also

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