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
The Rt Hon the 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
Chair of manifesto group
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
The Rt Hon Tom McNally

Leader in the Lords
Roger Williams

Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
The Rt Hon the 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.