High Peak Liberal DemocratsSince the general election, the Liberal Democrat team in the House of Lords has become rather more important. Not only are the Lib Dem peers the dominant part of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Parties, but with a Tory majority in the Commons yet a minority in the Lords, the house with the peers is the one where opposition parties will have the most power when it comes to votes during this Parliament.
The team of Liberal Democrat spokespeople has now been finalised (and note that of the principal spokespeople, 43% are female - rather better than the party has done in the Commons in the past or will do for quite some time to come). The most unlikely title is Principal Spokesperson for the Northern Powerhouse which, alas, is not a weight building club in Doncaster.
Here is the full list from the Lib Dem peers blog:
Business, Innovation and Skills Team
Lord Stoneham of Droxford - Principal Spokesperson
Baroness Garden of Frognal - Spokesperson for Higher and Further Education and Skills
Lord Clement-Jones (jointly with DCMS Team)
Lord Palmer of Childs Hill
Civil Service and the Public Sector
Lord Razzall - Principal Spokesperson for Civil Service and Public Sector Reform
Communities and Local Government Team
Lord Shipley - Principal Spokesperson for Communities, Decentralisation and the Northern Powerhouse
Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville - Spokesperson for Housing
Baroness Janke (jointly with Treasury Team)
Constitutional and Political Reform
Lord Tyler - Principal Spokesperson for Constitutional and Political Reform
Culture, Media, Sport and Tourism Team
Baroness Bonham-Carter - Principal Spokesperson for Media and the Creative Industries
Baroness Doocey - Principal Spokesperson for Sport, Tourism and Cultural Participation
Lord Clement-Jones (jointly with BIS Team)
Defence
Baroness Jolly - Principal Spokesperson
Baroness Smith of Newnham
Energy and Climate Change Team
Lord Purvis of Tweed - Principal Spokesperson
Baroness Maddock
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Team
Baroness Parminter - Principal Spokesperson
Education Team
Lord Storey - Principal Spokesperson
Lord Addington - Spokesperson for Special Educational Needs
Baroness Pinnock - Spokesperson for Children
Equalities
Baroness Hussein-Ece - Principal Spokesperson
Foreign Office Team
Lord Wallace of Saltaire - Principal Spokesperson
Baroness Falkner of Margravine
Baroness Ludford - Spokesperson for Europe
Health Team
Baroness Walmsley - Principal Spokesperson
Baroness Tyler of Enfield - Spokesperson for Mental Health
Home Affairs Team
Lord Paddick - Principal Spokesperson
Baroness Hamwee - Parliamentary Spokesperson
International Development
Baroness Northover - Principal Spokesperson
Lord Chidgey
Zahida Manzoor
Justice Team
Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames - Principal Spokesperson
Lord Lester of Herne Hill - Human Rights Legislation
Law Officers
Lord Thomas of Gresford - Shadow Attorney General
Northern Ireland Team
Lord Alderdice - Principal Spokesperson
Scotland Team
Lord Stephen - Principal Spokesperson
Transport Team
Lord Teverson - Principal Spokesperson
Lord Bradshaw - Parliamentary Spokesperson and Industry Contact
Treasury Team
Baroness Kramer - Principal Spokesperson
Lord Sharkey - Spokesperson for Personal Finances
Baroness Janke (jointly with DCLG Team)
Voluntary Sector
Baroness Barker - Principal Spokesperson for the Voluntary Sector and Social Enterprise
Wales Team
Baroness Randerson - Principal Spokesperson
Work and Pensions Team
Lord German - Principal Spokesperson
Lord Kirkwood - Spokesperson for Welfare
Baroness Thomas of Winchester - Spokesperson for Disability
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