Liberal Party Frontbench Team, 1956–1967 Explained

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 - June 1966

• 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