Official Opposition frontbench
The frontbench of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition in the Parliament of the United Kingdom consists of the Shadow Cabinet and other official shadow ministers of the political party currently serving as the Official Opposition. Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition is currently the Labour Party, and the Leader of the Opposition is Ed Miliband. Miliband reshuffled the Shadow Cabinet on 7 October 2013.
Key
| Shadow Minister in the House of Commons | |
| Shadow Minister in the House of Lords | |
| Shadow Cabinet members and attendees in bold | |
| Office of the Leader of the Opposition | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition Leader of the Labour Party |
The Rt Hon. Ed Miliband | ||
| Shadow Deputy Prime Minister Deputy Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Labour Party Chair |
The Rt Hon. Harriet Harman (also Shadow Culture Secretary) | ||
| Chair of General Election Strategy | The Rt Hon. Douglas Alexander (also Shadow Foreign Secretary) | ||
| Policy Review Coordinator | Jon Cruddas (attends Shadow Cabinet) | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition | Karen Buck | ||
| Jonathan Reynolds | |||
| Attorney General's Office | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales Shadow Advocate General for Northern Ireland |
Emily Thornberry (attends Shadow Cabinet) | |
| Shadow Advocate General for Scotland | Lord Davidson of Glen Clova (jointly with Treasury) | |
| Cabinet Office | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office | Michael Dugher | |
| Shadow Minister without Portfolio Deputy Labour Party Chair |
Jon Trickett | |
| Shadow Minister | Jon Ashworth | |
| Chi Onwurah | ||
| Lisa Nandy | ||
| Shadow Minister without Portfolio (with responsibility for Opposition Strategy) | Lord Wood of Anfield (attends Shadow Cabinet) | |
| Shadow Minister | Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (also a Whip and with Business) | |
| Business, Innovation and Skills | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills | Chuka Umunna | |
| Shadow Ministers | Liam Byrne | |
| Iain Wright | ||
| Toby Perkins | ||
| Stella Creasy | ||
| Ian Murray | ||
| Shadow Ministers | Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (also a Whip and with Culture) | |
| Lord Young of Norwood Green | ||
| Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (also a Whip and with Cabinet Office) | ||
| Lord Liddle(jointly with Foreign) | ||
| Communities and Local Government | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government | The Rt Hon. Hilary Benn | |
| Shadow Minister for Housing | Emma Reynolds (attends Shadow Cabinet) | |
| Shadow Ministers | Roberta Blackman-Woods | |
| Lyn Brown | ||
| Andy Sawford | ||
| Shadow Ministers | Lord McKenzie of Luton | |
| Lord Beecham (jointly with Justice) | ||
| Culture, Media and Sport | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | The Rt Hon. Harriet Harman (also Shadow Deputy PM and Deputy Opposition Leader) | |
| Shadow Ministers | Helen Goodman | |
| Clive Efford | ||
| Shadow Ministers | Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (also a Whip and with Education) | |
| Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (also a Whip and with Business) | ||
| Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities | Gloria De Piero | |
| Shadow Minister | Sharon Hodgson | |
| Shadow Ministers | Baroness Thornton | |
| Education | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Education | Tristram Hunt | |
| Shadow Ministers | Kevin Brennan | |
| Steve McCabe | ||
| Yvonne Fovargue | ||
| Lucy Powell | ||
| Shadow Ministers | The Rt Hon. Baroness Hughes of Stretford PC | |
| Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (jointly with Culture) | ||
| Energy and Climate Change | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change | The Rt Hon. Caroline Flint | ||
| Shadow Ministers | Tom Greatrex | ||
| Julie Elliott | |||
| Shadow Minister | Baroness Worthington (also a Whip) | ||
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Maria Eagle | |
| Shadow Ministers | Huw Irranca-Davies | |
| Barry Gardiner | ||
| Thomas Docherty | ||
| Shadow Ministers | The Rt Hon. Lord Knight of Weymouth PC | |
| Health | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Health | The Rt Hon. Andy Burnham | |
| Shadow Minister for Care and Older People | Liz Kendall (attends Shadow Cabinet) | |
| Shadow Ministers | Luciana Berger | |
| Andrew Gwynne | ||
| Jamie Reed | ||
| Shadow Minister | The Rt Hon. Lord Hunt of Kings Heath PC (also a Shadow Deputy Lords Leader) | |
| International Development | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for International Development | The Rt Hon. Jim Murphy | |
| Shadow Ministers | Alison McGovern | |
| Gavin Shuker | ||
| Shadow Minister | Lord Collins of Highbury (also a Whip) | |
| Transport | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | Mary Creagh | |
| Shadow Ministers | Lilian Greenwood | |
