First Frontbench team of Vince Cable

First Frontbench team of Vince Cable
2007–2007
Date formed	15 October 2007
Date dissolved	18 December 2007
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Leader	Vince Cable
Member party	Liberal Democrats
Status in legislature	Third party 52 / 651 (8%) Opposition
History
Incoming formation	Resignation of Menzies Campbell
Outgoing formation	2007 Liberal Democrats leadership election
Predecessor	Frontbench Team of Menzies Campbell
Successor	Frontbench Team of Nick Clegg

Frontbench Teams since 1997
Ashdown Team (1997–1999)
Kennedy Team (1999–2006)
Campbell Team (2006–2007)
First Cable Team (2007)
Clegg Team (2007–2010)
General Election Cabinet (2015)
Farron Team (2015–2017)
Second Cable Team (2017–2019)
Swinson Team (2019)
Davey Team (2020–present)

The list that follows is the Liberal Democrats Frontbench Team/Shadow Cabinet led by Vince Cable, who was acting leader between 15 October and 18 December 2007, following the resignation of Menzies Campbell and prior to the election of Nick Clegg.

Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team

Frontbench Team of Vince Cable

Portfolio	Name
Acting Leader of the Liberal Democrats Treasury		Vince Cable MP
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs		Michael Moore MP
Health		Norman Lamb MP
Home Affairs		Nick Clegg MP
Defence		Nick Harvey MP
Environment		Chris Huhne MP
Transport		Susan Kramer MP
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Party President		Simon Hughes MP
Justice		David Heath MP
Innovation, Universities and Skills		Sarah Teather MP
Culture, Media and Sport		Don Foster MP
Communities and Local Government		Andrew Stunell MP
Housing		Paul Holmes MP
Work and Pensions		Danny Alexander MP
Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform		Lembit Öpik MP
International Development		Lynne Featherstone MP
Northern Ireland and Scotland		Alistair Carmichael MP
Wales		Roger Williams MP
Cabinet Office Duchy of Lancaster		Norman Baker MP
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury		Julia Goldsworthy MP
Chief Whip		Paul Burstow MP
Chair of Campaigns and Communications		Edward Davey MP
Chair of the Manifesto Group		Steve Webb MP
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader		vacant
Chair of the Parliamentary Party		Lorely Burt MP
Leader of the Party in the House of Lords		The Rt. Hon. The Lord McNally
Office of the Attorney General		The Rt. Hon. The Lord Thomas of Gresford
Office of the Solicitor General		David Howarth MP

Other Liberal Democrat Spokespeople

Portfolio	Name
Treasury	Colin Breed
Foreign Affairs	Mark Hunter
Home Affairs	Jeremy Browne
	Tim Farron
DEFRA Team	Martin Horwood (Environment)
	Roger Williams (Rural Affairs)
Health	John Pugh
	Sandra Gidley
House of Commons	Sir Robert Smith
Transport	John Leech
Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform	Lorely Burt
Women and Equality	Jo Swinson
Defence	Bob Russell
	Willie Rennie
Work and Pensions	Paul Rowen
Northern Ireland and Scotland	Alan Reid
International Development	John Barrett
Wales	Mark Williams
Communities and Local Government	Jo Swinson
	Tom Brake
Culture, Media and Sport	Tom Brake
	Dan Rogerson (Arts, Culture and Heritage)
	Richard Younger-Ross
Children, Schools and Families	Annette Brooke
Schools	Greg Mulholland
Innovation, Universities and Skills	Evan Harris
Deputy Whips	Adrian Sanders
	Jenny Willott
Chair of the Parliamentary Party	Paul Holmes
London and the Olympics	Tom Brake
Leader's Parliamentary Private Secretary	Tim Farron

Liberal Democrats House of Lords Frontbench Team

Liberal Democrat peers are also organised into teams broadly corresponding to the areas of Government departments.

Portfolio	Name
Leader in the House of Lords	The Lord McNally
Deputy Leaders in the House of Lords	The Lord Dholakia
	The Lord Wallace of Saltaire
Chief Whip in the House of Lords	David Shutt
Home Affairs	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
Health	The Baroness Barker
Foreign Affairs	The Lord Wallace of Saltaire
Europe	The Lord Dykes
Defence	vacant
Environment, Food & Rural Affairs	The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
Northern Ireland	The Lord Smith of Clifton
Trade and Industry	The Lord Razzall
Transport	The Lord Bradshaw
International Development	Lindsay Northover
	The Lord Roberts of Llandudno
Culture, Media & Sport	The Lord Clement-Jones
	The Baroness Bonham Carter of Yarnbury
Shadow Lord Chancellor	The Lord Goodhart

See also

• Cabinet of the United Kingdom
• Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (UK)