Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet finalised

6.00.00pm UTC (GMT +0000) Wed 8th Mar 2006

Sir Menzies Campbell today completed his Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet reshuffle. As well as a number of MPs keeping their position Sir Menzies has taken the opportunity to promote some of the MPs that won for the first time last May into the Shadow Cabinet.

Commenting, Sir Menzies Campbell MP said "I am delighted to have completed my Shadow Cabinet reshuffle. The Liberal Democrats have a formidable Parliamentary team. I am determined that we will continue to develop a modern, forward looking liberal agenda. I have now put in place the team to carry that message forward. Only the Liberal Democrats can provide the value-based policies and approach that the British electorate are crying out for."

The full Shadow Cabinet are as follows:

Leader: Sir Menzies Campbell MP

Shadow Chancellor: Vince Cable MP

Shadow Transport Secretary: Alistair Carmichael MP

Shadow Home Secretary: Nick Clegg MP

Shadow Trade and Industry Secretary: Edward Davey MP

Shadow DCMS Secretary: Don Foster MP

Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury: Julia Goldsworthy MP

Shadow Defence Secretary: Nick Harvey MP

Leader of the House & Shadow Cabinet Office: David Heath MP

Shadow Attorney General & Department of Constitutional Affairs: Simon Hughes MP

Shadow DEFRA Secretary: Chris Huhne MP

Shadow DFID Secretary: Susan Kramer MP

Leader's Chief of Staff: Norman Lamb MP

Shadow DWP Secretary: David Laws MP

Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords: Lord McNally

Shadow Foreign Secretary: Michael Moore MP

Northern Ireland and Wales: Lembit Opik MP

Chief Whip in the Lords: Lord Shutt

Shadow to the ODPM: Andrew Stunell MP

Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland: Jo Swinson MP

Shadow Education Secretary: Sarah Teather MP

Shadow Health Secretary: Steve Webb MP

Deputy Leader: Elected position

Chief Whip: Elected position

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