Nick Clegg’s new Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet
Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Nick Clegg
Deputy Leader
Vince Cable (unchanged)
Chief Whip
Paul Burstow (unchanged)
The economy and business
VINCE CABLE (unchanged)
Shadow Chancellor
Jeremy Browne (was Julia Goldsworthy)
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Sarah Teather (was Lembit Opik)
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Home Affairs
CHRIS HUHNE (was Nick Clegg)
Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department
David Heath (unchanged)
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor
The Rt Hon the Lord Thomas (unchanged)
Shadow Attorney General
David Howarth (unchanged)
Shadow Solicitor General
International affairs
ED DAVEY (was Michael Moore)
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Chair of Campaigns and Communications
Nick Harvey (unchanged)
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
Mike Moore (was Lynne Featherstone)
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
Public services
DAVID LAWS (unchanged)
Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families
Norman Lamb (unchanged)
Shadow Secretary of State for Health
Julia Goldsworthy (was Andrew Stunell)
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Lembit Opik (was Paul Holmes)
Housing
Danny Alexander (unchanged)
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Chair of manifesto group
Stephen Williams (was Sarah Teather)
Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Environment
STEVE WEBB (was Chris Huhne)
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Energy, Food and Rural Affairs
Norman Baker (was Susan Kramer)
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
Tim Farron (new post)
Countryside
Families
SUSAN KRAMER (was Norman Baker)
Families spokesperson, Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office; and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Other Shadow Cabinet members
Simon Hughes (unchanged)
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons and Party President
Don Foster (unchanged)
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport; and Olympics
Alistair Carmichael (unchanged)
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland
Lynne Featherstone (new Shadow Cabinet post)
Youth and equality spokesperson
The Rt Hon Tom McNally (unchanged)
Leader in the Lords
Roger Williams (unchanged)
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
The Rt Hon the Lord Shutt (unchanged)
Lords Chief Whip
Willie Rennie (new post)
Chair of Parliamentary campaigns team
Also attending the Shadow Cabinet
Danny Alexander (was Ed Davey)
Leader’s Chief of Staff
Mark Hunter (was Tim Farron)
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader
Lorely Burt (unchanged)
Chair of the Parliamentary Party
Other appointments announced today:
Menzies Campbell will join the Foreign Affairs Select Committee and will be conducting a full review of Britain’s future military capability.
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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