Liberal Party Frontbench Team, 1956–1967

Members of the British Liberal Party's Frontbench Team from 1956 to 1967 (leaderships listed chronologically):

## Party Spokesmen under Jo Grimond's First Two Parliaments November 1956-October 1964

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* Jo Grimond: Party Leader
* Donald Wade: Chief Whip

### Changes

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* 1958: Mark Bonham Carter becomes Foreign Affairs Spokesman upon election to parliament in March 1958. (Ballot Box to Jury Box: The Life and Times of an English Crown Court Judge). However he lost his seat at the October '59 general election.
* 1961: Christopher Layton appointed as Economic Spokesman (ref. The Liberal Party and the Economy, 1929–1964)
* May 1962: Arthur Holt replaces Donald Wade as Chief Whip
* 1962: Donald Wade appointed as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party
* 1963: Eric Lubbock replaces Arthur Holt as Chief Whip

## Party Spokesmen under Jo Grimond's First Two Parliaments October 1964-June 1966

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* Jo Grimond: Party Leader
* Eric Lubbock: Chief Whip
* Alasdair Mackenzie: Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Posts and Telecommunications
* Alec Peterson: Education Spokesman (ref. again Lib Party and Economy)

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* March 1965: Upon election to the House, David Steel becomes Chief Spokesman for Work.
* 1965: Eric Lubbock is noted as being 'Liberal Aviation Spokesman' in documentation from this time.

## Party Spokesmen under Jo Grimond's Final Parliament March 1966-January 1967

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* Jo Grimond: Party Leader
* Eric Lubbock: Chief Whip
* Richard Wainwright: Chief Treasury Spokesman
* James Davidson: Chief Foreign Affairs and Defence Spokesman
* Alasdair Mackenzie: Chief Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Posts and Telecommunications Spokesman
* David Steel: Chief Work Spokesman

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Liberal Party

Leadership

| Leaders|

| Leaders in the House of Commons (1859–1916)|

* Palmerston (1859–65)
* Gladstone (1865–75)
* Hartington (1875–80)
* Gladstone (1880–94)
* Rosebery (1894–96)
* Harcourt (1896–98)
* Campbell-Bannerman (1899–1908)
* Asquith (1908–16)

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Leaders in the House of Lords (1859–1916)|

* Granville (1859–65)
* Russell (1865–68)
* Granville (1868–91)
* Kimberley (1891–94)
* Rosebery (1894–96)
* Kimberley (1896–1902)
* Spencer (1902–05)
* Ripon (1905–08)
* Crewe (1908–23)

Overall Leaders (1916–88)|

* Asquith (1916–26)
* Maclean (interim) (1918–20)
* Lloyd George (1926–31)
* Samuel (1931–35)
* Sinclair (1935–45)
* Davies (1945–56)
* Grimond (1956–67)
* Thorpe (1967–76)
* Grimond (1976)
* Steel (1976–88)

Deputy Leaders|

* Samuel (1929–31)
* Sinclair (1931–35)
* Harris (1940–45)
* vacant (1945–49)
* M Lloyd George (1949–51)
* vacant (1951–62)
* Wade (1962–64)
* vacant (1964–76)
* Pardoe (1976-79)
* vacant (1979-85)
* Beith (1985–88)

Leaders in the Lords (1916–88)|

* Crewe (1908–23)
* Grey (1923–24)
* Beauchamp (1924–31)
* Reading (1931–36)
* Crewe (1936–44)
* Samuel (1944–55)
* Rea (1955–67)
* Byers (1967–84)
* Seear (1984–88)

Presidents|

* Chamberlain (1877–80)
* Collings (1880–81)
* Fell Pease (1881–82)
* Kitson (1883–90)
* Foster (1886–90)
* Spence Watson (1890–1902)
* Birrell (1902–06)
* Dyke Acland (1906–07)
* Angus (1908–11)
* J Brunner (1911–18)
* Lunn (1918–20)
* Robertson (1920–23)
* Maclean (1923–26)
* Spender (1926–27)
* Hobhouse (1927–30)
* Brampton (1930–33)
* Meston (1936–43)
* Bonham Carter (1945–47)
* Foot (1947–48)
* Dodds (1948–49)
* McFadyean (1949–50)
* Fothergill (1950–52)
* Walker (1952–53)
* L Robson (1953–54)
* White (1954–55)
* Rea (1955–56)
* Behrens (1956–57)
* Micklem (1957–58)
* Comyns Carr (1958–59)
* Glanville (1959–60)
* Murray (1960–61)
* Malindine (1961–62)
* F Brunner (1962–63)
* Rees-Williams (1963–64)
* Fulford (1964–65)
* Seear (1965–66)
* Henley and Northington (1966–67)
* Wade (1967–68)
* Beaumont (1968–69)
* S Robson (1969–70)
* Terrell (1971–72)
* Jones (1972–73)
* Lloyd (1973–74)
* Holt (1974–75)
* Wingfield (1975–76)
* Goldstone (1976–77)
* Evans (1977–78)
* Steed (1978–79)
* Rose (1979-80)
* Holme (1980–81)
* Bingham (1981–82)
* Griffiths (1982–83)
* Tordoff (1983–84)
* Watson (1984–85)
* Penhaligon (1985–86)
* Wilson (1986–87)
* Slade (1987–88)

Leadership elections

* 1967 (Thorpe)
* 1976 (Steel)

Governments

| Single party Liberal governments|

* First Gladstone ministry (1868–74)
* Second Gladstone ministry (1880–85)
* Third Gladstone ministry (1886)
* Fourth Gladstone ministry (1892–94)
* Rosebery ministry (1894–95)
* Campbell-Bannerman ministry (1905–08)
* First Asquith ministry (1908–15)

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Liberal-led coalitions|

* Asquith coalition ministry (1915–16)
* Lloyd George ministry (1916–22)

Coalitions with Liberal ministers|

* First National Government (1931)
* Second National Government (1931-1932)
* Churchill war ministry (1940–45)

Structure

| Parliamentarians|

* Members of Parliament
* Members of the House of Lords
* Chief Whip

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Frontbench|

* Liberal Party Frontbench Team, 1945–1956
* Liberal Party Frontbench Team, 1956–1967
* Liberal Party Frontbench Team, 1967–1976
* Liberal Party Frontbench Team, 1976–1988

State parties|

* National Liberal Federation
* Liberal Party Organisation
* Scottish Liberal Party
* Welsh Liberal Party

Conference|

* Liberal Assembly

SAOs|

* National League of Young Liberals
* Union of Liberal Students
* Women's Liberal Federation

Related organisations

* Brooks's
* National Liberal Club
* Reform Club

* Social Democratic Party (1981-1988)
* SDP–Liberal Alliance (1981–1988)
* Ulster Liberal Party (1956–1987)

* Liberal Democrats (1988-present)

History and related topics

* Liberal Imperialists
* Coalition Government:
* Coalition Coupon in Government
* Independent Liberal Party (UK, 1918) in Opposition
* National Government:
* Independent Liberals (UK, 1931) in Opposition
* General election manifestos
* Britain's Industrial Future ("The Yellow Book")
* Glee Club
* The Land
* Lib–Lab pact
* Liberator
* One more heave
* Peelites
* Radical Action
* Radical Reform Group
* Whig Party
* Rockingham Whigs

Breakaway parties

* Liberal Unionist Party (Spencer Cavendish)
* National Liberal Party (UK, 1922) (David Lloyd George)
* National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) ("Simonites")
* Liberal Party (UK, 1989) (Michael Meadowcroft)

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