Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson
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The Liberal Democrats, when in opposition, appoint spokespeople for all major offices of state. This practice began in 1994.
List of spokesmen[]
Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Leader | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alan Beith | 12 July 1994 | 29 August 1999 | Paddy Ashdown | |||
Charles Kennedy | ||||||
Simon Hughes | 29 August 1999 | 12 June 2003 | ||||
Mark Oaten | 12 June 2003 | 21 January 2006 | ||||
Nick Clegg | 21 January 2006 | 18 December 2007 | Menzies Campbell Vince Cable (acting) | |||
Chris Huhne | 20 December 2007 | 12 May 2010 | Nick Clegg | |||
Vacant | 12 May 2010 | 7 January 2015 | ||||
Lynne Featherstone | 7 January 2015 | 16 July 2015 | ||||
Alistair Carmichael | 29 July 2015 | 28 October 2016[1] | Tim Farron | |||
Lord (Brian) Paddick | 28 October 2016[1] | 14 June 2017[2] | ||||
Sir Edward Davey | 14 June 2017 | 21 August 2019 | Sir Vince Cable | |||
Christine Jardine | 21 August 2019 | 31 August 2020 | Jo Swinson Sir Ed Davey (acting) The Baroness Brinton (acting) Mark Pack (acting) | |||
Alistair Carmichael | 31 August 2020 | Present | Sir Ed Davey |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b Ashmore, John (28 October 2016). "Tim Farron announces Lib Dem shadow reshuffle to 'stand up to Tory Brexit government'". Politics Home. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ Brian Paddick (14 June 2017). "Tweet Number 874976886069374976". Twitter. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
I've resigned as @LibDems Shadow Home Secretary over concerns about the leader's views on various issues that were highlighted during GE17.
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- Organisation of the Liberal Democrats (UK)