Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson

The Liberal DemocratForeign Affairs spokesperson is the spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats, a British political party, on matters relating to the work of the Foreign Secretary and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The office holder is a member of the Liberal Democrat frontbench team. The post exists when the Liberal Democrats are in opposition, but not when they in government, for example during the Cameron–Clegg coalition.

List of Foreign Affairs spokespersons

Name		Portrait	Took office	Left office	Frontbench team
	Russell Johnston		March 1988	June 1989	Steel Maclennan
					Ashdown
	David Steel		July 1989	May 1992
	Menzies Campbell		7 May 1992	2 March 2006 [1]
					Kennedy
	Michael Moore		10 March 2006 [2]	20 December 2007 [2]	Campbell
					Cable (acting)
	Ed Davey		18 December 2007 [3]	6 May 2010 [3]	Clegg
	Vacant – Liberal Democrats part of the Cameron–Clegg coalition		7 May 2010	7 January 2015	–
	Tim Farron		7 January 2015	?	Clegg's General Election Cabinet
	Tom Brake		29 July 2015 [4]	16 June 2017 [5]	Farron
	Jo Swinson		16 June 2017 [6]	21 August 2019 [6]
					Cable
	Chuka Umunna		21 August 2019 [7]	6 November 2019 [7]	Swinson
	Alistair Carmichael		6 January 2020 [8]	7 September 2020 [8]	Davey (acting)
	Layla Moran		7 September 2020 [9]	18 September 2024 [9]	Davey
	Calum Miller		18 September 2024 [10]	Incumbent [11]

Spokespersons for Foreign Affairs in the House of Lords

Name		Portrait	Took office	Left office
	Baroness Northover		28 October 2016 [12]	6 October 2021 [12]
	Lord Purvis of Tweed		7 October 2021 [13]	Incumbent [14]

References

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11. "Ban ministers from foreign lobbying to 'Trump-proof' politics, Lib Dems say". The Independent. September 22, 2025.
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