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Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson

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The Liberal Democrats, when in opposition, appoint spokesmen for all major offices of state. This practice began in 1994.

List of spokesmen

Name Portrait Took office Left office Leader
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color" | Alan Beith 12 July 1994 29 August 1999 Paddy Ashdown
Charles Kennedy
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color" | Simon Hughes 29 August 1999 12 June 2003 Charles Kennedy
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color" | Mark Oaten 12 June 2003 21 January 2006 Charles Kennedy
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color" | Nick Clegg 21 January 2006 18 December 2007 Menzies Campbell
Vince Cable (acting)
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color" | Chris Huhne 20 December 2007 12 May 2010 Nick Clegg
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color" | Vacant 12 May 2010 7 January 2015 Nick Clegg
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color" | Lynne Featherstone 7 January 2015 16 July 2015 Nick Clegg
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color" | Alistair Carmichael 29 July 2015 Incumbent Tim Farron

See also

References