The Federal Board is the governing body of the Liberal Democrats. It is chaired by the party president, currently

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, 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. Until 2017 it was known as the Federal Executive. From November 2022, it will be re-constituted, with a Federal Council added to provide scrutiny.

Current membership

* Chair:

* English Party Chair: Alison Rouse * Scottish Party Convenor:

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* Welsh Party Chair: Paula Yates *

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* Peer Representative: Lord Strasburger * MP Representative:

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* MP Representative:

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* Chair of FFRC and Registered Treasurer: Tony Harris * Chair of FPDC: Bess Mayhew * Vice-chair of FPDC: Jeremy Hargreaves * Chair of FCC: Nicholas Da Costa * Chair of FIRC: Phil Bennion * 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: Fiona Campbell Trevor * Welsh Party: Bill Powell SAO Representative * Young Liberals: Eleanor Kelly Directly Elected: Non-voting Members * Chief Executive: Mike Dixon * Staff Representative: Will Dyer * LGA Representative: Terry Stacey * Honorary Treasurer: Tilly McAuliffe * Chief Whip:

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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. 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) * Eleanor Kelly (Young Liberals Chair) * Isabelle Parasram (Vice-President)

References

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