Frontbench Team of Jo Swinson
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Frontbench Team of Jo Swinson | |
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| 2019 | |
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| Date formed | 22 July 2019 |
| Date dissolved | 13 December 2019 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Leader | Jo Swinson |
| Deputy Leader | Ed Davey |
| Member party | |
| Status in legislature | Opposition 21 / 650 (3%) |
| History | |
| Legislature terms | 57th UK Parliament |
| Incoming formation | 2019 leadership election |
| Outgoing formation | 2020 leadership election |
| Predecessor | Second Frontbench Team of Vince Cable |
| Successor | Frontbench Team of Ed Davey |
Jo Swinson was elected to lead the Liberal Democrats on 22 July 2019.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team (2019)
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Lib Dems: Jo Swinson elected new leader". BBC News. BBC. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Lib Dems: Jo Swinson becomes party's first female leader". BBC News. BBC. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Announcing the new Lib Dem Shadow Cabinet". Liberal Democrats. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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