Her Majesty's Government frontbench

The frontbench of Her Majesty's Government in the Parliament of the United Kingdom consists of the Cabinet and all other ministers.

Contents

Key

Minister in the House of Commons
Minister in the House of Lords
Conservative
Liberal Democrat
Ministers in and attending Cabinet in bold

Prime Minister and Cabinet Office

Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
First Lord of the Treasury
Minister for the Civil Service		 The Rt Hon. David Cameron
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Lord President of the Council
Minister responsible for political reform		 The Rt Hon. Nick Clegg
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister The Rt Hon. Desmond Swayne
Chief Parliamentary and Political Adviser to the Deputy PM
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister
(also with Whips Office)		 Norman Lamb
Cabinet Office
Minister for the Cabinet Office
Paymaster General (attends Cabinet)		 The Rt Hon. Francis Maude
Minister providing support to the Deputy PM in the Cabinet Office (also Chief
Secretary to the Treasury)		 The Rt Hon. Danny Alexander
Minister of State for Government Policy
(providing policy advice to the PM; attends Cabinet)		 The Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Civil Society Nick Hurd
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Political
and Constitutional Reform		 Mark Harper
Minister without Portfolio (unpaid) The Rt Hon. Baroness Warsi PC

Foreign relations

Defence
Secretary of State for Defence The Rt Hon Philip Hammond
Minister of State for the Armed Forces Nick Harvey
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Security Strategy Gerald Howarth
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Personnel,
Welfare and Veterans		 The Rt Hon. Andrew Robathan
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Equipment,
Support and Technology		 Peter Luff
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (also with Whips Office; unpaid) Lord Astor of Hever
Foreign Affairs
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
First Secretary of State		 The Rt Hon. William Hague
Minister of State Jeremy Browne
Minister for Europe The Rt Hon. David Lidington
Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State Henry Bellingham
Alistair Burt
Minister of State (unpaid) The Rt Hon. Lord Howell of Guildford PC
Minister of State for Trade and Investment (jointly with Business) Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint
International Development
Secretary of State for International Development The Rt Hon. Andrew Mitchell
Minister of State The Rt Hon. Alan Duncan
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Stephen O'Brien

Law and order

Home Office
Secretary of State for the Home Department (also Minister for Women and Equality) The Rt Hon. Theresa May
Minister of State for Immigration Damian Green
Minister of State for Police and Criminal Justice (jointly with Justice) The Rt Hon. Nick Herbert
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Criminal Information (also with
Government Equalities)		 Lynne Featherstone
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime and Security James Brokenshire
Minister of State for Crime Prevention and Antisocial Behaviour Reduction Lord Henley
Justice
Lord Chancellor
Secretary of State for Justice		 The Rt Hon. Kenneth Clarke QC
Minister of State (jointly with Home Office) The Rt Hon. Nick Herbert
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for HM Court Service and Legal Aid Jonathan Djanogly
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Probation Crispin Blunt
Minister of State (also Deputy Leader of the Lords) The Rt Hon. Lord McNally PC
Law Officers
Attorney General (attends Cabinet when responsibilities are on the agenda)
Advocate General for Northern Ireland		 The Rt Hon. Dominic Grieve QC
Solicitor General Edward Garnier QC
Advocate General for Scotland The Rt Hon. Lord Wallace of Tankerness PC QC

Economy

Treasury
Chancellor of the Exchequer The Rt Hon. George Osborne
Chief Secretary to the Treasury (also in Cabinet Office) The Rt Hon. Danny Alexander
Financial Secretary to the Treasury Mark Hoban
Economic Secretary to the Treasury Chloe Smith
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury David Gauke
Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (unpaid) Lord Sassoon
Business, Innovation and Skills
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills The Rt Hon. Dr Vince Cable
Minister of State for Universities & Science (attends Cabinet) The Rt Hon. David Willetts
Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning
(jointly with Education)		 John Hayes
Minister of State for Business and Enterprise Mark Prisk
Minister of State for Decentralisation and Cities (jointly with Communities) Greg Clark
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Relations,
Consumer and Postal Affairs		 Edward Davey
Minister of State for Trade and Investment (jointly with FCO) Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Baroness Wilcox

