The Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson is the spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats on matters relating to the work of the Home Secretary and Home Office. The office holder is a member of the Liberal Democrat frontbench team. The post exists when the Liberal Democrats are in opposition, but not when they in government, for example during the Cameron–Clegg coalition.
The position is also sometimes called the Liberal Democrat shadow home secretary.
List of Home Affairs spokespersons Name PortraitTook officeLeft officeFrontbench teamRobert MaclennanMarch 1988July 1994Steel MaclennanAshdownAlan Beith12 July 199429 August 1999KennedySimon Hughes 29 August 1999 12 June 2003Mark Oaten 12 June 2003 21 January 2006Alistair Carmichael 10 May 2005 2 March 2006Nick Clegg 5 March 2006 18 December 2007 Campbell Cable IChris Huhne 20 December 2007 6 May 2010CleggVacant – Liberal Democrats part of the Cameron–Clegg coalition 7 May 2010 7 January 2015 –Lynne Featherstone 7 January 2015 ? Clegg's General Election CabinetAlistair Carmichael 29 July 2015 16 June 2017FarronThe Lord Paddick 1 June 2015 14 June 2017Sir Edward Davey16 June 201721 August 2019 Cable IIChristine Jardine 21 August 2019 7 September 2020 SwinsonDavey (acting)Alistair Carmichael 7 September 2020 18 September 2024 DaveyLisa Smart 18 September 2024 30 September 2025Max Wilkinson 1 October 2025 Incumbent
Spokespersons for Home Affairs in the House of Lords Spokespersons for the Liberal Democrats on Home Affairs in the House of Lords:
Name PortraitTook officeLeft officeLord Dholakia20022007Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer20072010VacantLord (Brian) Paddick1 June 20159 October 2023
See also Liberal Democrat frontbench team
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