Group members Simon Hughes and Tim Farron were elected Deputy Party Leader and Party President, respectively. After the 2015 general election, Farron won the Liberal Democrat leadership election, beating his rival, Norman Lamb. On 18 December 2013, Simon Hughes was appointed Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice. Membership As of May 2017, there was a membership of 30 current, or former, MPs: Sitting MPs (2) Alistair Carmichael MP Tim Farron MP and Former Leader Former MPs (28) Sandra Gidley Paul Holmes David Howarth Chris Huhne Former Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Paul Keetch Paul Rowen Phil Willis Richard Younger-Ross Evan Harris John Barrett Norman Baker Annette Brooke Don Foster Andrew George Mike Hancock John Hemming Martin Horwood Simon Hughes Former Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats John Pugh Dan Rogerson Bob Russell Adrian Sanders Mark Williams Roger Williams Stephen Williams Jenny Willott Mark Hunter John Leech See also William Beveridge John Maynard Keynes Liberal Democrat Federal Conference Liberal Reform Social Democratic Party Social Liberal Forum Social liberalism Social market economy Welfare state References Liberal Democrat (UK) factions Organisations associated with the Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party factions in the United Kingdom Groups of British MPs 2001 establishments in the United Kingdom