Tim Farron succeeded Nick Clegg as Leader of the Liberal Democrats on 29 July 2015, unveiling his Frontbench Team shortly afterwards. Farron conducted his first reshuffle on 28 October 2016. A second reshuffle was conducted on 8 May 2017. In July of the same year Farron resigned and was succeeded by Vince Cable.
Frontbench history
July 2015 – October 2016 PortfolioHolderLeader of the Liberal DemocratsTim Farron Economics Baroness KramerForeign AffairsChief WhipShadow Leader of the House of Commons Tom Brake Home Affairs Alistair Carmichael Lord PaddickDefence Baroness JollyHealth Norman Lamb EducationJohn Pugh Work and Pensions Baroness Manzoor Business Baroness Burt of SolihullEnergy and Climate Change Baroness FeatherstoneLocal GovernmentMayor of Watford, Baroness Thornhill Transport Baroness RandersonEnvironment and Rural Affairs Baroness ParminterInternational Development Baroness NorthoverCulture, Media and Sport Baroness Bonham-Carter of YarnburyEqualities Baroness Hussein-Ece JusticeShadow Attorney GeneralLord Marks of Henley-on-ThamesNorthern Ireland Lord AlderdiceScotlandLeader of the Scottish Liberal DemocratsWillie Rennie WalesLeader of the Welsh Liberal DemocratsKirsty Williams Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords Lord Wallace of Tankerness Lords Chief Whip Lord Newby Campaigns ChairGreg Mulholland Grassroots CampaignsTim Pickstone, Chair of the Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors
October 2016 – May 2017 PortfolioHolderLeader of the Liberal DemocratsTim Farron Shadow First Secretary of State Alistair Carmichael Home Affairs Lord PaddickTreasury Baroness KramerForeign AffairsShadow Leader of the House of CommonsChief Whip Tom Brake BrexitInternational Trade Nick Clegg Defence Baroness JollyHealth Norman Lamb Work and Pensions Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville Business and Industrial Strategy Lord FosterEnergy and Climate Change Baroness FeatherstoneEducationJohn Pugh Equalities Baroness BurtJustice Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames Environment, Food and Rural Affair Baroness Burt of SolihullInternational Development Baroness SheehanCommunities and Local Government Baroness PinnockTransport Baroness RandersonCulture, Media and Sport Baroness Bonham-Carter of YarnburyLeader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords Lord Newby Lords Chief Whip Lord Stoneham of DroxfordLondonCaroline Pidgeon Brexit Baroness LudfordNorthern Ireland Baroness SuttieOther spokespersonsLeader of the Scottish Liberal DemocratsWillie Rennie MSPLeader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats Mark Williams Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the European ParliamentCatherine Bearder Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Baroness NorthoverInternational Trade Lord Purvis of TweedHealth Baroness WalmsleyEducation Lord Storey Scotland Lord Bruce of BennachieWales Baroness HumphreysCabinet Office Lord Wallace of SaltairePolitical and Constitutional Reform Lord TylerHousing Lord ShipleyShadow Attorney General Lord Thomas
June – July 2017 PortfolioHolderLeader of the Liberal DemocratsTim Farron Shadow First Secretary of State BrexitInternational Trade Tom Brake Deputy Leader of the Liberal DemocratsForeign AffairsJo Swinson Treasury Sir Vince Cable Home Affairs Sir Ed Davey Defence Baroness JollyHealth Norman Lamb Work and PensionsStephen Lloyd Business and Industrial Strategy The Baroness Kramer The Lord FoxEnergy and Climate Change Baroness FeatherstoneEducationYoung PeopleLayla Moran Equalities Baroness BurtJustice Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames Environment, Food and Rural Affair Baroness ParminterInternational Development Baroness SheehanCommunities and Local GovernmentRefugeesWera Hobhouse Transport Baroness RandersonCulture, Media and SportChristine Jardine Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords Lord Newby Lords Chief Whip Ben Stoneham, Baron Stoneham of DroxfordLondonCaroline Pidgeon Brexit Baroness LudfordNorthern IrelandScotlandChief WhipShadow Leader of the House Alistair Carmichael Wales The Baroness Humphreys of LlanrwstOther spokespersonLeader of the Scottish Liberal DemocratsWillie Rennie Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats Kirsty Williams Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the European ParliamentCatherine Bearder Young PeopleDaisy Cooper
References
See also Cabinet of the United Kingdom Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (UK)