Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson
The Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson is the spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats, a British political party, on matters relating to the work of the Foreign Secretary and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The office holder is a member of the Liberal Democrat frontbench team. The post exists when the Liberal Democrats are in opposition, but not when they in government, for example during the Cameron–Clegg coalition.
List of Foreign Affairs spokespersons
| Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Frontbench team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Johnston | March 1988 | June 1989 | Steel Maclennan | |||
| Ashdown | ||||||
| David Steel | July 1989 | May 1992 | ||||
| Menzies Campbell | 7 May 1992 | 2 March 2006[1] | ||||
| Kennedy | ||||||
| Michael Moore | 10 March 2006[2] | 20 December 2007[2] | Campbell | |||
| Cable (acting) | ||||||
| Ed Davey | 18 December 2007[3] | 6 May 2010[3] | Clegg | |||
| Vacant – Liberal Democrats part of the Cameron–Clegg coalition |
7 May 2010 | 7 January 2015 | – | |||
| Tim Farron | 7 January 2015 | ? | Clegg's General Election Cabinet | |||
| Tom Brake | 29 July 2015[4] | 16 June 2017[5] | Farron | |||
| Jo Swinson | 16 June 2017[6] | 21 August 2019[6] | ||||
| Cable | ||||||
| Chuka Umunna | 21 August 2019[7] | 6 November 2019[7] | Swinson | |||
| Alistair Carmichael | 6 January 2020[8] | 7 September 2020[8] | Davey (acting) | |||
| Layla Moran | 7 September 2020[9] | 18 September 2024[9] | Davey | |||
| Calum Miller | 18 September 2024[10] | Incumbent[11] | ||||
Spokespersons for Foreign Affairs in the House of Lords
| Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baroness Northover | 28 October 2016[12] | 6 October 2021[12] | ||
| Lord Purvis of Tweed | 7 October 2021[13] | Incumbent[14] | ||
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