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.

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 MP
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Lord President of the Council Minister responsible for political reform			The Rt Hon. Nick Clegg MP
	Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister		Gavin Williamson MP
	Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister		Simon Wright MP

Cabinet Office
Minister for the Cabinet Office Paymaster General (attends Cabinet)			The Rt Hon. Francis Maude MP
	Minister of State for Government Policy (attends Cabinet) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster		The Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin MP
	Minister of State for Cabinet Office (also with Education) (attends Cabinet)		The Rt Hon. David Laws MP
	Minister of State for Universities, Science and Cities (attends Cabinet)		The Rt Hon. Greg Clark MP
	Minister of State for Cabinet Office (Head of the Downing Street Policy Unit)		Jo Johnson MP
	Minister without Portfolio Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party		The Rt Hon. Grant Shapps MP
	Parliamentary Secretary and Minister for the Constitution		Sam Gyimah MP
	Parliamentary Secretary and Minister for Civil Society		Rob Wilson MP

Foreign relations

Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs			The Rt Hon. Philip Hammond MP
	Minister of State for Europe		The Rt Hon. David Lidington MP
	Minister of State for Foreign Affairs		The Rt Hon. Hugo Swire MP
	Minister of State for Trade and Investment		The Lord Livingston
	Minister of State		The Rt Hon. Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE PC
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State		James Duddridge MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State		Tobias Ellwood MP

Defence
Secretary of State for Defence			The Rt Hon. Michael Fallon MP
	Minister of State for the Armed Forces		The Rt Hon. Mark Francois MP
	Minister of State, Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans		Anna Soubry MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for Reserves		Julian Brazier MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology (Including Defence Exports)		Philip Dunne MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (unpaid)		The Lord Astor of Hever DL

International Development
Secretary of State for International Development			The Rt Hon. Justine Greening MP
	Minister of State for International Development		The Rt Hon. Desmond Swayne TD MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development		The Rt Hon. Lynne Featherstone MP

Law and order

Home Office
Secretary of State for the Home Department			The Rt Hon. Theresa May MP
	Minister of State Security and Immigration		James Brokenshire MP
	Minister of State for Policing, Criminal Justice and Victims (jointly with Justice)		The Rt Hon. Mike Penning MP
	Minister of State for Crime Prevention		The Rt Hon. Lynne Featherstone MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for Modern Slavery and Organised Crime		Karen Bradley MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Criminal Information		The Lord Bates

Justice
Lord Chancellor Secretary of State for Justice			The Rt Hon. Chris Grayling MP
	Minister of State for Justice and Civil Liberties		The Rt Hon. Simon Hughes MP
	Minister of State for Policing, Criminal Justice and Victims (jointly with Home Office)		The Rt Hon. Mike Penning MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for the Courts and Legal Aid		Shailesh Vara MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation (also an assistant Whip)		Andrew Selous MP
	Minister of State for Civil Justice & Legal Policy (unpaid)		The Lord Faulks QC

Law Officers
	Attorney General (attends Cabinet when responsibilities are on the agenda) Advocate General for Northern Ireland		The Rt Hon. Jeremy Wright QC MP
	Solicitor General		Robert Buckland QC MP
	Advocate General for Scotland (also Deputy Leader of the House of Lords)		The Rt Hon. The Lord Wallace of Tankerness PC QC

Economy

Treasury
Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury			The Rt Hon. George Osborne MP
	Chief Secretary to the Treasury		The Rt Hon. Danny Alexander MP
	Financial Secretary to the Treasury		David Gauke MP
	Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury		Priti Patel MP
	Economic Secretary to the Treasury (City Minister)		Andrea Leadsom MP
	Commercial Secretary to the Treasury		The Lord Deighton KBE (unpaid)

Business, Innovation and Skills
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills			The Rt Hon. Dr Vince Cable MP
	Minister of State for Universities, Science and Cities (jointly with Cabinet Office)(attends Cabinet)		The Rt Hon. Greg Clark MP
	Minister of State for Business and Enterprise Minister for Portsmouth (also with Energy and Climate Change) (attends Cabinet)		The Rt Hon. Matthew Hancock MP
	Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy (jointly with Culture, Media and Sport)		The Hon. Ed Vaizey MP
	Minister of State for Skills and Equalities (jointly with Education and Equalities)		Nick Boles MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs (jointly with Education and Equalities)		Jo Swinson MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Life Sciences (jointly with Health)		George Freeman MP
	Minister of State for Trade and Investment (jointly with FCO)		The Lord Livingston
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Intellectual Property		The Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG

Work and Pensions
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions			The Rt Hon. Iain Duncan Smith MP
	Minister of State for Employment (attends Cabinet)		The Rt Hon. Esther McVey MP
	Minister of State for Pensions		The Rt Hon. Steve Webb MP
	Minister of State for Disabled People		Mark Harper MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare Reform (unpaid)		The Lord Freud

