Members of the British Liberal Party's Frontbench Team from 1945 to 1956 (leaderships listed chronologically): Portfolio Name Timeline Leader of the Liberal Party Clement Davies 2 August 1945 5 November 1956Chief Whip of the House of Commons Tom Horabin Frank Byers Jo Grimond
Changes 1946: Tom Horabin defects to Labour Party and is replaced as Chief Whip by Frank Byers July 1949: Violet Bonham Carter becomes Deputy Leader of the party February 1950: Jo Grimond replaces Frank Byers as Chief Whip 1952: Arthur Holt becomes Parliamentary Chairman of the Liberal Party. 1955: Arthur Holt replaced as Parliamentary Chairman of the Liberal Party. Liberal MPs Roderic Bowen 1945- Rhys Hopkin Morris Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means 1951–1956 died (1957 Carmarthen by-election Lady Megan Lloyd George lost seat in 1951 GE Emrys Roberts lost seat in 1951 GE Edgar Granville lost seat in 1951 GE Wilfrid Roberts lost seat in 1950 GE Frank Byers lost seat in 1950 GE Gwilym Lloyd George defect to National Liberal in 1948 George Wadsworth lost seat in 1950 GE W. J. Gruffydd did not contest 1950 GE Tom Horabin defect to Labour in 1947 Jo Grimond Donald Wade lost seat in 1964 GE Archie Macdonald lost seat in 1951 GE Arthur Holt lost seat in 1964 GE
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