Liberal Party Frontbench Team, 1976–1988 Explained

Members of the British Liberal Party's Frontbench Team from 1976 to 1988 (leaderships listed chronologically):

Party Spokesmen under David Steel's First Parliament July 1976 - April 1977

• David Steel

Party Leader

• John Pardoe

Deputy Leader and Chief Treasury Spokesman

• Jeremy Thorpe

Foreign Affairs

• Emlyn Hooson

Home Affairs

• Cyril Smith

Chief Whip

• Clement Freud

Northern Ireland Spokesman

• Lord Kimberley

Aviation Spokesman

Party Spokesmen under David Steel's First Parliament April 1977 - May 1979

• David Steel

Party Leader

• John Pardoe

Deputy Leader and Chief Treasury Spokesman

• Jeremy Thorpe

Foreign Affairs

• Cyril Smith

Employment

• Alan Beith

Chief Whip

• Clement Freud

Northern Ireland, Broadcasting and the Arts

• Lord Kimberley

Aviation Spokesman