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 Kemi Badenoch, following her victory in the 2024 Conservative Party Leadership Election.[1]
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 |
Kemi Badenoch | ||
| Cabinet Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster also Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary |
Alex Burghart | ||
| Equalities Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities | Mims Davies | ||
Foreign relations
[edit]| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs | Priti Patel | ||
| Defence | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | James Cartlidge | ||
Law and order
[edit]| Home Department | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department | Chris Philp | ||
| Justice | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Shadow Lord Chancellor |
Robert Jenrick | ||
| Law Officers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales Shadow Advocate General for Northern Ireland |
To be confirmed | ||
Economy
[edit]| Treasury | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | Mel Stride | ||
| Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Richard Fuller | ||
| Business and Trade | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade | Andrew Griffith | |
| Science, Innovation and Technology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | Alan Mak | |
Social services
[edit]| Education | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Education | Laura Trott | ||
| Health and Social Care | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Edward Argar | ||||
| Work and Pensions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Helen Whately | ||
Environment
[edit]| Energy Security and Net Zero | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Climate Change and Net Zero | Claire Coutinho | ||
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Victoria Atkins | ||
Culture
[edit]| Culture, Media and Sport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | Stuart Andrew | ||
Transport
[edit]| Transport | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | Gareth Bacon | |
Devolved and local government
[edit]| Housing, Communities and Local Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government | Kevin Hollinrake | ||
| Northern Ireland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland also Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster |
Alex Burghart | ||
| Scotland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | Andrew Bowie | ||
| Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | Mims Davies | ||
Parliament
[edit]| House Leaders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | Jesse Norman | ||
| Shadow Leader of the House of Lords | The Lord True | ||
| House of Commons Whips | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons | Rebecca Harris | ||
| 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
- Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
- List of British shadow cabinets
- Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet
- Parliamentary opposition
- Shadow Cabinet
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Balls, Katy (2 November 2024). "What Kemi Badenoch's victory means for the Conservatives". The Spectator.