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

Jo Grimond Joseph Grimond, Baron Grimond, (; 29 July 1913 – 24 October 1993), known as Jo Grimond, was a British politician, leader of the Liberal Party for eleven years from 1956 to 1967 and again briefly on an interim basis in 1976. Grimond was a lo ...

: Party Leader *

Donald Wade Donald William Wade, Baron Wade, DL (16 June 1904 – 6 November 1988) was a British solicitor who became a Liberal Party Member of Parliament. Wade's time in Parliament coincided with the time the Liberals were at their lowest ebb but his job ...

: Chief Whip

Changes

*1958:

Mark Bonham Carter Mark Raymond Bonham Carter, Baron Bonham-Carter (11 February 1922 – 4 September 1994) was an English publisher and politician. He was created a life peer in 1986. Early life He was the son of the Liberal activists Sir Maurice Bonham-Cart ...

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:

appointed as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party *1963:

Eric Lubbock Eric Reginald Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury (29 September 1928 – 14 February 2016), was an English politician and human rights campaigner. He served as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Orpington from 1962 to 1970. He then served in the House ...

replaces Arthur Holt as Chief Whip

Party Spokesmen under Jo Grimond's First Two Parliaments October 1964–June1966

: Party Leader *

: Chief Whip *

Alasdair Mackenzie Alasdair Roderick Mackenzie (3 August 1903 – 8 November 1970) was a Scottish farmer and politician who became a Liberal Party Member of Parliament. A Gaelic speaker, he went to Broadford Junior Secondary School on the Isle of Skye. He became ...

: Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Posts and Telecommunications * Alec Peterson: Education Spokesman (ref. again Lib Party and Economy)

Changes

*March 1965: Upon election to the House,

David Steel David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood, (born 31 March 1938) is a British politician. Elected as Member of Parliament for Roxburgh, Selkirk, and Peebles, followed by Tweeddale, Ettrick, and Lauderdale, he served as the final leade ...

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

*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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Liberal Party Frontbench Team, 1956-1967 Liberal Party (UK) 20th century in the United Kingdom 1956 establishments in the United Kingdom 1967 disestablishments in the United Kingdom