Social services

Education
Secretary of State for Education The Rt Hon. Michael Gove
Minister of State for Schools Nick Gibb
Minister of State for Children and Families Sarah Teather
Minister of State for Further Education, Lifelong Learning, and Skills
(jointly with Business)		 John Hayes
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families Tim Loughton
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools Lord Hill of Oareford
Health
Secretary of State for Health The Rt Hon. Andrew Lansley CBE
Minister of State for Health The Rt Hon. Simon Burns
Minister of State for Care Services Paul Burstow
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health Anne Milton
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Quality The Earl Howe
Work and Pensions
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions The Rt Hon. Iain Duncan Smith
Minister of State for Employment The Rt Hon. Chris Grayling
Minister of State for Pensions Steve Webb
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People Maria Miller
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare Reform (unpaid) Lord Freud

Environment

Energy and Climate Change
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change The Rt Hon. Chris Huhne
Minister of State for Climate Change Gregory Barker
Minister of State for Energy Charles Hendry
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (unpaid) Lord Marland
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The Rt Hon. Caroline Spelman
Minister of State for Agriculture and Food The Rt Hon. James Paice
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Natural Environment
and Fisheries		 Richard Benyon
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Lord Taylor of Holbeach

Local and devolved government

Communities and Local Government
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government The Rt Hon. Eric Pickles
Minister of State for Decentralisation and Cities (jointly with Business) The Rt Hon. Dr. Greg Clark
Minister of State for Housing and Local Government The Rt Hon. Grant Shapps
Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State Andrew Stunell
Bob Neill
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Baroness Hanham
Northern Ireland
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland The Rt Hon. Owen Paterson
Minister of State The Rt Hon. Hugo Swire
Scotland
Secretary of State for Scotland The Rt Hon. Michael Moore
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State The Rt Hon. David Mundell
Wales
Secretary of State for Wales The Rt Hon. Cheryl Gillan
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State David Jones

Others

Culture, Media and Sport
Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport The Rt Hon. Jeremy Hunt
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tourism and Heritage John Penrose
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport and the Olympics Hugh Robertson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Communications
and Creative Industries		 Ed Vaizey
Government Equalities Office
Minister for Women and Equality (also Secretary of State for the Home Department) The Rt Hon. Theresa May
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Equalities (also with
Home Office)		 Lynne Featherstone
Transport
Secretary of State for Transport The Rt Hon. Justine Greening
Minister of State for Rail and Aviation The Rt Hon. Theresa Villiers
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Regional and Local Transport Norman Baker
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Roads and Motoring Mike Penning

Parliament

House Leaders
Leader of the House of Commons
Lord Privy Seal (attends Cabinet)		 The Rt Hon. Sir George Young Bt
Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (unpaid) David Heath
Leader of the House of Lords
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster		 The Rt Hon. Lord Strathclyde PC
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords (also with Justice) The Rt Hon. Lord McNally PC
Whips
Government Chief Whip (attends Cabinet)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury		 The Rt Hon. Patrick McLoughlin
Deputy Chief Whip
Treasurer of the Household		 The Rt Hon. John Randall
Deputy Chief Whip
Comptroller of the Household
Liberal Democrat Chief Whip		 The Rt Hon. Alistair Carmichael
Whip
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household		 The Rt Hon. Mark Francois
Whips
Lords of the Treasury		 Michael Fabricant
Angela Watkinson
Jeremy Wright
Brooks Newmark (unpaid)
James Duddridge
Assistant Whips Philip Dunne (unpaid)
Stephen Crabb
Robert Goodwill
Shailesh Vara
Bill Wiggin
Greg Hands
Norman Lamb (jointly with Deputy PM's office)
Mark Hunter
Chief Whip
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms		 The Rt Hon. Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE PC
Deputy Chief Whip
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard		 The Rt Hon. Lord Shutt of Greetland PC
Whips
Lords and Baronesses in Waiting		 The Earl Attlee
Lord Astor of Hever (also with Defence; unpaid)
Baroness Garden of Frognal (unpaid)
Lord de Mauley
Baroness Northover (unpaid)
Baroness Rawlings
Baroness Stowell of Beeston
Baroness Verma
Lord Wallace of Saltaire

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