Second Frontbench Team of Vince Cable

Second Frontbench Team of Vince Cable
Second Frontbench Team of Vince Cable
2017–2019
Date formed	20 July 2017
Date dissolved	22 July 2019
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Leader	Vince Cable
Deputy Leader	Jo Swinson
Member party	Liberal Democrats ;
Status in legislature	Opposition 12 / 650 (2%)
History
Legislature term	57th UK Parliament
Incoming formation	2017 leadership election
Outgoing formation	2019 leadership election
Predecessor	Frontbench Team of Tim Farron
Successor	Frontbench Team of Jo Swinson

Last updated August 10, 2025

On 20 July 2017, Sir Vince Cable became Leader of the Liberal Democrats after facing no competition. He was the oldest leader of a major UK political party since Sir Winston Churchill. Upon taking office Cable made no significant reshuffle to his Frontbench Team, so the line-up remained much as it was inherited from Tim Farron. Cable later completed his first reshuffle a few weeks after the Party's 2017 Autumn Conference.^[1]

Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team (2017- 2019)

Second Frontbench Team of Vince Cable

Portfolio	Holder	Term
Leader of the Liberal Democrats	The Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable MP	2017-2019
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats	Jo Swinson MP	2017-2019
Spokesperson for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	Jo Swinson MP	2017–2019
Chief Whip of the Liberal Democrats	The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP	2017–2020
Spokesperson for Northern Ireland	The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP	2017–2020
Spokesperson for the Treasury	The Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable MP	2017
	The Rt Hon The Baroness Kramer PC	2017–2019
	Chuka Umunna MP	2019
Spokesperson for Home Affairs	The Rt Hon Sir Ed Davey FRSA MP	2017–2019
Spokesperson for Defence	The Rt Hon The Baroness Jolly	2015–2017
Spokesperson for Defence	The Rt Hon The Lord Campbell of Pittenweem CH CBE PC QC	2017–2019
Spokesperson for Exiting the European Union	The Rt Hon Tom Brake MP	2017–2019
Spokesperson for International Trade	The Rt Hon Tom Brake MP	2017–2019
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords	The Rt Hon The Lord Newby OBE PC	2016–present
Spokesperson for Health	The Rt Hon Norman Lamb MP	2015–2017
Spokesperson for Health	The Rt Hon The Baroness Jolly	2017–2019
Spokesperson for Education	Layla Moran MP	2017–2020
Spokesperson for Young People	Layla Moran MP	2017
Spokesperson for Young People	The Rt Hon The Lord Storey CBE	2017–2019
Spokesperson for Work and Pensions	Stephen Lloyd MP	2017–2018
Spokesperson for Work and Pensions	Christine Jardine MP	2019
Spokesperson for Business and Industrial Strategy	The Rt Hon The Lord Fox	2017–2019
Spokesperson for Business and Industrial Strategy	Chuka Umunna MP	2019
Spokesperson for Energy and Climate Change	The Rt Hon The Baroness Featherstone PC	2015–2019
Spokesperson for Energy and Climate Change	Wera Hobhouse MP	2019–2020
Spokesperson for Communities and Local Government	Wera Hobhouse MP	2017–2019
Spokesperson for Communities and Local Government	Tim Farron MP	2019–present
Spokesperson for Transport	The Rt Hon The Baroness Randerson	2015–2019
Spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP	2019
	The Rt Hon The Baroness Parminter	2015–2017
	Tim Farron MP	2017–2019
Spokesperson for the North of England	Tim Farron MP	2017–present
Spokesperson for International Development	The Rt Hon The Baroness Sheehan	2016–2019
Spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport	Christine Jardine MP	2017
Spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport	The Rt Hon The Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury	2017–2019
Spokesperson for Justice	The Rt Hon The Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames QC	2015–2019
Spokesperson for Justice	Wera Hobhouse MP	2019
Spokesperson for Scotland	Jamie Stone MP	2017
	Christine Jardine MP	2017–2019
	Jamie Stone MP	2019–2020
Spokesperson for Wales	The Rt Hon The Baroness Humphreys	2017–2019
Chief Whip of the House of Lords	The Rt Hon The Lord Stoneham of Droxford	2016–present
Spokesperson for the Armed Forces	Jamie Stone MP	2017–present
Spokesperson for Housing	The Rt Hon The Lord Shipley	2017–2019
Spokesperson for Women	The Rt Hon The Baroness Burt of Solihull	2017–2019
Spokesperson without portfolio	The Rt Hon The Baroness Doocey	2017–2019

Changes

10 June 2018: Christine Jardine is appointed as temporary cover for the Foreign Affairs spokesperson post while Jo Swinson is on maternity leave.^[2]

References

↑ "New Liberal Democrat spokespeople". Liberal Democrats. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
↑ "Christine Jardine to cover foreign affairs during Jo Swinson's maternity leave". Liberal Democrat Voice. Retrieved 24 June 2018.

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Second Frontbench Team of Vince Cable

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Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team (2017- 2019)

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