# Frontbench Team of Nick Clegg

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The list that follows is the Frontbench Team led by Nick Clegg from 2007 to 2010, before the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives formed a coalition government following the 2010 general election, and Clegg became Deputy Prime Minister.

## Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team
### Clegg Frontbench Team

| Name | Portfolio |
| The Rt. Hon. Nick Clegg MP | Leader of the Liberal Democrats |
| Dr Vince Cable MP | Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Lib Dem Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Edward Davey MP | Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs |
| Chris Huhne MP | Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department |
| David Howarth MP | Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Justice |
| David Heath MP | Lib Dem Shadow Leader of the House of Commons |
| Simon Hughes MP | Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change |
| Nick Harvey MP | Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Defence |
| Norman Lamb MP | Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Health |
| Prof. Steve Webb MP | Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions |
| Tim Farron MP | Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| David Laws MP | Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families |
| Stephen Williams MP | Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills |
| Sarah Teather MP | Lib Dem Shadow Minister for Housing |
| Norman Baker MP | Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Transport |
| Don Foster MP | Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport |
| Julia Goldsworthy MP | Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government |
| John Thurso MP | Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform |
| Danny Alexander MP | Party Leader's Chief of Staff and Chairman of the Manifesto group |
| Jenny Willott MP | Lib Dem Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster |
| Michael Moore MP | Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for International Development |
| Roger Williams MP | Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Wales |
| Alistair Carmichael MP | Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland |
| Jeremy Browne MP | Lib Dem Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury |
| Lynne Featherstone MP | Lib Dem Spokesperson for Youth and Equality |
| Paul Burstow MP | Lib Dem Chief Whip |
| Mark Hunter MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader |
| Lorely Burt MP | Chairman of the Parliamentary Party |
| Willie Rennie MP | Chairman of Campaigns and Communications |
| The Lord McNally PC | Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords |

### Other Liberal Democrat Spokespeople

| Name | Portfolio |
| John Pugh MP and Colin Breed MP | Treasury |
| Jo Swinson MP | Foreign Affairs |
| Tom Brake MP | Home Affairs |
| Martin Horwood MP and Roger Williams MP | DEFRA Team |
| Greg Mulholland MP and Sandra Gidley MP | Health |
| Sir Robert Smith Bt. | House of Commons |
| John Leech MP and Mark Hunter MP | Transport |
| Lorely Burt MP | Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform |
| Bob Russell MP and Willie Rennie MP | Defence |
| Paul Rowen MP and John Barrett MP | Work and Pensions |
| Alan Reid MP | Northern Ireland and Scotland |
| Mark Williams MP | Wales |
| Dan Rogerson MP | Communities and Local Government |
| Richard Younger-Ross MP | Culture, Media and Sport |
| Annette Brooke MP | Children, Schools and Families |
| Dr Evan Harris MP | Innovation, Universities and Skills |
| Adrian Sanders MP | Deputy Whips |
| Tom Brake MP | London and the Olympics |

### Liberal Democrats House of Lords Frontbench Team

Liberal Democrat peers are also organised into teams broadly corresponding to the areas of Government departments:
| Name | Portfolio |
| Rt. Hon. The Lord McNally PC | Leader in the House of Lords |
| The Lord Dholakia OBE and The Lord Wallace of Saltaire | Deputy Leaders in the House of Lords |
| The Lord Shutt of Greetland | Chief Whip in the House of Lords |
| The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | Home Affairs |
| Rt. Hon. The Lord McNally PC | Constitutional Affairs |
| The Lord Maclennan of Rogart | Cabinet Office and Scotland |
| The Lord Wallace of Saltaire | Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs |
| The Lord Lee of Trafford | Defence |
| The Baroness Northover and The Lord Roberts | International Development |
| The Lord Clement-Jones CBE and The Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury | Culture, Media and Sport |
| The Baroness Walmsley | Children, Schools and Families |
| The Baroness Sharp of Guildford | Innovation, Universities and Skills |
| The Baroness Barker | Health |
| The Lord Burnett | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| The Lord Teverson | Climate Change and Energy |
| The Baroness Hamwee | Communities and Local Government |
| The Lord Smith of Clifton | Northern Ireland |
| The Lord Razzall | Trade and Industry |
| The Lord Bradshaw | Transport |
| The Lord Newby | Treasury |
| The Lord Livsey of Talgarth | Wales |
| The Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay | Work and Pensions |