Frontbench team of Charles Kennedy
Liberal Democrats Frontbench Team/Shadow Cabinet led by Charles Kennedy
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The list that follows is the Liberal Democrats Frontbench Team/Shadow Cabinet led by Charles Kennedy, who was Party leader from 1999 to 2006. The Party began to refer to its Frontbench Team as a Shadow Cabinet during Kennedy's tenure as leader.
Frontbench team of Charles Kennedy | |
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| 1999–2006 | |
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| Date formed | 9 August 1999 |
| Date dissolved | 7 January 2006 |
| People and organisations | |
| Elizabeth II | |
| Charles Kennedy | |
| Menzies Campbell Alan Beith | |
Member party | |
Status in legislature | Third party 46 / 651 (7%)
(1999-2001) 52 / 651 (8%)
(2001-2005) 62 / 651 (10%)
(2005-2006) |
| History | |
Incoming formation | 1999 Liberal Democrats leadership election |
Outgoing formation | 2006 Liberal Democrats leadership election |
| Predecessor | Frontbench Team of Paddy Ashdown |
| Successor | Frontbench Team of Menzies Campbell |
| 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) |
2005–2006
Shadow Cabinet
| Portfolio | Holder | |
|---|---|---|
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Charles Kennedy MP |
| Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats Foreign Affairs |
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Menzies Campbell MP |
| Treasury |  |
Vince Cable MP |
| Home Affairs |  |
Mark Oaten MP |
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Michael Moore MP |
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Norman Lamb MP |
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David Laws MP |
| Education and Skills |  |
Ed Davey MP |
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Sarah Teather MP |
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Simon Hughes MP |
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Steve Webb MP |
| Environment and Rural Affairs |  |
Norman Baker MP |
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Andrew George MP |
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John Thurso MP |
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Tom Brake MP |
| Culture, Media and Sport |  |
Don Foster MP |
| Northern Ireland and Wales |  |
Lembit Öpik MP |
| Women and Older People |  |
Sandra Gidley MP |
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David Heath MP |
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The Lord McNally MP |
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Andrew Stunell MP |
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The Lord Shutt of Greetland MP |
| Chair of the Parliamentary Party |  |
Matthew Taylor MP |
2003–2005
Shadow Cabinet
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2001–2003
Shadow Cabinet
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1999–2001
Shadow Cabinet
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Other spokespeople
| 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 | |
| Party offices | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leader of the Liberal Democrats | Charles Kennedy | ||
| Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats | Alan Beith (until February 2003) | ||
| Menzies Campbell (from February 2003) | |||
| Chair of the Parliamentary Party | Matthew Taylor | ||
| President of the Liberal Democrats | Diana Maddock, Baroness Maddock (until December 2000) | ||
| Navnit Dholakia, Baron Dholakia (January 2001–December 2004) | |||
| Simon Hughes (from January 2005) | |||
| House Leaders and Whips office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Whip and Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | Paul Tyler (until June 2001) | ||
| Andrew Stunell (from June 2001) | |||
| Leader of the House of Lords | Lord Rodgers of Quarrybank (until June 2001) | ||
| Baroness Williams of Crosby (June 2001–November 2004) | |||
| Lord McNally (from November 2004) | |||
| Deputy Whip | Andrew Stunell | ||
| Foreign Affairs, Defence and Europe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Affairs | Menzies Campbell | ||
| Defence | Mark Oaten | ||
| International Development | Paul Keetch | ||
| Economy | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Chancellor | Matthew Taylor | |
| Shadow Chief Secretary | Edward Davey | |
| Home and Legal Affairs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Home Affairs | Simon Hughes | |
| Richard Allan | ||
| Legal Affairs | John Burnett | |
| Trade and Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Trade and Industry | Vincent Cable | |
| Consumer Affairs and Broadcasting | Norman Baker | |
| Small business | Brian Cotter | |
| Social Security | ||
|---|---|---|
| Social Security | Steve Webb | |
| Andrew George | ||
| Pensioners | Paul Burstow | |
| Environment, Transport and the Regions and Social Justice | ||
|---|---|---|
| Environment, Transport and the Regions | Don Foster | |
| Social Justice | Tom Brake | |
| Adrian Sanders | ||
| Transport | Michael Moore | |
| Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Rural Affairs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Rural Affairs | Colin Breed | |
| David Heath | ||
| Education and Employment | ||
|---|---|---|
| Education and Employment | Phil Willis | |
| Employment and Childcare | Jackie Ballard | |
| Higher Education and Women | Evan Harris | |
| Constitution, Culture and Sport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Constitution, Culture and Sport | Robert Maclennan | ||
| Tourism | Ronnie Fearn | ||
| Sport | Bob Russell | ||
| Scotland | ||
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| Scotland | Jim Wallace | |
| Ray Michie | ||
| Sir Robert Smith | ||