Official Opposition frontbench
The frontbench of Her 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. Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition is currently the Labour Party, and the Leader of the Opposition is Jeremy Corbyn.
Key
| Member of the House of Commons | |
| Member of 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
| Office of the Leader of the Opposition | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition Leader of the Labour Party |
Jeremy Corbyn | ||
| Deputy Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition Deputy Leader of the Labour Party |
Tom Watson (also Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport) | ||
| Cabinet Office | ||
| Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office | Ian Lavery | |
| Shadow Minister for Voter Engagement and Youth Affairs | Cat Smith | |
| Shadow Minister without Portfolio | Andrew Gwynne | |
| Shadow Minister | Dianne Hayter, Baroness Hayter | |
Foreign relations
| Foreign and Commonwealth Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Emily Thornberry | ||
| Shadow Minister for Europe | Khalid Mahmood[1] | ||
| Shadow Minister | Catherine West | ||
| Shadow Minister (jointly with Defence) | Fabian Hamilton | ||
| Shadow Minister | Liz McInnes | ||
| Shadow Ministers | Ray Collins, Baron Collins of Highbury | ||
| Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely | |||
| Defence | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | Nia Griffith | ||
| Shadow Minister for Armed Forces and Defence Procurement | Wayne David[1] | ||
| Shadow Minister (jointly with Foreign Office) | Fabian Hamilton | ||
| Shadow Minister | Don Touhig, Baron Touhig | ||
| Department for Exiting the European Union | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union | Sir Keir Starmer | ||
| Shadow Minister | Jenny Chapman | ||
| Shadow Minister | Matthew Pennycook | ||
| Shadow Minister | Paul Blomfield | ||
| Shadow Minister | Ray Collins, Baron Collins of Highbury | ||
| International Development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for International Development | Kate Osamor | ||
| Shadow Minister | Imran Hussain | ||
| Shadow Minister | Ray Collins, Baron Collins of Highbury | ||
| Department for International Trade | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade | Barry Gardiner (also Shadow Minister for International Climate Change) | ||
| Shadow Minister | Bill Esterson (joint with BIS) | ||
Law and Order
| Home Office | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department | Diane Abbott | |
| Shadow Policing Minister | Lyn Brown | |
| Shadow Ministers | Carolyn Harris | |
| Rupa Huq | ||
| Shadow Ministers | Richard Rosser, Baron Rosser | |
| Roy Kennedy, Baron Kennedy of Southwark | ||
| Attorney General's Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales Shadow Advocate General for Northern Ireland |
The Baroness Chakrabarti | ||
| Shadow Solicitor General | Nick Thomas-Symonds | ||
| Shadow Advocate General for Scotland | Neil Davidson, Baron Davidson of Glen Clova QC (also with Treasury) | ||
Economy
| Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | Clive Lewis | ||
| Shadow Minister for Small Business (jointly with International Trade) | Bill Esterson | ||
| Shadow Minister for Further Education & Skills (jointly with Education) | Gordon Marsden | ||
| Shadow Minister for Industrial Strategy | Chi Onwurah | ||
| Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change | Alan Whitehead | ||
| Shadow Minister for Steel, Postal Affairs, and Consumer Protection | Gill Furniss | ||
| Shadow Ministers | Wilf Stevenson, Baron Stevenson of Balmacara | ||
| Dianne Hayter, Baroness Hayter | |||
| Jonathan Mendelsohn, Baron Mendelsohn | |||
Social services
| Education | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Education | Angela Rayner | ||
| Shadow Minister for Children and Families | Emma Lewell-Buck | ||
| Shadow Minister for Further Education & Skills (jointly with Business) | Gordon Marsden | ||
| Shadow Minister for Schools | Mike Kane | ||
| Shadow Minister for Early Years | Tulip Siddiq | ||
| Shadow Minister | Mike Watson, Baron Watson of Invergowrie | ||
| Health | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Health | Jon Ashworth | ||
| Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Social Care | Barbara Keeley | ||
| Shadow Minister for Public Health | Sharon Hodgson | ||
| Shadow Community Health Minister | Julie Cooper | ||
| Shadow Minister | Justin Madders | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson | Philip Hunt, Baron Hunt of Kings Heath | ||
| Work and Pensions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Debbie Abrahams | ||
| Shadow Minister for Labour | Jack Dromey | ||
| Shadow Minister for Pensions | Alex Cunningham | ||
| Shadow Minister | Margaret Greenwood | ||
| Shadow Ministers | Maeve Sherlock, Baroness Sherlock | ||
| Bill McKenzie, Baron McKenzie of Luton | |||
Environment
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Rachael Maskell | |
| Shadow Minister for Farming and Rural Communities | Mary Glindon | |
| Shadow Minister for Flooding and Coastal Communities | Sue Hayman | |
| Shadow Ministers | Maggie Jones, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | |
| John Suenson-Taylor, 3rd Baron Grantchester | ||
Local and devolved government
| Communities and Local Government | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention |
Grahame Morris (On Leave)
Teresa Pearce (acting) | |
| Shadow Ministers | Kate Hollern | |
| Jim McMahon | ||
| Gareth Thomas | ||
| Shadow Ministers | Roy Kennedy, Baron Kennedy of Southwark | |
| Jeremy Beecham, Baron Beecham (joint with Justice, Housing) | ||
| Housing and Planning | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Housing and Planning[3] | John Healey | ||
| Shadow Ministers | Roberta Blackman-Woods | ||
| Teresa Pearce | |||
| Ruth Cadbury | |||
| Andy Slaughter (also Shadow Minister for London) | |||
| Shadow Ministers | Roy Kennedy, Baron Kennedy of Southwark | ||
| Jeremy Beecham, Baron Beecham (joint with Justice, Local Government) | |||
| Northern Ireland Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | David Anderson | ||
| Shadow Minister | Stephen Pound | ||
| Shadow Minister | Tommy McAvoy, Baron McAvoy | ||
| Scotland Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | David Anderson | ||
| Shadow Minister | Tommy McAvoy, Baron McAvoy | ||
| Wales Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | Jo Stevens | ||
| Shadow Minister | Gerald Jones | ||
| Shadow Minister | Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely | ||
Others
| Culture, Media and Sport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | Tom Watson (also Deputy Leader) | ||
| Shadow Minister for Arts and Heritage and Deputy Secretary of State | Kevin Brennan | ||
| Shadow Minister for Sport & Tourism | Rosena Allin-Khan | ||
| Shadow Minister for the Digital Economy | Louise Haigh | ||
| Shadow Minister for Civil Society | Steve Reed | ||
| Shadow Minister | Wilf Stevenson, Baron Stevenson of Balmacara (joint with BIS) | ||
| Women & Equalities Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities | Sarah Champion | ||
| Shadow Minister for Black and Minority Ethnic Communities | Dawn Butler | ||
| Shadow Minister | Paula Sherriff | ||
| Shadow Minister | Dianne Hayter, Baroness Hayter | ||
| Transport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | Andy McDonald | ||
| Shadow Minister | Richard Burden | ||
| Shadow Ministers | Pat Glass | ||
| Daniel Zeichner | |||
| Shadow Minister | Richard Rosser, Baron Rosser | ||
| Lord President of the Council | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Lord President of the Council | Jon Trickett (also Campaigns & Elections coordinator) | ||
Parliament
| House Leaders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | Valerie Vaz | ||
| Shadow Deputy Leader of the Commons | Vacant | ||
| Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords | Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon | ||
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords | Philip Hunt, Baron Hunt of Kings Heath | ||
| Whips | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Chief Whip | Nick Brown | ||
| Opposition Deputy Chief Whip | Alan Campbell | ||
| Opposition Pairing Whip | Mark Tami | ||
| Opposition Whips | Jessica Morden | ||
| Judith Cummins | |||
| Vicky Foxcroft | |||
| Chris Elmore | |||
| Thangam Debbonaire | |||
| Nick Smith | |||
| Jeff Smith | |||
| Karl Turner | |||
| Nic Dakin | |||
| Opposition Chief Whip in the Lords | Steve Bassam, Baron Bassam of Brighton | ||
| Opposition Deputy Chief Whips in the Lords | Denis Tunnicliffe, Baron Tunnicliffe | ||
| Tommy McAvoy, Baron McAvoy | |||
| Senior Opposition Whips in the Lords | Maeve Sherlock, Baroness Sherlock | ||
| Margaret Wheeler, Baroness Wheeler | |||
| Opposition Whips in the Lords | Don Touhig, Baron Touhig | ||
| Ray Collins, Baron Collins of Highbury | |||
| Wilf Stevenson, Baron Stevenson of Balmacara | |||
| Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely | |||
| Roy Kennedy, Baron Kennedy of Southwark | |||
See also
- Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
- Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet
- Opposition (parliamentary)
- Cabinet of the United Kingdom
- British Government Frontbench
- List of British shadow cabinets
References
"People of Labour (Shadow Cabinet)". The Labour Party. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- 1 2 "Corbyn reveals more frontbench jobs | LabourList". LabourList | Labour's biggest independent grassroots e-network. 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
- ↑ Reynolds, Jonathan. "Jonathan Reynolds MP on Twitter: "Very pleased to be able to tell my GC tonight I have joined @johnmcdonnellMP's team as Shadow Economic Sec to the Treasury (City Minister)"". Twitter. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ↑ Topping, Alexandra; Rawlinson, Kevin (2016-10-07). "Labour reshuffle: full shadow cabinet list announced – as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
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