Frontbench Team of Jo Swinson

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Jo Swinson was elected to lead the Liberal Democrats on 22 July 2019.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49076118 |title=Lib Dems: Jo Swinson elected new leader |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=22 July 2019 |access-date=22 July 2019}} However, she resigned the leadership following the loss of her seat in the 2019 General Election. Swinson was the first woman to lead the party, and also the youngest person to do so.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49076118 |title=Lib Dems: Jo Swinson becomes party's first female leader |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=22 July 2019 |access-date=18 August 2019}} The list that follows is the frontbench team led by Swinson in 2019.

Swinson announced her first frontbench team in August 2019. Of 14 MPs, Norman Lamb and Sarah Wollaston were not included in the shadow cabinet given their roles as Chair of respective Select Committees.{{cite web |url=https://www.libdems.org.uk/shadcab19 |title=Announcing the new Lib Dem Shadow Cabinet |publisher=Liberal Democrats |date=21 August 2019 |access-date=21 August 2019 }}

Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team (2019)

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!Portfolio

!Holder

!Term

Leader of the Liberal Democrats

|Jo Swinson {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE|MP}}

|2019

Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats

|rowspan=2|{{small|The Rt Hon}} Sir Ed Davey {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FRSA}} {{small|MP}}

|2019–2020

Spokesperson for the Treasury

|2019–2020

rowspan=2|Spokesperson for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

|{{small|The Rt Hon}} Sir Ed Davey {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FRSA}} {{small|MP}}

|2019

Sam Gyimah {{small|MP}}

|2019

Spokesperson for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

|rowspan=2|Chuka Umunna {{small|MP}}

|2019

Spokesperson for International Trade

|2019

rowspan=2|Spokesperson for International Development

|Chuka Umunna {{small|MP}}

|2019

Angela Smith {{small|MP}}

|2019

Spokesperson for Home Affairs

|rowspan=3|Christine Jardine {{small|MP}}

|2019–2020

Spokesperson for Women and Equalities

|2019–2020

Deputy Chief Whip

|2019–2020

rowspan=2|Spokesperson for Justice

|Christine Jardine {{small|MP}}

|2019

Phillip Lee {{small|MP}}

|2019

Spokesperson for Exiting the European Union

|rowspan="2" |{{small|The Rt Hon}} Tom Brake {{small|MP}}

|2017–2019

Spokesperson for the Office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

|2019

Spokesperson for Defence

|rowspan=2|Jamie Stone {{small|MP}}

|2019–present

Spokesperson for Scotland

|2019–2020

rowspan=2|Spokesperson for Health and Social Care

|{{small|The Rt Hon}} Sir Vince Cable {{small|MP}}

|2019

Luciana Berger {{small|MP}}

|2019

Spokesperson for the Cabinet Office

|{{small|The Rt Hon}} Sir Vince Cable {{small|MP}}

|2019

Spokesperson for Education

|rowspan=2|Layla Moran {{small|MP}}

|2017–2020

Spokesperson for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

|2019–2020

Spokesperson for Climate Emergency

|rowspan=3|Wera Hobhouse {{small|MP}}

|2019–2020

Spokesperson for Environment and Food

|2019–2020

Spokesperson for Transport

|2019–2020

Spokesperson for Housing, Communities and Local Government

|rowspan=3|Tim Farron {{small|MP}}

|2019–present

Spokesperson for Work and Pensions

|2019–2020

Spokesperson for the North of England (Northern Powerhouse)

|2017–present

Chief Whip of the Liberal Democrats

|rowspan=3|{{small|The Rt Hon}} Alistair Carmichael {{small|MP}}

|2017–2020

Spokesperson for Northern Ireland

|2017–2020

Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats

|2012–present

Spokesperson for Wales

|rowspan=3|Jane Dodds {{small|MP}}

|2019

Spokesperson for Food and Rural Affairs

|2019

Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats

|2017–present

Spokesperson for Europe

|Catherine Bearder {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MEP}}

|2019–2020

Spokesperson for London

|Siobhan Benita

|2019–present

Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats

|Willie Rennie {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MSP}}

|2019–2021

Spokesperson for the Welsh Assembly

|Kirsty Williams {{small|CBE AM}}

|2019–2021

Spokesperson for the London Assembly

|Caroline Pidgeon {{small|MBE MLA}}

|2019–present

Leader in the House of Lords

|{{small|The Rt Hon}} The Lord Newby {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE|PC}}

|2016–present

President of the Liberal Democrats

|{{small|The Rt Hon}} The Baroness Brinton

|2015–2019

See also

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