Frontbench Team of Jo Swinson

Frontbench Team of Jo Swinson
2019
Date formed22 July 2019
Date dissolved13 December 2019
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
LeaderJo Swinson
Deputy LeaderEd Davey
Member party
  •   Liberal Democrats
Status in legislatureOpposition
21 / 650 (3%)
History
Legislature terms57th UK Parliament
Incoming formation2019 leadership election
Outgoing formation2020 leadership election
PredecessorSecond Frontbench Team of Vince Cable
SuccessorFrontbench 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]

  1. ^ "Lib Dems: Jo Swinson elected new leader". BBC News. BBC. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Lib Dems: Jo Swinson becomes party's first female leader". BBC News. BBC. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Announcing the new Lib Dem Shadow Cabinet". Liberal Democrats. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.