| Gordon Marsden | ||
| Richard Burden | ||
| Shadow Ministers | The Rt Hon. Lord Davies of Oldham PC (jointly with Treasury and Wales) | |
| Lord Rosser (jointly with Defence and Home) | ||
| Work and Pensions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Rachel Reeves | |
| Shadow Ministers | The Rt Hon. Stephen Timms | |
| Chris Bryant | ||
| Gregg McClymont | ||
| Kate Green | ||
| Shadow Minister | Baroness Sherlock (also a Whip) | |
| Foreign and Commonwealth Office | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | The Rt Hon. Douglas Alexander (also Election Strategy chair) | |
| Shadow Minister for Europe | Gareth Thomas | |
| Shadow Ministers | The Rt Hon. John Spellar | |
| Ian Lucas | ||
| Kerry McCarthy | ||
| Shadow Ministers | Lord Triesman | |
| Lord Bach | ||
| Lord Liddle(jointly with Business) | ||
| Treasury | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | The Rt Hon. Ed Balls | |
| Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Chris Leslie | |
| Shadow Ministers | Cathy Jamieson | |
| Catherine McKinnell | ||
| Shabana Mahmood | ||
| Shadow Ministers | Lord Eatwell | |
| The Rt Hon. Lord Davies of Oldham PC (jointly with Transport) | ||
| Lord Davidson of Glen Clova (also Shadow Advocate General) | ||
| The Rt Hon. Lord Adonis PC | ||
| Home Office | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department | The Rt Hon. Yvette Cooper | |
| Shadow Ministers | Jack Dromey | |
| The Rt Hon. David Hanson | ||
| Diana Johnson | ||
| Helen Jones | ||
| Steve Reed | ||
| Shadow Ministers | The Rt Hon. Baroness Smith of Basildon PC (also Deputy Lords Chief Whip) | |
| Lord Rosser (jointly with Defence and Transport) | ||
| Defence | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | The Rt Hon. Vernon Coaker | |
| Shadow Ministers | Kevan Jones | |
| Alison Seabeck | ||
| Yvonne Fovargue | ||
| Gemma Doyle | ||
| Shadow Minister | Lord Rosser (jointly with Home and Transport) | |
| Justice | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Lord Chancellor Shadow Secretary of State for Justice (also Shadow London Minister) |
The Rt Hon. Sadiq Khan | |
| Shadow Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform | Stephen Twigg | |
| Shadow Ministers | Andy Slaughter | |
| Jenny Chapman | ||
| Dan Jarvis | ||
| Shadow Minister for Constitutional Issues (providing advice on planning and transition to Government) |
Lord Falconer of Thoroton | |
| Shadow Minister | Lord Beecham (jointly with Communities) | |
| Northern Ireland Office | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Ivan Lewis | |
| Shadow Minister | Stephen Pound | |
| Shadow Minister | The Rt Hon. Lord McAvoy PC (also a Whip and with Scotland) | |
| House Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | Angela Eagle | |
| Shadow Deputy Leader of the Commons | Angela C. Smith | |
| House Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Leader of the Opposition in the Lords | The Rt Hon. Baroness Royall of Blaisdon PC | |
| Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords | The Rt Hon. Lord Hunt of Kings Heath PC (also with Health) | |
| Scotland Office | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | Margaret Curran | |
| Shadow Minister | Russell Brown | |
| Gordon Banks | ||
| Shadow Ministers | The Rt Hon. Lord McAvoy PC (also a Whip and with Northern Ireland) | |
| Wales Office | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | Owen Smith | |
| Shadow Minister | Nia Griffith | |
| Shadow Minister | Baroness Morgan of Ely (also a Whip) | |
| Whips | ||
|---|---|---|
| Opposition Chief Whip | The Rt Hon. Rosie Winterton | |
| Deputy Chief Whip | Alan Campbell | |
| Pairing Whip | Mark Tami | |
| Whips | Heidi Alexander | |
| David Hamilton | ||
| Graham Jones | ||
| Tom Blenkinsop | ||
| Susan Elan Jones | ||
| Phil Wilson | ||
| Julie Hilling | ||
| Karl Turner | ||
| Nic Dakin | ||
| Seema Malhotra | ||
| Bridget Phillipson | ||
| Stephen Doughty | ||
| Opposition Chief Whip in the Lords | The Rt Hon. Lord Bassam of Brighton PC | |
| Deputy Chief Whip | The Rt Hon. Baroness Smith of Basildon PC (also with Home) | |
| Lord Tunnicliffe | ||
| Senior Whips | The Rt Hon. Lord McAvoy PC (also with Northern Ireland and Scotland) | |
| Baroness Wheeler | ||
| Whips | Lord Collins of Highbury (also with International Development) | |
| Lord Grantchester | ||
| Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (also with Cabinet and Business) | ||
| Baroness Morgan of Ely (also with Wales) | ||
| Baroness Sherlock (also with Work and Pensions) | ||
| Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (also with Business and Culture) | ||
| Baroness Worthington | ||
See also
- Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
- Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet
- Opposition (parliamentary)
- Cabinet of the United Kingdom
- Her Majesty's Government frontbench
- List of British shadow cabinets
References
- "Her Majesty's Official Opposition". Parliament.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2011.