{{short description|Political term in the Westminster system}} In the Westminster system of government, a '''frontbench team''' is the senior leadership of opposition parliamentarians, in particular in the British House of Commons and the Dáil Éireann.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn reshuffles frontbench team |url=https://news.sky.com/story/snp-westminster-leader-stephen-flynn-reshuffles-frontbench-team-12954888 |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref>
== United Kingdom == {| class="wikitable" |+ ! colspan="2" |Political party !Frontbench Team !Years |- | colspan="2" rowspan="4" |Liberal Party (UK) | colspan="2" |Liberal Party Frontbench Team, 1945–1956 |- | colspan="2" |Liberal Party Frontbench Team, 1956–1967 |- | colspan="2" |Liberal Party Frontbench Team, 1967–1976 |- | colspan="2" |Liberal Party Frontbench Team, 1976–1988 |- | rowspan="9" |Liberal Democrats (UK) | rowspan="9" |Liberal Democrat frontbench team |Frontbench Team of Paddy Ashdown |1988-1999 |- |Frontbench Team of Charles Kennedy |1999-2006 |- |Frontbench Team of Menzies Campbell |2006-2007 |- |Frontbench Team of Nick Clegg |2007-2010 |- |First Frontbench Team of Vince Cable |2007 |- |Frontbench Team of Tim Farron |2015-17 |- |Second Frontbench Team of Vince Cable |2017–19 |- |Frontbench Team of Jo Swinson |2019 |- |Frontbench Team of Ed Davey |2020-present |- | colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Labour Party |Opposition frontbench of Ed Miliband |2010–2015 |- |Opposition frontbench of Jeremy Corbyn |2015–2020 |- |Opposition frontbench of Keir Starmer |2020-2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodgers |first=Sienna |date=2021-12-04 |title=Keir Starmer unveils new frontbench team after wider reshuffle |url=https://labourlist.org/2021/12/keir-starmer-unveils-new-frontbench-team-after-wider-reshuffle/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=LabourList |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- | colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Conservative Party |Opposition frontbench of David Cameron |2005-2010<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grice |first=Andrew |date=9 December 2005 |title=Cameron puts more women in Shadow Cabinet |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/cameron-puts-more-women-in-shadow-cabinet-518725.html |website=The Independent}}</ref> |- |Opposition frontbench of Rishi Sunak |2024 |- |Opposition frontbench of Kemi Badenoch |2024-present |- | rowspan="3" |Scottish National Party | rowspan="3" |Scottish National Party frontbench team |Frontbench Team of Angus Robertson |2015-2017<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-21 |title=The SNP unveils the new MPs who will make up its Westminster |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/the-snp-unveils-the-new-mps-who-will-make-up-its-westminster-frontbench-team-10266342.html |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> |- |Frontbench Team of Ian Blackford |2017-2021 |- |Frontbench Team of Stephen Flynn |2021-present<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-04 |title=SNP announces frontbench reshuffle at Westminster |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-66707392 |access-date=2024-02-16 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- |Change UK | colspan="2" |Change UK Frontbench team |2019 |}
== Ireland ==
* Frontbench team of Pat Rabbitte * Frontbench team of Eamon Gilmore * Frontbench team of Enda Kenny * Frontbench team of Gerry Adams
== References == {{Reflist}}
== See also ==
* British Government frontbench * Official Opposition frontbench * Opposition Shadow Cabinets of the Scottish Parliament * Shadow cabinet {{UK Parliament benches}} Category:Westminster system Category:British political phrases