The Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson is the spokesperson for the United Kingdom Liberal Democrats on matters relating to the work of the Chancellor of the Exchequer and HM Treasury. The office holder is a member of the Liberal Democrat frontbench team. The post exists when the Liberal Democrats are in opposition, but not when they are in government, for example during the Cameron–Clegg coalition.
The position is also sometimes called the Liberal Democrat shadow chancellor.
List of Treasury spokespersons Name PortraitTook officeLeft officeFrontbench teamAlan BeithMarch 1988June 1994Steel MaclennanAshdownMalcolm BruceJuly 1994July 1999Matthew Taylor9 August 199912 June 2003KennedyVince Cable 12 July 2003 6 May 2010 Campbell Cable I CleggVacant – Liberal Democrats part of the Cameron–Clegg coalition 7 May 2010 7 January 2015 –Danny Alexander 7 January 2015 May 2015 Clegg's General Election CabinetBaroness Kramer 16 July 2015 8 May 2017FarronVince Cable 16 June 2017 12 October 2017 Cable IIBaroness Kramer 12 October 2017 14 June 2019Chuka Umunna 14 June 2019 21 August 2019Sir Edward Davey 21 August 2019 7 September 2020 SwinsonDavey (acting)Christine Jardine 7 September 2020 10 July 2022 DaveySarah Olney 11 July 2022 18 September 2024Daisy Cooper 18 September 2024 Incumbent
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