# Frontbench Team of Ed Davey

* Frontbench Teams since 1997
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* Kennedy Team (1999–2006)
* Campbell Team (2006–2007)
* First Cable Team (2007)
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* General Election Cabinet (2015)
* Farron Team (2015–2017)
* Second Cable Team (2017–2019)
* Swinson Team (2019)
* Davey Team (2019–present)
Ed Davey was appointed as Acting Leader of the Liberal Democrats following the resignation of Jo Swinson. Davey announced his first frontbench team as Acting Leader in January 2020.
Davey was elected permanent Leader on 27 August 2020 and assembled a new Frontbench Team in the following days. Following the 2024 general election, Davey's frontbench team became the second largest opposition party to the governing Labour Party, behind the Shadow Cabinet of Rishi Sunak.
On 18 September 2024, after party conference, Davey announced a new 33-member frontbench team, with new members taking frontbench roles. This left 39 backbench MPs, more than twice the number of Liberal Democrat MPs prior to the election. This was also subsequent to former frontbench members Layla Moran, Alistair Carmichael, and Jamie Stone standing down from the frontbench after being elected to chair parliamentary select committees.

## Frontbench team (2024–present)

Frontbench Team of Ed Davey :
| Portfolio | Current holder | Term |
| Leader of the Liberal Democrats | The Rt Hon Sir Ed Davey FRSA MP | 2020–present |
| Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats | Daisy Cooper MP (2020–present) | 2020–present |
| Treasury | Daisy Cooper MP (2020–present) | 2024–present |
| Chief Whip | Wendy Chamberlain MP | 2020–present |
| Foreign Affairs | Calum Miller MP | 2024–present |
| Home Affairs | Lisa Smart MP | 2024–present |
| Health and Social Care | Helen Morgan MP | 2024–present |
| Education, Children and Families | Munira Wilson MP | 2021–present |
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Tim Farron MP | 2020–present |
| Cabinet Office | Sarah Olney MP | 2024–present |
| Business | Sarah Gibson MP | 2024–present |
| Trade | Clive Jones MP | 2024–present |
| Work and Pensions | Steve Darling MP | 2024–present |
| Defence | Helen Maguire BEM MP | 2024–present |
| International Development | Monica Harding MP | 2024–present |
| Europe | James MacCleary MP | 2024–present |
| Women and Equalities | Christine Jardine MP | 2022–present |
| Scotland | Christine Jardine MP | 2022–present |
| Justice | Josh Babarinde OBE MP | 2024–present |
| Shadow Attorney General | Ben Maguire MP | 2024–present |
| Care and Carers | Alison Bennett MP | 2024–present |
| Mental Health | Danny Chambers MP | 2024–present |
| Hospitals and Primary Care | Jess Brown-Fuller MP | 2024–present |
| Science, Innovation, and Technology | Victoria Collins MP | 2024–present |
| Culture, Media and Sport | Max Wilkinson MP | 2024–present |
| Universities and Skills | Ian Sollom MP | 2024–present |
| Energy Security and Net Zero | Pippa Heylings MP | 2024–present |
| Housing, Communities and Local Government | Vikki Slade MP | 2024–present |
| Transport | Paul Kohler MP | 2024–present |
| Housing and Planning | Gideon Amos OBE MP | 2024–present |
| Wales | David Chadwick MP | 2024–present |
| Northern Ireland | Al Pinkerton MP | 2024–present |
| London | Luke Taylor MP | 2024–present |
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | Marie Goldman MP | 2024–present |
| Deputy Chief Whip | Tom Morrison MP | 2024–present |

### Other roles and spokespeople

| Portfolio | Name |
| In the House of Lords ||
| Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords | The Rt Hon The Lord Newby OBE PC |
| Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords | The Rt Hon The Baroness Walmsley |
| Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords | The Rt Hon The Lord Dholakia OBE PC JP DL |
| Lords Chief Whip | The Rt Hon The Lord Stoneham |
| Lords Spokesperson for Business | The Rt Hon The Lord Fox |
| Lords Spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport | The Rt Hon The Baroness Bonham-Carter |
| Lords Spokesperson for Defence | The Rt Hon The Baroness Smith |
| Lords Spokesperson for Education | The Rt Hon The Lord Storey CBE |
| Lords Spokesperson for Energy Security and Net Zero | The Rt Hon The Earl Russell |
| Lords Spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | The Rt Hon The Baroness Bakewell MBE |
| Lords Spokesperson for Foreign, Commonwealth and Developmental Affairs | The Rt Hon The Lord Purvis |
| Lords Spokesperson for International Trade | The Rt Hon The Lord Purvis |
| Lords Spokesperson for Health | The Rt Hon The Lord Allan |
| Lords Spokesperson for Housing, Communities and Local Government | The Rt Hon The Baroness Pinnock |
| Lords Spokesperson for Justice | The Rt Hon The Lord Marks KC |
| Lords Spokesperson for Northern Ireland | The Rt Hon The Baroness Suttie |
| Lords Spokesperson for Policing | The Rt Hon The Baroness Doocey OBE |
| Lords Spokesperson for Science, Innovation and Technology | The Rt Hon The Lord Clement-Jones CBE FRSA |
| Lords Spokesperson for Scotland | The Rt Hon The Lord Bruce of Bennachie PC |
| Lords Spokesperson for Transport | The Rt Hon The Baroness Randerson |
| Lords Spokesperson for Treasury | The Rt Hon The Baroness Kramer PC |
| Lords Spokesperson for Voluntary | The Rt Hon The Baroness Barker |
| Lords Spokesperson for Wales | The Rt Hon The Baroness Humphreys |
| Lords Spokesperson for Work and Pensions | The Rt Hon The Lord Palmer OBE FCA |
| Lords Spokesperson for Attorney General's Office | The Rt Hon The Lord Thomas OBE KC |
| Welsh Liberal Democrats ||
| Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats | Jane Dodds MS |
| Deputy Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats | David Chadwick MP |
| Scottish Liberal Democrats ||
| Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats | Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP |
| Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats | Wendy Chamberlain MP |

