Official Opposition frontbench
In the UK Parliament; Shadow Cabinet and shadow ministers
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 front bench 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.
Key
| 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
| 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 Deputy Prime Minister Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party | Oliver Dowden | ||
| Equalities Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities | Mims Davies | ||
Foreign relations
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs | Andrew Mitchell | |||
| Defence | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | James Cartlidge | ||
| Shadow Minister for Veterans | Andrew Bowie | ||
Law and order
| Home Department | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department | James Cleverly | ||
| Shadow Minister for Security | Tom Tugendhat | ||
| Justice | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Shadow Lord Chancellor | Edward Argar | ||
| Law Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales Shadow Advocate General for Northern Ireland | Jeremy Wright | |||
Economy
| Treasury | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | Jeremy Hunt | |||
| Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Laura Trott | |||
| Business and Trade | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade | Kevin Hollinrake | ||
| Science, Innovation and Technology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | Andrew Griffith | ||
Social services
| Education | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Education | Damian Hinds | |||
| Health and Social Care | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Victoria Atkins | |||
| Work and Pensions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Mel Stride | ||
Environment
| Energy Security and Net Zero | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State of Energy Security and Net Zero | Claire Coutinho | ||
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Steve Barclay | |||
Culture
| Culture, Media and Sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | Julia Lopez | |||
Transport
| Transport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | Helen Whately | ||
Devolved and local government
| Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government | Kit Malthouse | |||
| Northern Ireland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Alex Burghart | ||
| Scotland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | John Lamont | ||
| Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | Oliver Dowden | ||
Parliament
| House Leaders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | Chris Philp | |||
| Shadow Leader of the House of Lords | The Lord True | |||
| House of Commons Whips | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons | Stuart Andrew | ||
See also
- 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
Notes
References
External links
- His Majesty's Official Opposition
- Spokespersons in the House of Lords
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Frontbenches in the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Official Opposition frontbench
- Liberal Democrat frontbench team
- Scottish National Party frontbench team
