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A front bench (Irish: binse tosaigh) [1] [2] in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas of Ireland, refers to any organised group of party members who holds any degree of speaking power (derived from the party) on specific issues.
Ireland [ edit ] A front bench in Dáil Éireann , the lower house of the Oireachtas of Ireland , refers to any organised group of party members who holds any degree of speaking power (derived from the party) on specific issues.
However, frontbencher Imran Hussain ultimately resigned “with a heavy heart” last week, saying he was quitting his role as a shadow minister to be able to “strongly advocate” for a ceasefire.
Spokespersons of a ruling party are coterminous with their roles as ministers in the government cabinet, and spokespersons of the leading opposition party (usually in Westminster system parliaments, where they are called the "Official Opposition") are coterminous with their roles as shadow ministers in the shadow cabinet; both are usually called "frontbenchers".
Ms Phillips, a high-profile frontbencher, said it was with a “heavy heart” that she was quitting. “I have tried to do everything that I could to make it so that this was not the outcome, but ...
Spokesperson for Northern Ireland: The Rt Hon The Lord Alderdice: 2015–2016 The Rt Hon The Baroness Suttie: 2016–2017 The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP: 2017–2020 Spokesperson for Scotland: Willie Rennie MSP: 2015–2017 Jamie Stone MP: 2017 Spokesperson for Wales: Kirsty Williams CBE AM: 2015–2016 [8] Mark Williams MP: 2016–2017 [9]
Shadow Advocate General for Northern Ireland The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar: November 2024 – present Shadow Advocate General for Scotland: The Lord Keen of Ellie: November 2024 – present Shadow Solicitor General: Helen Grant: November 2024 – present Parliamentary Private Secretary Sarah Bool: November 2024 – present
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