Jo Swinson was elected to lead the Liberal Democrats on 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. 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. Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team (2019) +Frontbench Team of Jo SwinsonPortfolioHolderTermLeaderJo Swinson2019Deputy LeaderSir Ed Davey2019–2020TreasuryBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy2019Sam Gyimah2019Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsChuka Umunna2019International Trade2019International Development2019Angela Smith2019Home AffairsChristine Jardine2019–2020Women and Equalities2019–2020Deputy Chief Whip2019–2020Justice2019Phillip Lee2019Exiting the European UnionTom Brake2017–2019Office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster2019DefenceJamie Stone2019–2024Scotland2019–2020Cabinet OfficeSir Vince Cable2019Health and Social Care2019Luciana Berger2019EducationLayla Moran2017–2020Digital, Culture, Media and Sport2019–2020Climate EmergencyWera Hobhouse2019–2020Environment and Food2019–2020Transport2019–2020Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTim Farron2019–2024Work and Pensions2019–2020North of England (Northern Powerhouse)2017–2019Chief WhipAlistair Carmichael2017–2020Northern Ireland2017–2020Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats2012–2021WalesJane Dodds2019Food and Rural Affairs2019Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats2017–presentEuropeCatherine Bearder2019–2020LondonSiobhan Benita2019–2020Leader of the Scottish Liberal DemocratsWillie Rennie2019–2021Leader on the Welsh AssemblyKirsty Williams2019–2021Leader on the London AssemblyCaroline Pidgeon2019–2024Leader in the House of LordsThe Lord Newby2016–2025President of the Liberal DemocratsThe Baroness Brinton2015–2019
See also Cabinet of the United Kingdom Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (UK)
References
External links Liberal Democrats: Shadow Cabinet