Frontbench Team of Menzies Campbell
Liberal Democrats Frontbench Team/Shadow Cabinet led by Menzies Campbell
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The list that follows is the Liberal Democrats Frontbench Team/Shadow Cabinet led by Menzies Campbell from 2006 to 2007.
Initial team
Frontbench Team
- Leader of the Liberal Democrats – Sir Menzies Campbell
- Lib Dem Deputy Leader and Lib Dem Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer – Vincent Cable
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs – Michael Moore
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Health – Norman Lamb
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department – Nick Clegg
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Defence – Nick Harvey
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – Chris Huhne
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Transport – Susan Kramer
- Lib Dem Shadow Leader of the House of Commons and Party President – Simon Hughes
- Lib Dem Shadow Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice and Ministry of Justice – David Heath
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families – David Laws
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills – Sarah Teather
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport – Don Foster
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government – Andrew Stunell
- Lib Dem Shadow Minister for Housing – Paul Holmes
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – Danny Alexander
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform – Lembit Öpik
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for International Development – Lynne Featherstone
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Secretary of State for Scotland – Alistair Carmichael
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Wales – Roger Williams
- Lib Dem Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster – Norman Baker
- Lib Dem Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury – Julia Goldsworthy
- Chief Whip – Paul Burstow
- Party Leader's Chief of Staff and Chair of Campaigns and Communications – Edward Davey
- Chair of the Manifesto Group – Steve Webb
- Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader – Tim Farron
- Chair of the Parliamentary Party – To be decided
- Leader of the Party in the House of Lords – The Lord McNally
- Lib Dem Shadow Attorney General – Martin Thomas
- Lib Dem Shadow Solicitor General – David Howarth
Other spokespeople
- Treasury – Colin Breed
- Foreign Affairs – Mark Hunter
- Home Affairs – Jeremy Browne, Tim Farron
- DEFRA Team – Martin Horwood (Environment), Roger Williams (Rural Affairs)
- Health – John Pugh, Sandra Gidley
- House of Commons – Sir Robert Smith
- Transport – John Leech
- Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform – Lorely Burt
- Women and Equality – Jo Swinson
- Defence – Bob Russell, Willie Rennie
- Work and Pensions – Paul Rowen
- Northern Ireland and Scotland – Alan Reid
- International Development – John Barrett
- Wales – Mark Williams
- Communities and Local Government – Jo Swinson, Tom Brake
- Culture, Media and Sport – Tom Brake, Dan Rogerson (Arts, Culture and Heritage), Richard Younger-Ross
- Children, Schools and Families – Annette Brooke
- Schools – Greg Mulholland
- Innovation, Universities and Skills – Evan Harris
- Deputy Whips – Adrian Sanders, Jenny Willott
- Chair of the Parliamentary Party – Paul Holmes
- London and the Olympics – Tom Brake
- Leader's Parliamentary Private Secretary – Tim Farron
Lords team
Liberal Democrat peers are also organised into teams broadly corresponding to the areas of Government departments.
- Leader in the House of Lords - The Lord McNally
- Deputy Leaders in the House of Lords and Home Affairs - The Lord Dholakia of Waltham Brooks
- Deputy Leaders in the House of Lords and Foreign Affairs - The Lord Wallace of Saltaire
- Chief Whip in the House of Lords - The Lord Shutt of Greetland
- Home Affairs - The Lord Dholakia of Waltham Brooks
- Health - The Baroness Barker
- Europe - The Lord Dykes
- Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
- Northern Ireland - The Lord Smith of Clifton
- Trade and Industry - The Lord Razzall
- Transport - The Lord Bradshaw
- International Development - The Baroness Northover and The Lord Roberts of Llandudno
- Culture, Media and Sport - The Lord Clement-Jones and The Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
- Shadow Lord Chancellor - The Lord Goodhart
2007 reshuffle
Frontbench Team
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- Leader of the Liberal Democrats - Sir Menzies Campbell
- Lib Dem Deputy Leader and Lib Dem Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer - Vincent Cable
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs - Michael Moore
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Health - Norman Lamb
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department - Nick Clegg
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Defence - Nick Harvey
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Chris Huhne
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Transport - Susan Kramer
- Lib Dem Shadow Leader of the House of Commons and Party President - Simon Hughes
- Lib Dem Shadow Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice and Ministry of Justice - David Heath
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families - David Laws
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills - Sarah Teather
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport - Don Foster
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government - Andrew Stunell
- Lib Dem Shadow Minister for Housing - Paul Holmes
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions - Danny Alexander
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform - Lembit Öpik
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for International Development - Lynne Featherstone
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Secretary of State for Scotland - Alistair Carmichael
- Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Wales - Roger Williams
- Lib Dem Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster - Norman Baker
- Lib Dem Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury - Julia Goldsworthy
- Chief Whip - Paul Burstow
- Party Leader's Chief of Staff and Chair of Campaigns and Communications - Edward Davey
- Chair of the Manifesto Group - Steve Webb
- Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader - Tim Farron
- Chair of the Parliamentary Party - To be decided
- Leader of the Party in the House of Lords - The Lord McNally
- Lib Dem Shadow Attorney General - Martin Thomas
- Lib Dem Shadow Solicitor General - David Howarth
Junior spokespeople
- Treasury - Colin Breed
- Foreign Affairs - Mark Hunter
- Home Affairs - Jeremy Browne, Tim Farron
- DEFRA Team - Martin Horwood (Environment), Roger Williams (Rural Affairs)
- Health - John Pugh, Sandra Gidley
- House of Commons - Sir Robert Smith
- Transport - John Leech
- Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform - Lorely Burt
- Women and Equality - Jo Swinson
- Defence - Bob Russell, Willie Rennie
- Work and Pensions - Paul Rowen
- Northern Ireland and Scotland - Alan Reid
- International Development - John Barrett
- Wales - Mark Williams
- Communities and Local Government - Jo Swinson, Tom Brake
- Culture, Media and Sport - Tom Brake, Dan Rogerson (Arts, Culture and Heritage), Richard Younger-Ross
- Children, Schools and Families - Annette Brooke
- Schools - Greg Mulholland
- Innovation, Universities and Skills - Evan Harris
- Deputy Whips - Adrian Sanders, Jenny Willott
- Chair of the Parliamentary Party - Paul Holmes
- London and the Olympics - Tom Brake
- Leader's Parliamentary Private Secretary - Tim Farron
Lords team
Liberal Democrat peers are also organised into teams broadly corresponding to the areas of Government departments.
- Leader in the House of Lords - The Lord McNally
- Deputy Leaders in the House of Lords and Foreign Affairs- The Lord Dholakia of Waltham Brooks and The Lord Wallace of Saltaire
- Chief Whip in the House of Lords - The Lord Shutt of Greetland
- Home Affairs - The Lord Dholakia of Waltham Brooks
- Health - The Baroness Barker
- Europe - The Lord Dykes
- Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
- Northern Ireland - The Lord Smith of Clifton
- Trade and Industry - The Lord Razzall
- Transport - The Lord Bradshaw
- International Development - The Baroness Northover and The Lord Roberts of Llandudno
- Culture, Media and Sport - The Lord Clement-Jones and The Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
- Shadow Lord Chancellor - The Lord Goodhart
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References
- ^ "Sir Menzies reshuffles top team". 3 July 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
