Liberal Party Frontbench Team, 1956–1967
# 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

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

### Changes

* 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–June1966

* 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)

### Changes

* 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

* 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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