Official Opposition frontbench
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The frontbench of His 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. The Opposition front bench provide Parliamentary opposition to the British Government frontbench and has been the Conservative Party since 5 July 2024. The current Leader of the Opposition is Rishi Sunak, following his party’s defeat in the 2024 general election, although he has already indicated that he will resign and make way for a new leader at the earliest opportunity. Sunak appointed his shadow cabinet on 8 July[1] and junior shadow ministers on 18 July.[2]
Key
[edit]| Sits in the House of Commons | |
| Sits in the House of Lords | |
| Privy Counsellor | |
| Shadow Cabinet full members in bold | |
| Shadow Cabinet attendees in bold italics | |
Leader of the Opposition and Cabinet Office
[edit]| Office of the Leader of the Opposition | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Conservative Party Shadow First Lord of the Treasury Shadow Minister for the Civil Service |
Rishi Sunak | ||
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster |
Oliver Dowden | ||
| Equalities Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities | Mims Davies | ||
Foreign relations
[edit]| Defence | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | James Cartlidge | ||
| Shadow Minister for Veterans | Andrew Bowie (also with Energy) | ||
| Shadow Minister of State | Stuart Anderson
(also with Whips Office) | ||
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Danny Kruger | ||
Law and order
[edit]| Home Department | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department | James Cleverly | ||
| Shadow Minister for Security | Tom Tugendhat | ||
| Shadow Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire | Matt Vickers | ||
| Justice | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Shadow Lord Chancellor |
Edward Argar | ||
| Shadow Minister of State | Gareth Bacon (also with Business and Trade) | ||
| Law Officers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales Shadow Advocate General for Northern Ireland |
Jeremy Wright | ||
| Shadow Solicitor General | Alberto Costa | ||
Economy
[edit]| Business and Trade | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade | Kevin Hollinrake | |
| Shadow Minister for London | Gareth Bacon (also with Justice) | |
| Shadow Minister of State | Mike Wood (also with Whips Office) | |
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Jerome Mayhew | |
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Greg Smith (also with Transport) | |
| Science, Innovation and Technology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | Andrew Griffith | |
| Shadow Minister of State | Saqib Bhatti (also with Health and Social Care) | |
Social services
[edit]| Education | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Education | Damian Hinds | ||
| Shadow Minister of State | Gagan Mohindra | ||
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | James Wild | ||
| Health and Social Care | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Victoria Atkins | ||
| Shadow Minister of State | John Whittingdale | ||
| Shadow Minister of State | Saqib Bhatti (also with Science, Innovation and Technology) | ||
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Caroline Johnson | ||
| Work and Pensions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Mel Stride | ||
Environment
[edit]| Energy Security and Net Zero | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Climate Change and Net Zero | Claire Coutinho | ||
| Shadow Minister of State | Andrew Bowie (also with Defence) | ||
| Shadow Minister of State | Joy Morrissey (also with Whips Office) | ||
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Mark Garnier | ||
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Steve Barclay | ||
| Shadow Minister of State | Robbie Moore | ||
Culture
[edit]| Culture, Media and Sport | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | Julia Lopez | |
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Luke Evans (also with Whips Office) | |
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Louie French | |
Transport
[edit]| Transport | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | Helen Whately | |
| Shadow Minister of State | Alec Shelbrooke | |
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Kieran Mullan | |
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Greg Smith (also with Business and Trade) | |
Devolved and local government
[edit]| Housing, Communities and Local Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government | Kemi Badenoch | ||
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | David Simmonds (also with Whips Office) | ||
| Northern Ireland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Alex Burghart | ||
| Shadow Minister | Paul Holmes (also with Foreign Office and Whips Office) | ||
| Scotland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | John Lamont | ||
| Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | Lord Davies of Gower | ||
Parliament
[edit]| House Leaders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | Chris Philp | ||
| Shadow Leader of the House of Lords | The Lord True | ||
| Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords | The Earl Howe | ||
| House of Commons Whips | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons | Stuart Andrew | ||
| Opposition Whip | Paul Holmes (also with Foreign Office and Northern Ireland Office) | ||
| David Simmonds (also with Housing, Communities and Local Government) | |||
| Luke Evans (also with Culture, Media and Sport) | |||
| Joy Morrissey (also with Energy and Net Zero) | |||
| Mike Wood (also with Business and Trade) | |||
| House of Lords Whips | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords | Baroness Williams of Old Trafford | ||
See also
[edit]- British Government frontbench
- Cabinet of the United Kingdom
- Frontbench Team of Ian Blackford
- Opposition frontbench of Keir Starmer
- Opposition frontbench of Jeremy Corbyn
- Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
- List of British shadow cabinets
- Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet
- Parliamentary opposition
- Shadow Cabinet of Keir Starmer
- Shadow Cabinet
Notes
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Becky Morton (8 July 2024). "Sunak names new top team as Lord Cameron resigns". BBC News. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ Ben Quinn (18 July 2024). "New Sunak appointments mean four in 10 Tory MPs are on frontbench". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 July 2024.