Frontbench Team of Charles Kennedy

The list that follows is the Liberal Democrats Frontbench Team/Shadow Cabinet led by Charles Kennedy, who was Party leader from 1999 to 2006. The Party began to refer to its Frontbench Team as a Shadow Cabinet during Kennedy's tenure as leader.

Shadow Cabinet
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 * Leader of the Liberal Democrats - Charles Kennedy
 * Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Shadow Foreign Secretary - Menzies Campbell
 * Shadow Chancellor - Vince Cable
 * Shadow Home Secretary - Mark Oaten
 * Shadow Defence Secretary - Michael Moore
 * Shadow Trade Secretary - Norman Lamb
 * Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary - David Laws
 * Shadow Education Secretary - Ed Davey
 * Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary - Sarah Teather
 * Shadow Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat Party President - Simon Hughes
 * Shadow Health Secretary - Prof. Steve Webb
 * Leader in the House of Lords - The Lord McNally
 * Shadow Environment and Rural Affairs Secretary - Norman Baker
 * Shadow International Development Secretary - Andrew George
 * Shadow Scotland Secretary - John Thurso
 * Shadow Transport Secretary- Tom Brake
 * Shadow Culture Secretary - Don Foster
 * Shadow Northern Ireland and Welsh Secretary - Lembit Öpik
 * Shadow Shadow Leader of the House - David Heath
 * Liberal Democrat Chief Whip - Andrew Stunell
 * Liberal Democrat Chief Whip in the Lords - The Lord Shutt of Greetland
 * Chair of the Parliamentary Party - Matthew Taylor
 * Shadow Minister for Women and Spokesperson for Older People - Sandra Gidley

Shadow Cabinet

 * Leader of the Liberal Democrats - Charles Kennedy
 * Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Shadow Foreign Secretary - Menzies Campbell
 * Shadow Chancellor - Vince Cable
 * Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury - David Laws
 * Shadow Home Secretary - Mark Oaten
 * Shadow Defence Secretary - Paul Keetch
 * Shadow Trade Secretary - Malcolm Bruce
 * Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary - Prof. Steve Webb
 * Shadow Education Secretary - Phil Willis
 * Shadow Office of the Deputy Prime Minister - Ed Davey
 * Shadow Health Secretary - Paul Burstow
 * Leader in the House of Lords - 2004-2005 - The Lord McNally
 * Shadow Environment and Rural Affairs Secretary - Norman Baker
 * Shadow International Development Secretary - Tom Brake
 * Shadow Scotland Secretary and Shadow Transport Secretary- John Thurso
 * Shadow Culture Secretary - Don Foster
 * Shadow Northern Ireland and WelshSecretary - Lembit Öpik
 * Shadow Shadow Leader of the House - Paul Tyler
 * Liberal Democrat Chief Whip - Andrew Stunell
 * Liberal Democrat Chief Whip in the Lords - The Lord Roper
 * Chair of the Parliamentary Party - Matthew Taylor
 * Shadow Minister for Women and Spokesperson for Older People - Sandra Gidley
 * Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs and Food - Andrew George
 * Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs - Michael Moore
 * London Mayoral Candidate and Spokesperson for London - Simon Hughes

Shadow Cabinet
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 * Leader of the Liberal Democrats - Charles Kennedy
 * Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats - 2001-2002 Alan Beith - 2002-2003 Menzies Campbell
 * Shadow Foreign Secretary - Menzies Campbell
 * Shadow Chancellor - Matthew Taylor
 * Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury - 2001-2002 Ed Davey - 2002-2003 David Laws
 * Shadow Home Secretary - Simon Hughes
 * Shadow Defence Secretary - 2002-2003 Paul Keetch
 * Shadow Trade Secretary - Vince Cable
 * Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary - Prof. Steve Webb
 * Shadow Education Secretary - Phil Willis
 * Shadow Office of the Deputy Prime Minister - 2002-2003 Ed Davey
 * Shadow Shadow Secretary of State DTLR - Don Foster
 * Shadow Health Secretary - Evan Harris
 * Leader in the House of Lords - 2004-2005 - The Lord McNally
 * Shadow Environment and Rural Affairs Secretary - 2001-2002 Malcolm Bruce - 2002-2003 Norman Baker
 * Shadow Scotland Secretary - John Viscount Thurso
 * Shadow Transport Secretary- 2002-2003 Don Foster
 * Shadow Culture Secretary - Nick Harvey
 * Shadow Northern Ireland and Welsh Secretary - Lembit Öpik
 * Shadow Shadow Leader of the House - Paul Tyler
 * Liberal Democrat Chief Whip - Andrew Stunell
 * Chair of the Parliamentary Party - Mark Oaten
 * Chair of the Campaigns and Communications Committee - The Lord Razzall
 * Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs and Food - Andrew George

Shadow Cabinet

 * Leader of the Liberal Democrats - Charles Kennedy
 * Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats - Alan Beith
 * Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary - Menzies Campbell
 * Shadow Chancellor - Matthew Taylor
 * Shadow Trade Secretary - Vince Cable
 * Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary - Prof. Steve Webb
 * Shadow Secretary of State DETR - Don Foster
 * Shadow Health Secretary - Nick Harvey
 * Shadow Northern Ireland and Welsh Secretary - Lembit Öpik
 * Liberal Democrat Chief Whip and Shadow Leader of the House of Commons - Paul Tyler
 * Chair of the Parliamentary Party - Malcolm Bruce
 * Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs - Colin Breed
 * Shadow Fisheries Minister -Andrew George
 * Shadow Disabilities Minister - 2000-2001 Andrew George
 * Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for London - Ed Davey