Frontbench Team of Ed Davey

Frontbench Team of Ed Davey
Frontbench Team of Ed Davey
2020–present
Date formed	27 August 2020
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II; Charles III
Leader	Ed Davey
Deputy Leader	Daisy Cooper
Member party	Liberal Democrats;
Status in legislature	Opposition 15 / 650 (2%) (As of July 2023)
History
Legislature term(s)	58th UK Parliament
Incoming formation	2020 leadership election
Predecessor	Frontbench Team of Jo Swinson

Davey was appointed as Acting Leader of the Liberal Democrats following the resignation of Jo Swinson. Davey announced his first frontbench team as Acting Leader in January 2020.^[1]

Davey was elected permanent Leader on 27 August 2020 and assembled a new Frontbench Team in the following days.

Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team as elected Leader (2020–)[edit]

Frontbench Team of Ed Davey^[2]^[3]^[4]
Portfolio		Holder	Term
Leader of the Liberal Democrats		The Rt Hon Sir Ed Davey FRSA MP	2020–present
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats		Daisy Cooper MP	2021–present
Spokesperson for	Health, Wellbeing & Social Care	Daisy Cooper MP	2021–present
	Home Affairs	The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP	2020–present
	Northern Ireland
	Justice
Chief Whip in the House of Commons		Wendy Chamberlain MP	2020–present
Spokesperson for	Work & Pensions	Wendy Chamberlain MP	2020–present
	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	Tim Farron MP	2020–present
	Transport	Wera Hobhouse MP	2020–present
	Energy and Climate Change
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Spokesperson for	Cabinet Office	Christine Jardine MP	2020–present
	Scotland
	Women and Equalities
	Foreign Affairs & International Development	Layla Moran MP	2020–present
	Treasury	Sarah Olney MP	2020–present
	Business & Industrial Strategy	Sarah Olney MP	2020–present
	Defence	Jamie Stone MP	2017–present
	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport	Jamie Stone MP	2020–present
	Education	Munira Wilson MP	2021–present
	Trade	Sarah Green MP	2022- present
	Wales	Sarah Green MP
	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities	Helen Morgan MP	2022-present

Other roles and spokespeople[edit]

Portfolio	Name
In the House of Lords^[5]
Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords	The Rt Hon The Lord Newby^[6]
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords	The Rt Hon The Baroness Walmsley^[6]
Lords Spokesperson for Home Affairs	The Rt Hon The Lord Paddick
Lords Spokesperson for Home Affairs	The Rt Hon The Baroness Hamwee
Lords Spokesperson for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	The Rt Hon The Baroness Northover PC
Lords Spokesperson for Exiting the European Union	The Rt Hon The Baroness Ludford
Lords Spokesperson for International Trade	The Rt Hon The Lord Purvis of Tweed
Lords Spokesperson for Social Care^[7]	The Rt Hon The Baroness Brinton
Lords Spokesperson for Work and Pensions	The Rt Hon The Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville MBE
Lords Spokesperson for Work and Pensions	The Rt Hon The Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
Lords Spokesperson for Communities and Local Government	The Rt Hon The Baroness Pinnock
Lords Spokesperson for Northern Ireland	The Rt Hon The Baroness Suttie
Lords Spokesperson for Scotland	The Rt Hon The Lord Bruce of Bennachie
Lords Spokesperson for Africa	The Rt Hon The Lord Chidgey
Lords Spokesperson for Attorney General's Office	The Rt Hon The Lord Thomas of Gresford
Welsh Liberal Democrats
Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats	Jane Dodds MS
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats	Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP
Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats	The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP

Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team as Acting Leader (2019–2020)[edit]

Frontbench Team of Ed Davey^[1]^[8]
Portfolio		Holder	Term
Acting Co-Leader		The Rt Hon Sir Ed Davey FRSA MP	2020–present
Spokesperson for	the Treasury		2019–present
	Social Justice		2020–present
	Home Office	Christine Jardine MP	2019–present
	Women and Equalities	Christine Jardine MP	2019–present
	Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP	2020–present
	Exiting the European Union		2020–present
Chief Whip in the House of Commons			2017–present
Spokesperson for	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	Wera Hobhouse MP	2020–present
	Energy and Climate Change	Wera Hobhouse MP	2020–present
	Housing and Planning	Tim Farron MP	2019–present
	Communities and Local Government		2019–present
	Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth		2019–present
	Education	Layla Moran MP	2017–2020
	Health, Wellbeing & Social Care	Munira Wilson MP	2020–present
	Defence	Jamie Stone MP	2017–present
	Business and Industrial Strategy	Sarah Olney MP	2020–present
	International Trade
	Transport
	Justice	Daisy Cooper MP	2020–present
	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport	Daisy Cooper MP	2020–present
	Political & Constitutional Reform	Wendy Chamberlain MP	2020–present
	Scotland
	Wales
	Northern Ireland
	International Development

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Meet our new Commons team". Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
^ "Ed Davey announces key appointments on Twitter". libdemvoice.org.
^ "Daisy Cooper is the new Liberal Democrat education spokesperson". markpack.org.uk. September 2020.
^ "Spokespeople". libdems.org.uk.
^ "Spokespersons in the House of Lords". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Joan Walmsley". Liberal Democrats. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
^ "Sal Brinton". Liberal Democrats. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
^ "Liberal Democrat spokespersons". parliament.uk.

External links[edit]

Liberal Democrats: Spokespeople

[commonsteam-1] "Meet our new Commons team". Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

[2] "Ed Davey announces key appointments on Twitter". libdemvoice.org.

[3] "Daisy Cooper is the new Liberal Democrat education spokesperson". markpack.org.uk. September 2020.

[4] "Spokespeople". libdems.org.uk.

[5] "Spokespersons in the House of Lords". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

[http://www.libdems.org.uk-6] "Joan Walmsley". Liberal Democrats. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

[7] "Sal Brinton". Liberal Democrats. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

[8] "Liberal Democrat spokespersons". parliament.uk.

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Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team as elected Leader (2020–)[edit]

Other roles and spokespeople[edit]

Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team as Acting Leader (2019–2020)[edit]

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