Liberal Party Frontbench Team, 1967–1976
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Members of the British Liberal Party's Frontbench Team from 1967 to 1976 (leaderships listed chronologically):
Party Spokesmen under Jeremy Thorpe's First Parliament January 1967–June 1970
- Jeremy ThorpeJeremy ThorpeJohn Jeremy Thorpe is a British former politician who was leader of the Liberal Party from 1967 to 1976 and was the Member of Parliament for North Devon from 1959 to 1979. His political career was damaged when an acquaintance, Norman Scott, claimed to have had a love affair with Thorpe at a time...
: Party Leader - Eric Lubbock: Chief Whip
- Richard Wainwright: Chief Treasury Spokesman
- James Davidson: Chief Foreign Affairs and Defence Spokesman
- David Steel: Chief Commonwealth Spokesman
- Alasdair Mackenzie: Chief Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Posts and Telecommunications Spokesman
Changes
- June 1969: Upon election to the house, Wallace LawlerWallace LawlerWallace Leslie Lawler was a British Liberal politician. He was elected a Member of Parliament by gaining Birmingham, Ladywood from Labour at a by-election on 26 June 1969. However, Lawler only served for one year, as Labour's Doris Fisher regained the seat from him at the 1970 general election...
becomes Chief Spokesman for Pensions and Housing
Party Spokesmen under Jeremy Thorpe's Second Parliament June 1970–February 1974
- Jeremy Thorpe: Party Leader
- David Steel: Chief Whip
- John Pardoe: Chief Treasury Spokesman
Party Spokesmen under Jeremy Thorpe's Third Parliament February 1974–October 1974
- Jeremy Thorpe: Party Leader
- David Steel: Chief Whip, Chief Spokesman for Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth
- John Pardoe: Chief Treasury Spokesman
Party Spokesmen under Jeremy Thorpe's Fourth Parliament October 1974–May 1976
- Jeremy Thorpe: Party Leader
- David Steel: Chief Whip, Chief Spokesman for Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth
- John Pardoe: Chief Treasury Spokesman
Party Spokesmen under Jo Grimond's Interim Leadership May 1976–July 1976
- Jeremy Thorpe: Party Leader
- Cyril Smith: Chief Whip
- John Pardoe: Chief Treasury Spokesman
- David Steel: Chief Spokesman for Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth