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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 Shadow Cabinet Office
[edit]| Shadow Cabinet Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Alex Burghart | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Charlie Dewhirst | ||
| Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office | Mike Wood | ||
| Shadow Minister for AI | Ben Spencer | ||
| Shadow Minister | The Baroness Finn | ||
| Equalities Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities | Joy Morrissey | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Shivani Raja | ||
| Shadow Minister | Baroness Cash | ||
Foreign relations
[edit]| Defence | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | James Cartlidge | |||
| Shadow Minister for Defence | Mark Francois | |||
| Stuart Anderson | ||||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | David Reed | |||
| Ben Obese-Jecty | ||||
| Shadow Minister for Defence | The Baroness Goldie | |||
| Business, Innovation, Science and Trade | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade | Claire Coutinho | |||
| Julia Lopez (acting) | ||||
| Shadow Minister of State | Julia Lopez | |||
| Mark Garnier | ||||
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Bradley Thomas | |||
| Peter Fortune | ||||
| Shadow Minister | The Lord Sharpe of Epsom | |||
| Shadow Minister | Lord Hunt of Wirral | |||
Social services
[edit]| Education | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Education | Laura Trott | ||
| Shadow Minister | Saqib Bhatti | ||
| Shadow Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Rebecca Smith | ||
| Patrick Spencer | |||
| Shadow Minister | Baroness Cash | ||
| Health and Social Care | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Damian Hinds | ||
| Shadow Minister | Caroline Johnson | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Neil Shastri-Hurst | ||
| Greg Stafford | |||
| Shadow Minister | The Lord Kamall | ||
| Work and Pensions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Helen Whately | |
| Shadow Minister | Andrew Snowden | |
| Shadow Pensions Minister | Peter Bedford | |
| Shadow Minister | The Baroness Stedman-Scott | |
| Baroness Spielman | ||
| Shadow Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Joe Robertson | |
Environment
[edit]| Energy Security and Net Zero | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero | Andrew Bowie | ||
| Shadow Minister | Harriet Cross | ||
| Luke Evans | |||
| Shadow Minister | Colin Moynihan | ||
| Shadow Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Ashley Fox | ||
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Victoria Atkins | ||
| Shadow Minister | Robbie Moore | ||
| Shadow Minister | Neil Hudson | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Aphra Brandreth | ||
| Shadow Minister | The Lord Blencathra | ||
| Lord Roborough | |||
Culture
[edit]| Culture, Media and Sport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | Rebecca Paul | ||
| Shadow Minister | Louie French | ||
| James Wild | |||
| Shadow Minister | The Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay | ||
Transport
[edit]| Transport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | Richard Holden | ||
| Shadow Minister of State | Greg Smith | ||
| Shadow Minister | The Lord Moylan | ||
| Shadow Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Alison Griffiths | ||
Devolved and local government
[edit]| Housing, Communities and Local Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government | Katie Lam | ||
| Shadow Minister | David Simmonds | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Lewis Cocking | ||
| Shadow Minister | The Lord Jamieson | ||
| Shadow Minister | Baroness O'Neill of Bexley | ||
| Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning | Gareth Bacon | ||
| Northern Ireland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Alex Burghart | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary State | Charlie Dewhirst | ||
| Shadow Minister | The Lord Caine | ||
| Scotland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | Harriet Cross | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Douglas Lumsden | ||
| Shadow Minister | The Lord Cameron of Lochie | ||
| Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | Mims Davies | ||
| Shadow Minister | The Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | ||
Parliament
[edit]| House Leaders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | Jesse Norman | ||
| Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons | John Lamont | ||
| Shadow Leader of the House of Lords | The Lord True | ||
| Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords | The Earl Howe --> | ||
| House of Lords Whips | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords | Baroness Williams of Old Trafford | ||
| Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords | Baroness Scott of Bybrook | ||
| Opposition Lords Whip | The Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | ||
| Lord Evans of Rainow | |||
| The Earl of Courtown | |||
| Baron Ashcombe of Boldre | |||
| Baron Reay of Reay | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Balls, Katy (2 November 2024). "What Kemi Badenoch's victory means for the Conservatives". The Spectator.