Social services

Education
Secretary of State for Education Minister for Women and Equalities			The Rt Hon. Nicky Morgan MP
	Minister of State for Schools (jointly with Cabinet Office; attends Cabinet)		The Rt Hon. David Laws MP
	Minister of State for Skills and Equalities (jointly with Business and Equalities)		Nick Boles MP
	Minister of State for School Reform		Nick Gibb MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families		Edward Timpson MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women and Equalities (jointly with Business and Equalities)		Jo Swinson MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Childcare and Education		Sam Gyimah MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools		The Lord Nash

Health
Secretary of State for Health			The Rt Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP
	Minister of State for Care and Support		The Rt Hon. Norman Lamb MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health		Dr. Daniel Poulter MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health		Jane Ellison MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Life Sciences (jointly with Business)		George Freeman MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Quality		The Earl Howe

Environment

Energy and Climate Change
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change			The Rt Hon. Ed Davey MP
	Minister of State for Energy (also with Business)		The Rt Hon. Matthew Hancock MP
	Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Climate Change		Amber Rudd MP
	Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change		The Baroness Verma

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs			The Rt Hon. Liz Truss MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Water, Forestry, Rural Affairs and Resource Management		Dan Rogerson MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Farming, Food and Marine Environment		George Eustice MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Natural Environment and Science		The Lord De Mauley

Local and devolved government

Department for Communities and Local Government
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Minister for Faith			The Rt Eric Pickles MP
	Minister of State for Housing & Planning		Brandon Lewis MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State		Stephen Williams MP
			Kris Hopkins MP
			Penny Mordaunt MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State		The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

Northern Ireland
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland			The Rt Hon. Theresa Villiers MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State		Dr. Andrew Murrison MP

Scotland
Secretary of State for Scotland			The Rt Hon. Alistair Carmichael MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State		The Rt Hon. David Mundell MP

Wales
Secretary of State for Wales			The Rt Hon. Stephen Crabb MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (also a Whip)		Alun Cairns MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State		The Baroness Randerson

Others

Culture, Media and Sport
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport			The Rt Hon. Sajid Javid MP
	Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy (jointly with Business)		The Hon. Ed Vaizey MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport and Tourism		Helen Grant MP

Government Equalities Office
Minister for Women and Equalities (attends cabinet)			The Rt Hon. Nicky Morgan MP
	Minister of State for Skills and Equalities (Jointly with BIS and Education)		Nick Boles MP
width==1 bgcolor="009900" |	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women and Equalities (Jointly with BIS)		Jo Swinson MP

Transport
Secretary of State for Transport			The Rt Hon. Patrick McLoughlin MP
	Minister of State		The Rt Hon. John Hayes FRSA MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State		Robert Goodwill MP
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State		Claire Perry MP
	Minister of State		The Rt Hon. The Baroness Kramer

Parliament

House Leaders
	Leader of the House of Commons First Secretary of State		The Rt Hon. William Hague FRSL MP
	Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (unpaid)		The Rt Hon. Tom Brake MP
	Leader of the House of Lords Lord Privy Seal		The Rt Hon. The Baroness Stowell PC
	Deputy Leader of the House of Lords (also Advocate General for Scotland)		The Rt Hon.The Lord Wallace of Tankerness PC QC

Whips
	Government Chief Whip Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury		The Rt Hon. Michael Gove MP
	Deputy Chief Whip Treasurer of the Household		The Rt Hon. Greg Hands MP
	Deputy Chief Whip Comptroller of the Household Liberal Democrat Chief Whip		The Rt Hon. Don Foster MP
	Whip Vice-Chamberlain of the Household		Anne Milton MP
	Whips Lords of the Treasury		Mark Lancaster TD MP
			David Evennett MP (unpaid)
			John Penrose MP
			Gavin Barwell MP
			Harriett Baldwin MP
			Alun Cairns MP (also with Wales)
	Assistant Whips		Andrew Selous MP (also with Justice)
			Therese Coffey MP
			Mel Stride MP
			Ben Wallace MP
			Damian Hinds MP
			Mark Hunter MP
			Jenny Willott MP
	Chief Whip Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms		The Rt Hon. The Lord Taylor of Holbeach CBE FRSA
	Deputy Chief Whip Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard		The Lord Newby OBE
	Whips Lords and Baronesses in Waiting		The Baroness Northover (unpaid)
			The Baroness Jolly (unpaid)
			The Baroness Williams of Trafford
			The Lord Popat of Harrow
			The Lord Gardiner of Kimble
			The Rt Hon. The Lord Wallace of Saltaire PC (unpaid)
			The Lord Ashton of Hyde
			The Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

See also

• Government of the United Kingdom
• Cabinet of the United Kingdom
• Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)
• Official Opposition frontbench
• Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team

External links

• Government and Opposition, parliament.co.uk
• Her Majesty's Government, number10.gov.uk