Chris appointed Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department

12.00.00am GMT Thu 20th Dec 2007

Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg MP today revealed his Shadow Cabinet team to carry the party's message throughout the country.

The reshuffle sees promotions for many of the party's talented younger MPs and a focus on issues that matter to people, such as delivering high quality public services, inequality, families and taking power back from Whitehall.

The Shadow Cabinet has also been grouped into teams such as Economy and Business; Home Affairs; and Public Services with an MP taking the lead in each area.

Commenting Nick Clegg said:

"I am hugely excited by the team I am announcing today, it demonstrates the vast talent in the Liberal Democrat party.

"I look forward to working with them to take forward my agenda and my messages to engage with the real concerns of the public."

The Shadow Cabinet is as follows:

Leader

NICK CLEGG

Deputy Leader

Vince Cable

Chief Whip

Paul Burstow

The economy and business

VINCE CABLE

Shadow Chancellor

Jeremy Browne

Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Sarah Teather

Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

Home Affairs

CHRIS HUHNE

Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department

David Heath

Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor

Lord Thomas

Shadow Attorney General

David Howarth

Shadow Solicitor General

International affairs

ED DAVEY

Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Chair of Campaigns and Communications

Nick Harvey

Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

Mike Moore

Shadow Secretary of State for International Development

Public services

DAVID LAWS

Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families

Norman Lamb

Shadow Secretary of State for Health

Julia Goldsworthy

Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Lembit Opik

Housing

Danny Alexander

Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Stephen Williams

Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills

Environment

STEVE WEBB

Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Energy, Food and Rural Affairs

Norman Baker

Shadow Secretary of State for Transport

Tim Farron

Countryside

Families

SUSAN KRAMER

Families spokesperson, Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office; and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Other Shadow Cabinet members

Simon Hughes

Shadow Leader of the House of Commons and Party President

Don Foster

Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport; and Olympics

Alistair Carmichael

Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland

Lynne Featherstone

Youth and equality spokesperson

Rt Hon Lord McNally

Leader in the Lords

Roger Williams

Shadow Secretary of State for Wales

Lord Shutt

Lords Chief Whip

Willie Rennie

Chair of Parliamentary campaigns team

Also attending the Shadow Cabinet

Danny Alexander

Leader's Chief of Staff

Mark Hunter

Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader

Lorely Burt

Chair of the Parliamentary Party

Other apppointments announced today:

Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell will join the Foreign Affairs Select Committee and will be conducting a full review of Britain's future military capability.

Rt Hon Charles Kennedy, as President of the European Movement will be campaigning across the country on European issues, and will contribute to major European debates from the front bench.