Frontbench Team of Ed Davey
Frontbench Team of Ed Davey | |
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| 2020–present | |
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| Date formed | 27 August 2020 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Leader | Ed Davey |
| Deputy Leader | Daisy Cooper |
| Member party | |
| Status in legislature | Third party 72 / 650 (11%) (As of July 2024)
11 / 650 (2%)
(2020 - 2024) |
| History | |
| Legislature terms | 58th UK Parliament 59th UK Parliament |
| Incoming formation | 2020 leadership election |
| Predecessor | Frontbench Team of Jo Swinson |
Ed 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. Following the 2024 general election, Davey's frontbench team became the second largest opposition party to the governing Labour Party, behind the Shadow Cabinet of Rishi Sunak.
On 18 September 2024, after party conference, Davey announced a new 33-member frontbench team, with new members taking frontbench roles. This left 39 backbench MPs, more than twice the number of Liberal Democrat MPs prior to the election. This was also subsequent to former frontbench members Layla Moran, Alistair Carmichael, and Jamie Stone standing down from the frontbench after being elected to chair parliamentary select committees.[2]
The frontbench was reshuffled in September 2025 following the Liberal Democrat Conference in Bournemouth.[3]
| Frontbench Teams since 1997 |
| Ashdown Team (1997–1999) |
| Kennedy Team (1999–2006) |
| Campbell Team (2006–2007) |
| First Cable Team (2007) |
| Clegg Team (2007–2010) |
| General Election Cabinet (2015) |
| Farron Team (2015–2017) |
| Second Cable Team (2017–2019) |
| Swinson Team (2019) |
| Davey Team (2019–present) |
Current frontbench team
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Other roles and spokespeople
[edit]Frontbench team history
[edit]| Portfolio | Current holder | Previous holders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leader of the Liberal Democrats | The Rt Hon Sir Ed Davey FRSA MP (2020–present) | Sir Ed Davey MP and Mark Pack (acting) (2019–20) | |
| Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats | Daisy Cooper MP (2020–present) | Sir Ed Davey MP (2019–20) | |
| Treasury Economy and Social Justice (2020) |
Daisy Cooper MP (2024–present) | Sarah Olney MP (2022–2024) Sir Ed Davey MP (2020) Christine Jardine MP (2020–22) | |
| Foreign Affairs & International Development Foreign Affairs (2020) |
Calum Miller MP (2024–present) | Layla Moran MP (2020–2024) The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (2020) | |
| Home Affairs | Max Wilkinson MP (2025–present) | Lisa Smart MP (2024-2025) The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (2020–2024) | |
| Defence | James MacCleary MP (2025–present) | Helen Maguire BEM MP (2024-2025) Richard Foord MP (2022–2024) | |
| Justice | Jess Brown-Fuller MP (2025–present) | Josh Babarinde MP (2024-2025) The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (2022–2024) Wera Hobhouse MP (2020–22) Daisy Cooper MP (2020) | |
| Science, Innovation, and Technology | Victoria Collins MP (2024–present) | Layla Moran MP (2023–2024) | |
| Health, Wellbeing & Social Care | Helen Morgan MP (2024–present) | Daisy Cooper MP (2021–2024) Munira Wilson MP (2020–21) | |
| Housing, Communities and Local Government | Zöe Franklin MP (2025–present) (Local Government) Gideon Amos MP (2024-present) (Housing and Planning) |
Vikki Slade MP (2024–2025) Helen Morgan MP (2022–2024) Tim Farron MP (–2022) | |
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Food and Rural Affairs (–2022) |
Tim Farron MP (2020–present) | ||
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | Bobby Dean MP (2025–present) | Marie Goldman MP (2024-2025) Wera Hobhouse MP (2020–2024) | |
| Business & Industrial Strategy Business (2020–23) |
Sarah Olney MP (2020-2024; 2025–present) | Sarah Gibson MP (2024-2025) | |
| Energy and Climate Change Climate Emergency and Energy (–2022) |
Pippa Heylings MP (2024–present) | Wera Hobhouse MP (2020–2024) | |
| Work & Pensions | Steve Darling MP (2024–present) | Wendy Chamberlain MP (2020–2024) | |
| Education | Munira Wilson MP (2021–present) | Layla Moran MP (2017–20) Daisy Cooper MP (2020–21) | |
| Transport | Olly Glover MP (2025–present) | Paul Kohler MP (2024-2025) Wera Hobhouse MP (2022–2024) Munira Wilson MP (2020) Sarah Olney MP (2020–2022) | |
| Culture, Media and Sport Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (2020–23) |
Anna Sabine MP (2025–present) | Max Wilkinson MP (2024-2025) Jamie Stone MP (2020–2024) Daisy Cooper MP (2020) | |
| Cabinet Office | Lisa Smart MP (2025–present) | Sarah Olney MP (2024-2025) Christine Jardine MP (2022–2024) | |
| Women and Equalities | Marie Goldman MP (2025–present) | Lisa Smart MP (2025) Christine Jardine MP (2019–20; 2022–2025) Wera Hobhouse MP (2020–22) | |
| Trade | Joshua Reynolds MP (2025–present) | Clive Jones (2024-2025) Sarah Green MP (2022–2024) Sarah Olney MP (2020) Christine Jardine MP (2020–21) Sarah Olney MP (2021–22) | |
| Northern Ireland | Paul Kohler MP (2025–present) | Al Pinkerton MP (2024-2025) The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (2020–2024) Wendy Chamberlain MP (2020) | |
| Scotland | Susan Murray MP (2025–present) | Christine Jardine MP (2022–2025) Wendy Chamberlain MP (2020–22) | |
| Wales | David Chadwick MP (2024–present) | Sarah Green MP (2022–2024) Wendy Chamberlain MP (2020–22) | |
| Chief Whip in the House of Commons | Wendy Chamberlain MP (2020–present) | The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (2017–20) | |
| Defunct roles | |||
| Political and Constitutional Reform | None | Wendy Chamberlain MP (2020) The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (2020–22) | |
| Brexit | The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (2020) Christine Jardine MP (2020–21) | ||
| International Development | Wendy Chamberlain MP (2020) | ||
2019-2024 Parliament
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Meet our new Commons team". Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ Morton, Becky (18 September 2024). "Lib Dems unveil new top team after election success". BBC News.
- ^ "Ed Davey announced new spokesperson team". Mark Pack. 30 September 2025.
- ^ "People". libdems.org.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Spokespersons in the House of Lords". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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