Liberal Party Frontbench Team, 1945–1956

Members of the British Liberal Party's Frontbench Team from 1945 to 1956 (leaderships listed chronologically):

Portfolio	Name	Timeline
Leader of the Liberal Party	Clement Davies	2 August 1945	5 November 1956
Chief Whip of the House of Commons	Tom Horabin
	Frank Byers
	Jo Grimond

Changes

• 1946: Tom Horabin defects to Labour Party and is replaced as Chief Whip by Frank Byers
• July 1949: Violet Bonham Carter becomes Deputy Leader of the party
• February 1950: Jo Grimond replaces Frank Byers as Chief Whip
• 1952: Arthur Holt becomes Parliamentary Chairman of the Liberal Party.
• 1955: Arthur Holt replaced as Parliamentary Chairman of the Liberal Party.

Liberal MPs

• Roderic Bowen 1945-
• Rhys Hopkin Morris Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means 1951–1956 died (1957 Carmarthen by-election
• Lady Megan Lloyd George lost seat in 1951 GE
• Emrys Roberts lost seat in 1951 GE
• Edgar Granville lost seat in 1951 GE
• Wilfrid Roberts lost seat in 1950 GE
• Frank Byers lost seat in 1950 GE
• Gwilym Lloyd George defect to National Liberal in 1948
• George Wadsworth lost seat in 1950 GE
• W. J. Gruffydd did not contest 1950 GE
• Tom Horabin defect to Labour in 1947
• Jo Grimond
• Donald Wade lost seat in 1964 GE
• Archie Macdonald lost seat in 1951 GE
• Arthur Holt lost seat in 1964 GE