Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson
UK political party position
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The Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson is the spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats on matters relating to the work of the Home Secretary and Home Office. 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 in government, for example during the Cameron–Clegg coalition.
The position is also sometimes called the Liberal Democrat shadow home secretary.[1][2]
List of Home Affairs spokespersons
| Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Frontbench team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Maclennan |  |
March 1988 | July 1994 | Steel Maclennan | ||
| Ashdown | ||||||
| Alan Beith | .jpg) |
12 July 1994 | 29 August 1999 | |||
| Kennedy | ||||||
| Simon Hughes |  |
29 August 1999 | 12 June 2003 | |||
| Mark Oaten[3] |  |
12 June 2003 | 21 January 2006[4] | |||
| Alistair Carmichael[5] (Oaten's deputy until Oaten's resignation, then Carmichael took-over as spokesman)[4] |
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10 May 2005 | 2 March 2006 | |||
| Nick Clegg[6] |  |
5 March 2006 | 18 December 2007 | Campbell | ||
| Cable I | ||||||
| Chris Huhne[7] | .jpg) |
20 December 2007 | 6 May 2010 | Clegg | ||
| Vacant – Liberal Democrats part of the Cameron–Clegg coalition[a] | 7 May 2010 | 7 January 2015 | – | |||
| Lynne Featherstone[8] | .jpg) |
7 January 2015 | ? | Clegg's General Election Cabinet | ||
| Alistair Carmichael[5] |  |
29 July 2015 | 28 October 2016[9] | Farron | ||
| Lord (Brian) Paddick[9] |  |
28 October 2016 | 14 June 2017[10] | |||
| Sir Edward Davey[11] |  |
16 June 2017 | 21 August 2019 | |||
| Cable II | ||||||
| Christine Jardine[12] |  |
21 August 2019 | 7 September 2020 | Swinson | ||
| Davey (acting) | ||||||
| Alistair Carmichael[5] |  |
7 September 2020 | 18 September 2024 | Davey | ||
| Lisa Smart[13] |  |
18 September 2024 | 30 September 2025 | |||
| Max Wilkinson[14] |  |
1 October 2025 | Incumbent | |||
Spokespersons for Home Affairs in the House of Lords
Spokespersons for the Liberal Democrats on Home Affairs in the House of Lords:
| Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Dholakia | .jpg) |
2002 | 2007 | |
| Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer |  |
2007 | 2010 | |
| Vacant | ||||
| Lord (Brian) Paddick[15] |  |
1 June 2015 | 9 October 2023 | |
| Baroness Hamwee[16] |  |
17 June 2017 | Incumbent | |