British Government frontbench

The Government frontbench in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, also known as the Treasury Bench, consists of the Cabinet and all other ministers.

Key

	Member of the House of Commons
	Member of the House of Lords
	Privy Counsellor
Cabinet full members in bold
Cabinet attendees in bold italics

Prime Minister and Cabinet Office

Prime Minister
	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service		Theresa May


Minister for the Cabinet Office Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster		David Lidington
Minister without Portfolio Chairman of the Conservative Party		Brandon Lewis (unpaid)
Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Implementation)	Oliver Dowden
Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for the Constitution)	Chloe Smith

Foreign relations


Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs		Jeremy Hunt
Minister of State for Europe and the Americas		Alan Duncan
Minister of State for the Middle East		Alistair Burt (joint with DfID)
Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the UN	The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific		Mark Field (unpaid)
Minister of State for Africa		Harriet Baldwin (joint with DfID)


Secretary of State for Defence		Gavin Williamson
Minister of State		The Earl Howe (unpaid; also Deputy Lords Leader)
Minister of State for the Armed Forces		Mark Lancaster
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Peoples and Veterans		Tobias Ellwood
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement	Stuart Andrew

International Development
	Secretary of State for International Development		Penny Mordaunt
	Minister of State		Alistair Burt (joint with FCO)
	Minister of State		Harriet Baldwin (joint with FCO)
	Minister of State		The Lord Bates (unpaid)


Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union		Dominic Raab
Minister of State	The Lord Callanan
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	Robin Walker
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	Chris Heaton-Harris
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	Suella Braverman

Law and order


Secretary of State for the Home Department		Sajid Javid
Minister of State for Immigration		Caroline Nokes
Minister of State for Security and Economic Crime		Ben Wallace
Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service		Nick Hurd
Minister of State for Countering Extremism	The Baroness Williams of Trafford
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime, Safeguarding & Vulnerability	Victoria Atkins


Lord Chancellor Secretary of State for Justice		David Gauke
Minister of State	Rory Stewart
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	Lucy Frazer QC
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	Edward Argar
Lords Spokesperson		The Lord Keen of Elie QC (also Advocate General for Scotland)


Attorney General Advocate General for Northern Ireland		Geoffrey Cox QC
Solicitor General	Robert Buckland QC
Advocate General for Scotland		The Lord Keen of Elie QC (also MoJ spokesperson)

Economy


Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury		Philip Hammond
Chief Secretary to the Treasury		Liz Truss
Paymaster General Financial Secretary to the Treasury		Mel Stride
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury	Robert Jenrick
Economic Secretary to the Treasury	John Glen


Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy		Greg Clark
Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth		Claire Perry
Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation	Sam Gyimah (joint with DfE)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility	Kelly Tolhurst
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Industry	Richard Harrington
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State		The Lord Henley


Secretary of State for Work and Pensions		Esther McVey
Minister of State for Employment	Alok Sharma
Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work	Sarah Newton
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Financial Inclusion	Guy Opperman
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance	Justin Tomlinson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	The Baroness Buscombe


Secretary of State for International Trade President of the Board of Trade		Liam Fox
Minister of State for Trade Policy	George Hollingbery
Minister of State for Trade and Export Promotion	The Baroness Fairhead (unpaid)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Investment	Graham Stuart

Social services

Education
	Secretary of State for Education		Damian Hinds
	Minister of State for School Standards		Nick Gibb
	Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills		Anne Milton
	Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation	Sam Gyimah (joint with BEIS)
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the School System	The Lord Agnew of Oulton (unpaid)
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children & Families	Nadhim Zahawi
Government Equalities Office (part of DfE)
	Minister for Women and Equalities		Penny Mordaunt
	Minister for Women	Victoria Atkins (joint with Home Office)
	Minister for Equalities	The Baroness Williams of Trafford (joint with Home Office)


Secretary of State for Health and Social Care		Matt Hancock
Minister of State for Health	Stephen Barclay
Minister of State for Care	Caroline Dinenage
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Mental Health and Inequalities	Jackie Doyle-Price
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Primary Care	Steve Brine
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health	The Lord O'Shaughnessy

Environment


Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs		Michael Gove
Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	George Eustice
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment	Thérèse Coffey
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Food & Animal Welfare	David Rutley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity	The Lord Gardiner of Kimble

Local and devolved government


Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government		James Brokenshire
Minister of State for Housing	Kit Malthouse
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth	Jake Berry
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Homelessness	Heather Wheeler
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government	Rishi Sunak
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Faith	The Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (joint with Wales Office)


Secretary of State for Northern Ireland		Karen Bradley
Minister of State	Shailesh Vara
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	The Lord Duncan of Springbank (joint with Scotland Office)

Scotland
	Secretary of State for Scotland		David Mundell
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	The Lord Duncan of Springbank (joint with Northern Ireland Office)


Secretary of State for Wales		Alun Cairns
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	Mims Davies (unpaid; paid as whip)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	The Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (joint with MHCLG)

Others


Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport		Jeremy Wright QC
Minister of State for Digital and the Creative Industries	Margot James
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport and Civil Society	Tracey Crouch
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Arts, Heritage and Tourism	Michael Ellis
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	The Lord Ashton of Hyde


Secretary of State for Transport		Chris Grayling
Minister of State Minister for London	Jo Johnson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	Jesse Norman
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	The Baroness Sugg (paid as whip)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	Nusrat Ghani (paid as whip)

Parliament

House Leaders
	Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council		Andrea Leadsom
	Leader of the House of Lords Lord Privy Seal		The Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	Deputy Leader of the House of Lords		The Earl Howe (unpaid; joint with MoD)


Chief Whip Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury		Julian Smith
Deputy Chief Whip Treasurer of the Household	Christopher Pincher
Government Whip Comptroller of the Household	Mark Spencer
Government Whip Vice-Chamberlain of the Household	Andrew Stephenson
Government Whip Lord Commissioner of the Treasury	Mike Freer
Government Whip Lord Commissioner of the Treasury	Paul Maynard
Government Whip Lord Commissioner of the Treasury	Craig Whittaker
Government Whip Lord Commissioner of the Treasury	Rebecca Harris
Government Whip Lord Commissioner of the Treasury	David Rutley
Government Whip Lord Commissioner of the Treasury	Nigel Adams (unpaid)
Assistant Government Whip	Nusrat Ghani (joint with DfT)
Assistant Government Whip	Michelle Donelan
Assistant Government Whip	Jo Churchill
Assistant Government Whip	Amanda Milling
Assistant Government Whip	Jeremy Quin
Assistant Government Whip	Iain Stewart
Assistant Government Whip	Mims Davies
Assistant Government Whip	Wendy Morton (unpaid)


Lords Chief Whip Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms		The Lord Taylor of Holbeach
Deputy Chief Whip Captain of the Queen’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard	The Earl of Courtown
Baroness in Waiting	The Baroness Vere of Norbiton
Baroness in Waiting	The Baroness Sugg (joint with DfT)
Baroness in Waiting	The Baroness Goldie
Baroness in Waiting	The Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen (unpaid)
Baroness in Waiting	The Baroness Stedman-Scott (unpaid)
Lord in Waiting	The Viscount Younger of Leckie
Lord in Waiting		The Lord Young of Cookham

Sources

Her Majesty's Government, parliament.co.uk
Ministers, GOV.uk

External links

Her Majesty's Government, number10.gov.uk

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