Liberal Party Frontbench Team, 1945–1956 Explained

Members of the British Liberal Party's Frontbench Team from 1945 to 1956 (leaderships listed chronologically):

• Clement Davies

Liberal Party Leader

• Tom Horabin

Chief Whip

Changes

• 1946: Tom Horabin defects to Labour Party and is replaced as Chief Whip by Frank Byers
• July 1949: Violet Bonham Carter becomes Deputy Leader of the party
• February 1950: Jo Grimond replaces Frank Byers as Chief Whip
• 1952: Arthur Holt becomes Parliamentary Chairman of the Liberal Party.
• 1955: Arthur Holt replaced as Parliamentary Chairman of the Liberal Party.