Frontbench Team of Jo Swinson
The list that follows is the frontbench team led by Jo Swinson, who was elected to lead the Liberal Democrats on 22 July 2019[1], before resigning 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.[2]
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 (2020) |
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.[3]
Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet
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See also
- Cabinet of the United Kingdom
- Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (UK)
References
- "Lib Dems: Jo Swinson elected new leader". BBC News. BBC. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- "Lib Dems: Jo Swinson becomes party's first female leader". BBC News. BBC. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- "Announcing the new Lib Dem Shadow Cabinet". Liberal Democrats. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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