List of British shadow cabinets
This is a list of the shadow cabinets of the United Kingdom, including the unofficial shadow cabinets of other parties from 1964 to the present date.
Shadow Cabinets
1964–present
Date |
Leader of the Opposition |
Official Shadow Cabinet |
Government |
Other opposition |
1964 |
Douglas-Home, AlecAlec Douglas-Home |
|
Douglas-Home |
|
Wilson I |
None |
1965 |
Heath, EdwardEdward Heath |
Heath I |
Wilson II |
1970 |
Wilson, HaroldHarold Wilson |
|
Wilson II |
|
Heath |
1974 |
Heath, EdwardEdward Heath |
|
Heath II |
|
Wilson III |
Wilson IV |
1975 |
Thatcher, MargaretMargaret Thatcher |
Thatcher |
Callaghan |
1979 |
Callaghan, JamesJames Callaghan |
|
Callaghan |
|
Thatcher I |
1980 |
Foot, MichaelMichael Foot |
Foot |
1983 |
Kinnock, NeilNeil Kinnock |
Kinnock |
Thatcher II |
1987 |
Thatcher III |
1990 |
Major I |
1992 |
Smith, JohnJohn Smith |
Smith |
Major II |
May 1994 |
Beckett, MargaretMargaret Beckett |
Beckett |
Jul 1994 |
Blair, TonyTony Blair |
Blair |
May 1997 |
Major, JohnJohn Major |
|
Major |
|
Blair I |
Ashdown Frontbench Team |
Jun 1997 |
Hague, WilliamWilliam Hague |
Hague |
1999 |
Kennedy Frontbench Team |
2001 |
Duncan Smith, IainIain Duncan Smith |
Duncan Smith |
Blair II |
2003 |
Howard, MichaelMichael Howard |
Howard |
2005 |
Cameron, DavidDavid Cameron |
Cameron |
Blair III |
2006 |
Campbell Frontbench Team |
Oct 2007 |
Brown |
First Cable Frontbench Team |
Dec 2007 |
Clegg Frontbench Team |
May 2010 |
Harman, HarrietHarriet Harman |
|
Harman I |
|
Cameron–Clegg coalition (Cons.–Lib.Dem.) |
None |
Sep 2010 |
Miliband, EdEd Miliband |
Miliband |
May 2015 |
Harman, HarrietHarriet Harman |
Harman II |
|
Cameron II |
Robertson Frontbench Team Farron Frontbench Team |
Sep 2015 |
Corbyn, JeremyJeremy Corbyn |
Corbyn |
2016 |
May I |
2017 |
May II |
Blackford Frontbench Team Farron Frontbench Team |
See also
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Official Opposition | |
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Liberal Democrats | |
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Scottish National Party | |
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1965 to Present |