Federal Board (Liberal Democrats)
Chair | Mark Pack |
|---|---|
Parent organisation | Liberal Democrats |
| Website | Federal Board |
The Federal Board is the governing body of the Liberal Democrats. It is chaired by the party president, currently Mark Pack, and includes members of the party-at-large elected every three years in an all-member ballot, as well as representatives from the state parties, MPs, peers, MEPs, and councillors.[1] Until 2017 it was known as the Federal Executive.
Current membership
- Chair: Mark Pack
- English Party Chair: Alison Rouse
- Scottish Party Convenor: Shelia Ritchie
- Welsh Party Chair: Paula Yates
- Leader: Ed Davey
- Peer Representative: Paul Strasburger
- MP Representative: Christine Jardine
- MP Representative: Munira Wilson
- Chair of FFRC and Registered Treasurer: Tony Harris
- Chair of FPDC: Barbara Gibson
- Vice-chair of FPDC: Jeremy Hargreaves
- Chair of FCC: Geoff Payne
- Chair of FIRC: Jonathan Fryer
- Chair of FCEC: Lisa Smart
- Chair of FASC: Helena Cole
- Vice-president: Isabelle Parasram
Councillor representatives
- Chris White
State Party representatives
- English Party: Lisa-Maria Bornemann
- Scottish Party: vacant
- Welsh Party: Bill Powell
SAO Representative
- Young Liberals : Callum Robertson and Jack Worrall - Job-share
Directly Elected:
- Alice Thomas
- April Preston
- Candy Piercy
- Caron Lindsay
- Elaine Bagshaw
- Gerald Vernon-Jackson
- James Gurling
- Jo Hayes
- Joyce Onstad
- Kishan Devani
- Luke Cawley-Harrison
- Neil Fawcett
- Rosin Miller
- Ruby Chow
- Simon McGrath
Non-voting Members
- Chief Executive: Mike Dixon
- Staff Representative: Will Dyer
- LGA Representative: Terry Stacey
- Honorary Treasurer: Mike German
- Chief Whip: Alistair Carmichael MP
- Company Secreatry: Jack Coulson
Steering Committee
Following the Thornhill Review, in the summer of 2020 the Board agreed to pilot the operation of a new Steering Group.[2] It has 14 members, these are:
- Mark Pack (President)
- Ed Davey (Leader)
- Alison Rouse (English Party Chair)
- Sheila Richie (Scottish Party Covener)
- Paula Yates (Welsh Party Chair)
- Chris White (Councillor Representative)
- Barbara Gibson (FPDC Chair)
- Elaine Bagshaw (Directly Elected Representative)
- Geoff Payne (FCC Chair)
- Jeremy Hargreaves (FPC Vice-Chair)
- Lisa Smart (FCEC Chair)
- Tony Harris (Treasurer)
- Callum Robertson and Jack Worrall (Young Liberals co-Chairs)
- Isabelle Parasram (Vice-President)