Federal Executive (Liberal Democrats)
Chair | Baroness Brinton |
|---|---|
Parent organization | Liberal Democrats |
| Website | Federal Executive |
The Federal Executive is the governing body of the Liberal Democrats. It is chaired by the party president, currently Sal Brinton, and includes members of the party-at-large elected every two years, as well as representatives from the state parties, MPs, peers, MEPs, and councillors.[1]
Current membership
- Chair: Baroness Brinton
- English Party Chair: Steve Jarvis
- Scottish Vice President: Craig Harrow
- Welsh Party Chair: Rodney Berman
- Leader: Tim Farron
- Peer Representative: Baroness Northover
- MEP Representative: Catherine Bearder
Councillor representatives
- Chris White
- Baroness Pinnock
State Party representatives
- English Party: Anthony Hook
- Scottish Party: Dan Farthing
- Welsh Party: Baroness Humphreys
Directly Elected:
- Dawn Barnes
- Ramesh Dewan
- Josh Dixon
- Sue Doughty
- Neil Fawcett
- Jonathan Fryer
- James Gurling
- Evan Harris
- Keith House
- Caron Lindsay
- Gordon Lishman
- Pauline Pearce
- Candy Piercy
- Martin Tod
Lord Rennard
In November 2015, the election of Lord Rennard by members of the House of Lords as the Peer Representative to the committee caused a "backlash" from party members, due to public accusations of sexual harassment that had been made against the peer. The complaints triggered a petition calling for a special conference to debate the issue,[2] and resulted in Rennard stepping down from the body shortly afterwards.[3]
References
- ↑ "Liberal Democrat Federal Constitution".
- ↑ "Lib Dems to hold special conference over Lord Rennard's election". The Guardian. 16 November 2015.
- ↑ "Lord Rennard steps down from Lib Dem executive". The Guardian. 17 November 2015.