# Frontbench Team of Jo Swinson

Jo Swinson was elected to lead the Liberal Democrats on 22 July 2019. However, she resigned the leadership following the loss of her seat in the 2019 General Election. Swinson was the first woman to lead the party, and also the youngest person to do so. The list that follows is the frontbench team led by Swinson in 2019.
Swinson announced her first frontbench team in August 2019. Of 14 MPs, Norman Lamb and Sarah Wollaston were not included in the shadow cabinet given their roles as Chair of respective Select Committees.

## Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team (2019)

Frontbench Team of Jo Swinson :
| Portfolio | Holder | Term |
| Leader of the Liberal Democrats | Jo Swinson CBE MP | 2019 |
| Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats | The Rt Hon Sir Ed Davey FRSA MP | 2019–2020 |
| Spokesperson for the Treasury | The Rt Hon Sir Ed Davey FRSA MP | 2019–2020 |
| Spokesperson for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | The Rt Hon Sir Ed Davey FRSA MP | 2019 |
| Spokesperson for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | Sam Gyimah MP | 2019 |
| Spokesperson for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Chuka Umunna MP | 2019 |
| Spokesperson for International Trade | Chuka Umunna MP | 2019 |
| Spokesperson for International Development | Chuka Umunna MP | 2019 |
| Spokesperson for International Development | Angela Smith MP | 2019 |
| Spokesperson for Home Affairs | Christine Jardine MP | 2019–2020 |
| Spokesperson for Women and Equalities | Christine Jardine MP | 2019–2020 |
| Deputy Chief Whip | Christine Jardine MP | 2019–2020 |
| Spokesperson for Justice | Christine Jardine MP | 2019 |
| Spokesperson for Justice | Phillip Lee MP | 2019 |
| Spokesperson for Exiting the European Union | The Rt Hon Tom Brake MP | 2017–2019 |
| Spokesperson for the Office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | The Rt Hon Tom Brake MP | 2019 |
| Spokesperson for Defence | Jamie Stone MP | 2019–present |
| Spokesperson for Scotland | Jamie Stone MP | 2019–2020 |
| Spokesperson for Health and Social Care | The Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable MP | 2019 |
| Spokesperson for Health and Social Care | Luciana Berger MP | 2019 |
| Spokesperson for the Cabinet Office | The Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable MP | 2019 |
| Spokesperson for Education | Layla Moran MP | 2017–2020 |
| Spokesperson for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Layla Moran MP | 2019–2020 |
| Spokesperson for Climate Emergency | Wera Hobhouse MP | 2019–2020 |
| Spokesperson for Environment and Food | Wera Hobhouse MP | 2019–2020 |
| Spokesperson for Transport | Wera Hobhouse MP | 2019–2020 |
| Spokesperson for Housing, Communities and Local Government | Tim Farron MP | 2019–present |
| Spokesperson for Work and Pensions | Tim Farron MP | 2019–2020 |
| Spokesperson for the North of England (Northern Powerhouse) | Tim Farron MP | 2017–present |
| Chief Whip of the Liberal Democrats | The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP | 2017–2020 |
| Spokesperson for Northern Ireland | The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP | 2017–2020 |
| Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats | The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP | 2012–present |
| Spokesperson for Wales | Jane Dodds MP | 2019 |
| Spokesperson for Food and Rural Affairs | Jane Dodds MP | 2019 |
| Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats | Jane Dodds MP | 2017–present |
| Spokesperson for Europe | Catherine Bearder MEP | 2019–2020 |
| Spokesperson for London | Siobhan Benita | 2019–present |
| Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats | Willie Rennie MSP | 2019–2021 |
| Spokesperson for the Welsh Assembly | Kirsty Williams CBE AM | 2019–2021 |
| Spokesperson for the London Assembly | Caroline Pidgeon MBE MLA | 2019–present |
| Leader in the House of Lords | The Rt Hon The Lord Newby OBE PC | 2016–present |
| President of the Liberal Democrats | The Rt Hon The Baroness Brinton | 2015–2019 |