NEWS
Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg MP today revealed his Shadow Cabinet team to carry the party’s message throughout the country.
The reshuffle sees promotions for many of the party’s talented younger MPs and a focus on issues that matter to people, such as delivering high quality public services, inequality, families and taking power back from Whitehall.
The Shadow Cabinet has also been grouped into teams such as Economy and Business; Home Affairs; and Public Services with an MP taking the lead in each area.
Commenting Nick Clegg said:
"I am hugely excited by the team I am announcing today, it demonstrates the vast talent in the Liberal Democrat party.
"I look forward to working with them to take forward my agenda and my messages to engage with the real concerns of the public."
The Shadow Cabinet is as follows:
Leader
NICK CLEGG
Deputy Leader
Vince Cable
Chief Whip
Paul Burstow
The economy and business
VINCE CABLE
Shadow Chancellor
Jeremy Browne
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Sarah Teather
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Home Affairs
CHRIS HUHNE
Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department
David Heath
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor
Lord Thomas
Shadow Attorney General
David Howarth
Shadow Solicitor General
International affairs
ED DAVEY
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Chair of Campaigns and Communications
Nick Harvey
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
Mike Moore
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
Public services
DAVID LAWS
Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families
Norman Lamb
Shadow Secretary of State for Health
Julia Goldsworthy
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Lembit Opik
Housing
Danny Alexander
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Stephen Williams
Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Environment
STEVE WEBB
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Energy, Food and Rural Affairs
Norman Baker
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
Tim Farron
Countryside
Families
SUSAN KRAMER
Families spokesperson, Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office; and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Other Shadow Cabinet members
Simon Hughes
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons and Party President
Don Foster
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport; and Olympics
Alistair Carmichael
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland
Lynne Featherstone
Youth and equality spokesperson
Rt Hon Lord McNally
Leader in the Lords
Roger Williams
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
Lord Shutt
Lords Chief Whip
Willie Rennie
Chair of Parliamentary campaigns team
Also attending the Shadow Cabinet
Danny Alexander
Leader’s Chief of Staff
Mark Hunter
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader
Lorely Burt
Chair of the Parliamentary Party
Other apppointments announced today:
Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell will join the Foreign Affairs Select Committee and will be conducting a full review of Britain’s future military capability.
Rt Hon Charles Kennedy, as President of the European Movement will be campaigning across the country on European issues, and will contribute to major European debates from the front bench.
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