Frontbench team of Paddy Ashdown
Liberal Democrats frontbench team led by Paddy Ashdown
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The list that follows is the Liberal Democrats frontbench team led by Paddy Ashdown, who was party leader from 1988 to 1999. Initially known as a frontbench team, the Lib Dems began to refer to their Frontbench Team as a "Shadow Cabinet" during the leadership of Ashdown's successor, Charles Kennedy, although the use of the term is controversial.
Frontbench team of Paddy Ashdown | |
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| 1988–1999 | |
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| Date formed | 16 July 1988 |
| Date dissolved | 9 August 1999 |
| People and organisations | |
| Elizabeth II | |
| Paddy Ashdown | |
| Russell Johnston Alan Beith | |
Member party | |
Status in legislature | Third party 19 / 651 (3%)
(1988-1992) 20 / 651 (3%)
(1992-1997) 46 / 651 (7%)
(1997-1999) |
| History | |
Incoming formation | 1988 Social and Liberal Democrats leadership election |
Outgoing formation | 1999 Liberal Democrats leadership election |
| Successor | Frontbench Team of Charles Kennedy |
| Frontbench Teams since 1997 |
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| 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–present) |
Liberal Democrat Frontbench team
Shadow Cabinet
| Portfolio | Holder | |
|---|---|---|
| Leader of the Liberal Democrats | |
The Rt. Hon. Paddy Ashdown MP |
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The Rt. Hon. Alan Beith MP |
| Home Affairs | ||
| Chief Whip Shadow Leader of the House of Commons |
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Paul Tyler MP |
| Treasury |  |
Malcolm Bruce MP |
| Foreign Affairs, Defence and Europe |  |
Menzies Campbell MP |
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Charles Kennedy MP |
| Party President Constitution Culture, Media and Sport Civil Service |
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The Rt. Hon. Robert Maclennan MP |
| Education and Employment |  |
Don Foster MP |
| Environment and Transport |  |
Matthew Taylor MP |
| Health | .JPG) |
Simon Hughes MP |
| Disabled People Local Government |
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Paul Burstow MP |
| Social Security and Wellfare | .jpg) |
David Rendel MP |
| Trade and Industry |  |
David Chidgey MP |
| Scotland |  |
Jim Wallace MP |
| Wales | .jpg) |
Richard Livsey MP |
| Northern Ireland Young People |
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Lembit Opik MP |
| Women | Jackie Ballard MP | |
| Shadow Leader of the House of Lords |  |
The Rt. Hon. Lord Jenkins of Hillhead (until December 1997) |
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The Rt. Hon. Lord Rodgers of Quarrybank (from December 1997) | |
Roles by Department
| Sits in the House of Commons | |
| Sits in the House of Lords | |
| Privy Counsellor | |
| Shadow Cabinet full members in bold | |
| Shadow Cabinet attendees in bold italics | |
| Whips office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Whip and Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | Paul Tyler | ||
| Shadow Leader of the House of Lords | Lord Jenkins of Hillhead (until December 1997) | ||
| Lord Rodgers of Quarrybank | |||
| Deputy Whip | Andrew Stunell | ||
| Whips | Ed Davey | ||
| Donald Gorrie | |||
| Adrian Sanders | |||
| Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Rural Affairs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture & Rural Affairs | Charles Kennedy | |
| Food | Paul Tyler | |
| Fisheries | Andrew George | |
| Constitution | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Constitution | Robert Maclennan | ||
| English Regions | Nick Harvey | ||
| Scotland | Jim Wallace | ||
| Wales | Richard Livsey | ||
| Northern Ireland | Lembit Opik | ||
| Culture, Media and Sport and Civil Service | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts & Broadcasting | Robert Maclennan | ||
| Tourism | Ronnie Fearn | ||
| Sport | Nigel Jones | ||
| Education and Employment | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nursery Education & Schools; Labour market statistics | Don Foster | |
| Further, higher and adult education | Phil Willis | |
| Employment and training | Paul Keetch | |
| Environment and Transport | ||
|---|---|---|
| Environment and Transport | Matthew Taylor | |
| Norman Baker | ||
| Tom Brake | ||
| Sir Robert Smith | ||
| Andrew Stunell | ||
| Foreign Affairs, Defence and Europe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign and Commonwealth, Europe and Defence | Menzies Campbell | ||
| Defence | Mike Hancock | ||
| Europe | David Heath | ||
| International Development | Jenny Tonge | ||
| Health | ||
|---|---|---|
| Future of the NHS | Simon Hughes | |
| Public Health | Peter Brand | |
| NHS Staff, organisation and planning | Evan Harris | |
| Home and Legal Affairs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Affairs | Alan Beith | ||
| Community relations and urban affairs | Richard Allan | ||
| Attorney General | John Burnett | ||
| Lord Chancellor | Bob Russell | ||
| Local Government and Housing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local Government (Social Services and Community Care) | Paul Burstow | |
| Local Council Liaison | Jackie Ballard | |
| Housing | Adrian Sanders | |
| Social Security and Wellfare | ||
|---|---|---|
| Social Security and Wellfare | David Rendel | |
| Steve Webb | ||
| Trade and Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Employment, Social Chapter & Minimum Wage | David Chidgey | |
| Science and Technology | Nigel Jones | |
| Competition | Colin Breed | |
| Small Business | Brian Cotter | |
| Treasury | ||
|---|---|---|
| Treasury | Malcolm Bruce | |
| Ed Davey | ||
| Vince Cable | ||
| Wales | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wales | Richard Livsey | |
| Lembit Öpik (also Northern Ireland) | ||
External links
- Weekly Information Bulletin: 28 November 1998, www.parliament.uk