In the Westminster system of government, a frontbench team is the senior leadership of opposition parliamentarians, in particular in the British House of Commons and the Dáil Éireann.
United Kingdom +Political partyFrontbench TeamYearsLiberal Party (UK)Liberal Party Frontbench Team, 1945–1956Liberal Party Frontbench Team, 1956–1967Liberal Party Frontbench Team, 1967–1976Liberal Party Frontbench Team, 1976–1988Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrat frontbench teamFrontbench Team of Paddy Ashdown1988–1999Frontbench Team of Charles Kennedy1999–2006Frontbench Team of Menzies Campbell2006–2007Frontbench Team of Nick Clegg2007–2010First Frontbench Team of Vince Cable2007Frontbench Team of Tim Farron2015–17Second Frontbench Team of Vince Cable2017–19Frontbench Team of Jo Swinson2019Frontbench Team of Ed Davey2020–presentLabour PartyOpposition frontbench of Ed Miliband2010–2015Opposition frontbench of Jeremy Corbyn2015–2020Opposition frontbench of Keir Starmer2020–2024Conservative PartyOpposition frontbench of David Cameron2005–2010Opposition frontbench of Rishi Sunak2024Opposition frontbench of Kemi Badenoch2024–presentScottish National PartyScottish National Party frontbench teamFrontbench Team of Angus Robertson2015–2017Frontbench Team of Ian Blackford2017–2022Frontbench Team of Stephen Flynn2022–2026Change UKChange UK Frontbench team2019Reform UKFrontbench team of Nigel Farage2026–present
Ireland
Frontbench team of Pat Rabbitte Frontbench team of Eamon Gilmore Frontbench team of Enda Kenny Frontbench team of Gerry Adams
References
See also
British Government frontbench Official Opposition frontbench Opposition Shadow Cabinets of the Scottish Parliament Shadow cabinet