## Frontbench team history

Frontbench team of Ed Davey :
| Portfolio | Current holder | Previous holders |
| Leader of the Liberal Democrats | The Rt Hon Sir Ed Davey FRSA MP (2020–present) | Sir Ed Davey MP and Mark Pack (acting) (2019–20) |
| Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats | Daisy Cooper MP (2020–present) | Sir Ed Davey MP (2019–20) |
| Treasury Economy and Social Justice (2020) | Daisy Cooper MP (2024–present) | Sarah Olney MP (2022–2024) Sir Ed Davey MP (2020) Christine Jardine MP (2020–22) |
| Foreign Affairs & International Development Foreign Affairs (2020) | Calum Miller MP (2024–present) | Layla Moran MP (2020–2024) The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (2020) |
| Home Affairs | Lisa Smart MP (2024–present) | The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (2020–2024) |
| Defence | Helen Maguire MP (2024–present) | Richard Foord MP (2022–2024) |
| Justice | Josh Babarinde MP (2024–present) | The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (2022–2024) Daisy Cooper MP (2020) Wera Hobhouse MP (2020–22) |
| Science, Innovation, and Technology | Victoria Collins MP (2024–present) | Layla Moran MP (2023–2024) |
| Health, Wellbeing & Social Care | Helen Morgan MP (2024–present) | Daisy Cooper MP (2021–2024) Munira Wilson MP (2020–21) |
| Housing, Communities and Local Government | Vikki Slade MP (2024–present) | Helen Morgan MP (2022–2024) Tim Farron MP (–2022) |
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Food and Rural Affairs (–2022) | Tim Farron MP (2020–present) | |
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | Marie Goldman MP (2024–present) | Wera Hobhouse MP (2020–2024) |
| Business & Industrial Strategy Business (2020–23) | Sarah Gibson MP (2024–present) | Sarah Olney MP (2020–2024) |
| Energy and Climate Change Climate Emergency and Energy (–2022) | Pippa Heylings MP (2024–present) | Wera Hobhouse MP (2020–2024) |
| Work & Pensions | Steve Darling MP (2024–present) | Wendy Chamberlain MP (2020–2024) |
| Education | Munira Wilson MP (2021–present) | Layla Moran MP (2017–20) Daisy Cooper MP (2020–21) |
| Transport | Paul Kohler MP (2024–present) | Wera Hobhouse MP (2022–2024) Munira Wilson MP (2020) Sarah Olney MP (2020–2022) |
| Culture, Media and Sport Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (2020–23) | Max Wilkinson MP (2024–present) | Jamie Stone MP (2020–2024) Daisy Cooper MP (2020) |
| Cabinet Office | Sarah Olney MP (2024–present) | Christine Jardine MP (2022–2024) |
| Women and Equalities | Christine Jardine MP (2019–20; 2022–present) | Wera Hobhouse MP (2020–22) |
| Trade | Clive Jones MP (2024–present) | Sarah Green MP (2022–2024) Sarah Olney MP (2020) Christine Jardine MP (2020–21) Sarah Olney MP (2021–22) |
| Northern Ireland | Al Pinkerton MP (2024–present) | The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (2020–2024) Wendy Chamberlain MP (2020) |
| Scotland | Christine Jardine MP (2022–present) | Wendy Chamberlain MP (2020–22) |
| Wales | David Chadwick MP (2024–present) | Sarah Green MP (2022–2024) Wendy Chamberlain MP (2020–22) |
| Chief Whip in the House of Commons | Wendy Chamberlain MP (2020–present) | The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (2017–20) |
| Defunct roles |||
| Political and Constitutional Reform | None | Wendy Chamberlain MP (2020) The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (2020–22) |
| Brexit | None | The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (2020) Christine Jardine MP (2020–21) |
| International Development | None | Wendy Chamberlain MP (2020) |