Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet

The Liberal Democrats are the third-largest political party in the United Kingdom, and they have an unofficial "team" that acts, and styles itself, as a shadow cabinet.

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Liberal Democrats - Political party - United Kingdom - Shadow cabinet

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The Liberal Democrat frontbench team used to be just called that. Under Charles Kennedy's leadership, and the increase of Lib Dem MPs, they now claim to be the "effective opposition". They therefore style themselves as a Shadow Cabinet, though this is officially the title used to describe the group of leading spokesmen and women associated with the official Leader of the Opposition, as of 2005 Michael Howard, the leader of the Conservatives.

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Charles Kennedy - Shadow Cabinet - Leader of the Opposition - As of 2005 - Michael Howard - Conservatives

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The Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet consists of the following:

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• Leader of the Liberal Democrats - Charles Kennedy
• Shadow Leader of the House of Lords - Lord McNally
• Deputy Leader and Shadow Foreign Secretary - Menzies Campbell
• Shadow Chancellor - Vincent Cable
• Shadow Home Secretary - Mark Oaten
• Shadow Environment and Rural Affairs Secretary - Norman Baker
• Shadow Office of the Deputy Prime Minister - Simon Hughes
• Shadow Scotland Secretary - The Viscount Thurso
• Shadow Transport Secretary - Tom Brake
• Shadow Trade Secretary - Norman Lamb
• Shadow Education Secretary - Edward Davey
• Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary - David Laws
• Shadow Health Secretary - Steve Webb
• Shadow Minister for Women and Spokesperson for Older People - Sandra Gidley
• Shadow International Development Secretary - Andrew George
• Shadow Culture Secretary - Don Foster
• Shadow Defence Secretary - Michael Moore
• Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary - Sarah Teather
• Shadow Welsh and Northern Ireland Secretary - Lembit Opik
• Liberal Democrat Chief Whip - Andrew Stunell
• Liberal Democrat Chief Whip in the Lords - Lord Shutt
• Chair of the Parliamentary Party - Paul Holmes
 
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