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 | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition | Kate Hollern | ||
| Deputy Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition Deputy Leader of the Labour Party |
Tom Watson | ||
| Cabinet Office | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office | Jon Trickett | |
| Labour Party Chair | Ian Lavery | |
| Co-National Campaign Coordinators | Ian Lavery | |
| Andrew Gwynne | ||
| Shadow Minister for Voter Engagement and Youth Affairs | Cat Smith | |
| Shadow Ministers | Chris Matheson | |
| Jo Platt | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson | Dianne Hayter, Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | |
Foreign relations
| Foreign and Commonwealth Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Shadow First Secretary of State |
Emily Thornberry[1] | ||
| Shadow Minister for Europe | Khalid Mahmood | ||
| Shadow Ministers | Fabian Hamilton | ||
| Liz McInnes | |||
| Shadow Spokesperson | Ray Collins, Baron Collins of Highbury | ||
| Defence | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | Nia Griffith | ||
| Shadow Ministers | Wayne David | ||
| Gerald Jones | |||
| Shadow Spokespersons | |||
| Denis Tunnicliffe, Baron Tunnicliffe | |||
| International Development | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for International Development | Kate Osamor | |
| Shadow Ministers | Dan Carden | |
| Preet Gill | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson | Ray Collins, Baron Collins of Highbury | |
| Department for International Trade | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade | Barry Gardiner | ||
| Shadow Ministers | Bill Esterson | ||
| Judith Cummins | |||
Law and Order
| Home Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department | Diane Abbott | ||
| Shadow Policing Minister | Louise Haigh | ||
| Shadow Immigration Minister | Afzal Khan | ||
| Shadow Fire and Emergency Services Minister | Karen Lee | ||
| Shadow Security Minister | Nick Thomas-Symonds | ||
| Shadow Spokespersons | Richard Rosser, Baron Rosser | ||
| Roy Kennedy, Baron Kennedy of Southwark | |||
| Ministry of Justice | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Lord Chancellor Shadow Secretary of State for Justice |
Richard Burgon | |
| Shadow Minister | Yasmin Qureshi | |
| Gloria De Piero | ||
| Imran Hussain | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson | Jeremy Beecham, Baron Beecham | |
| Attorney General's Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales Shadow Advocate General for Northern Ireland |
Shami Chakrabarti | ||
| Shadow Solicitor General | Nick Thomas-Symonds | ||
| Shadow Advocate General for Scotland | Neil Davidson, Baron Davidson of Glen Clova QC | ||
Economy
| Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | Rebecca Long-Bailey | |
| Shadow Minister for Small Business | Bill Esterson | |
| 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 Minister for Labour | Justin Madders | |
| Shadow Spokespersons | Wilf Stevenson, Baron Stevenson of Balmacara | |
| Dianne Hayter, Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | ||
| John Suenson-Taylor, 3rd Baron Grantchester | ||
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 | Gordon Marsden | ||
| Shadow Minister for Schools | Mike Kane | ||
| Shadow Minister for Early Years | Tracy Brabin | ||
| Shadow Spokespersons | Mike Watson, Baron Watson of Invergowrie | ||
| Wilf Stevenson, Baron Stevenson of Balmacara | |||
| Health and Social Care | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Jon Ashworth | ||
| Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Social Care | Barbara Keeley | ||
| Paula Sherriff | |||
| Shadow Minister for Public Health | Sharon Hodgson | ||
| Shadow Community Health Minister | Julie Cooper | ||
| Shadow Minister | Justin Madders | ||
| Shadow Spokespersons | Glenys Thornton, Baroness Thornton | ||
| Margaret Wheeler, Baroness Wheeler | |||
| Work and Pensions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Margaret Greenwood | ||
| Shadow Minister for Pensions | Jack Dromey | ||
| Shadow Minister for Disabled People | Marsha de Cordova | ||
| Shadow Minister for Employment | Mike Amesbury | ||
| Shadow Spokespersons | Maeve Sherlock | ||
| Bill McKenzie, Baron McKenzie of Luton | |||
Environment
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Sue Hayman | |
| Shadow Ministers | Mary Glindon | |
| David Drew | ||
| Holly Lynch | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson | Maggie Jones, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | |
| Shadow Minister | John Suenson-Taylor, 3rd Baron Grantchester | |
Local and devolved government
| Communities and Local Government | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government | Andrew Gwynne | |
| Shadow Minister | Yvonne Fovargue | |
| Shadow Minister for Local Government, Devolution and Finance | Jim McMahon | |
| Shadow Spokespersons | Roy Kennedy, Baron Kennedy of Southwark | |
| Jeremy Beecham, Baron Beecham | ||
| Housing and Planning | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Housing | John Healey | ||
| Shadow Ministers | |||
| Melanie Onn | |||
| Tony Lloyd | |||
| Shadow Minister for Planning | Roberta Blackman-Woods | ||
| Shadow Spokespersons | Roy Kennedy, Baron Kennedy of Southwark | ||
| Jeremy Beecham, Baron Beecham | |||
| Northern Ireland Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Tony Lloyd | ||
| Shadow Minister | Stephen Pound | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson | Tommy McAvoy | ||
| Scotland Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | Lesley Laird | ||
| Shadow Minister | Paul Sweeney | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson | Neil Davidson, Baron Davidson of Glen Clova | ||
| Wales Office | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | Christina Rees | |
| Shadow Minister | Chris Ruane | |
Others
| Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Tom Watson | |
| Shadow Minister for Digital Economy | Liam Byrne | |
| Shadow Minister for Arts and Heritage | Kevin Brennan | |
| Shadow Minister for Sport | Rosena Allin-Khan | |
| Shadow Minister for Civil Society | Steve Reed | |
| Shadow Spokesperson | Wilf Stevenson, Baron Stevenson of Balmacara | |
| Equalities Office | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities | Dawn Butler | |
| Shadow Ministers | Naz Shah | |
| Carolyn Harris | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson | Anita Gale, Baroness Gale | |
| Transport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | Andy McDonald | ||
| Shadow Ministers | |||
| Karl Turner | |||
| Shadow Minister for Rail | Rachael Maskell | ||
| Shadow Minister for Local Transport | Matt Rodda | ||
| Shadow Spokespersons | Richard Rosser, Baron Rosser | ||
| Denis Tunnicliffe, Baron Tunnicliffe | |||
| Lord President of the Council | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Lord President of the Council | Jon Trickett | ||
Parliament
| House Leaders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | Valerie Vaz | ||
| Shadow Deputy Leader of the Commons | Karin Smyth | ||
| Shadow Leader of the House of Lords | Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon | ||
| Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords | |||
| House of Commons 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 | |||
| Nic Dakin | |||
| House of Lords Whips | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Chief Whip in the Lords | Tommy McAvoy | ||
| Opposition Deputy Chief Whips in the Lords | Denis Tunnicliffe, Baron Tunnicliffe | ||
| Margaret Wheeler, Baroness Wheeler | |||
| Opposition Senior Whips in the Lords | Maeve Sherlock | ||
| Opposition Whips in the Lords | Chris Lennie, Baron Lennie | ||
| Ray Collins, Baron Collins of Highbury | |||
| Wilf Stevenson, Baron Stevenson of Balmacara | |||
| Roy Kennedy, Baron Kennedy of Southwark | |||
| Iain McNicol | |||
See also
Sources
- "Her Majesty's Official Opposition". Parliament. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
References
- ↑ "People of Labour (Shadow Cabinet)". The Labour Party. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
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