British Government frontbench

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

Members of the House of Commons

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
The Rt Hon. David Cameron MP
Chancellor of the Exchequer
First Secretary of State
The Rt Hon. George Osborne MP
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister The Rt Hon. Gavin Williamson MP
Cabinet Office
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In overall charge of the Cabinet Office
The Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin MP
Minister for the Cabinet Office
Paymaster General
The Rt Hon. Matthew Hancock MP
Minister without Portfolio
Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party
The Rt Hon. Robert Halfon MP
Parliamentary Secretary for Constitutional Reform John Penrose MP (also a Whip)
Parliamentary Secretary for Civil Society Rob Wilson MP
Parliamentary Secretary The Rt Hon. The Lord Bridges of Headley MBE

Foreign relations

Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs The Rt Hon. Philip Hammond MP
Minister of State for Europe The Rt Hon. David Lidington MP
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs The Rt Hon. Hugo Swire MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State James Duddridge MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Tobias Ellwood MP
Minister of State for Trade and Investment The Rt Hon. The Baron Price (jointly with BIS)
Minister of State The Rt Hon. The Baroness Anelay of St John's DBE PC
Defence
Secretary of State for Defence The Rt Hon. Michael Fallon MP
Minister of State for the Armed Forces Penny Mordaunt MP
Minister of State for Defence Procurement Philip Dunne MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Minister for the Reserves Julian Brazier TD MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and
Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans
Mark Lancaster TD MP
Minister of State (unpaid) The Rt Hon. The Earl Howe PC
(also Deputy Lords Leader)
International Development
Secretary of State for International Development The Rt Hon. Justine Greening MP
Minister of State The Rt Hon. Desmond Swayne TD MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Syrian Refugees
(Jointly with DCLG and Home Office)
Richard Harrington MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State The Hon. Nick Hurd MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State The Rt Hon. The Baroness Verma

Law and order

Home Office
Secretary of State for the Home Department The Rt Hon. Theresa May MP
Minister of State for Security The Rt Hon. John Hayes MP
Minister of State for Policing, Fire, Criminal Justice and Victims The Rt Hon. Mike Penning MP (jointly with Justice)
Minister of State for Immigration The Rt Hon. James Brokenshire MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for
Preventing Abuse and Exploitation
Karen Bradley MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Syrian Refugees
(Jointly with DCLG and DfID)
Richard Harrington MP
Minister of State The Rt Hon. The Lord Bates
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Countering Extremism The Rt Hon. The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
(jointly with Transport)
Justice
Lord Chancellor
Secretary of State for Justice
The Rt Hon. Michael Gove MP
Minister of State for Policing, Crime, Criminal Justice and Victims The Rt Hon. Mike Penning MP (jointly with Home Office)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Courts and Legal Aid Shailesh Vara MP (Jointly with Work & Pensions)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons,
Probation, Rehabilitation and Sentencing
Andrew Selous MP (also a Whip)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Human Rights Dominic Raab MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women,
Equalities and Family Justice
Caroline Dinenage MP
(jointly with Education and with Equalities)
Minister of State for Civil Justice and Legal Policy The Rt Hon. The Lord Faulks QC
Law Officers
Attorney General
Advocate General for Northern Ireland
The Rt Hon. Jeremy Wright QC MP
Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP
Advocate General for Scotland The Rt Hon. The Lord Keen of Elie QC

Economy

Treasury
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Second Lord of the Treasury
First Secretary of State
The Rt Hon. George Osborne MP
Chief Secretary to the Treasury The Rt Hon.Greg Hands MP
Financial Secretary to the Treasury David Gauke MP
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury Damian Hinds MP
Economic Secretary to the Treasury (City Minister) Harriett Baldwin MP
Commercial Secretary to the Treasury The Rt Hon. The Lord O'Neill of Gatley (unpaid)
Business, Innovation and Skills
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
President of the Board of Trade
The Rt Hon. Sajid Javid MP
Minister of State for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise The Rt Hon. Anna Soubry MP
Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy The Hon. Ed Vaizey MP (jointly with Culture)
Minister of State for Skills Nick Boles MP (jointly with Education)
Minister of State for Universities and Science Jo Johnson MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Life Sciences George Freeman (jointly with Health)
Interim Minister of State for Trade and Investment The Rt Hon. The Baroness Anelay of St John's DBE PC
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Intellectual Property The Rt Hon. The Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG
(jointly with Culture)
Work and Pensions
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions The Rt Hon. Stephen Crabb MP
Minister of State for Employment The Rt Hon. Priti Patel MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People Justin Tomlinson MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Shailesh Vara MP (Jointly with Justice)
Minister of State for Welfare Reform The Rt Hon. The Lord Freud PC (unpaid)
Minister of State for Pensions The Rt Hon. The Baroness Altmann CBE

Social services

Education
Secretary of State for Education
Minister for Women and Equalities
The Rt Hon. Nicky Morgan MP
Minister of State for Skills Nick Boles MP (jointly with Business)
Minister of State for Schools Nick Gibb MP
Minister of State for Children and Families Edward Timpson MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Childcare and Education Sam Gyimah MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for
Women, Equalities and Family Justice
Caroline Dinenage MP
(jointly with Justice and with Equalities)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools The Rt Hon. The Lord Nash
Health
Secretary of State for Health The Rt Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP
Minister of State for Community and Social Care The Rt Hon. Alistair Burt MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health Jane Ellison MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Life Sciences George Freeman MP (jointly with BIS)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Care Quality The Hon. Ben Gummer MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for NHS Productivity The Rt Hon. The Lord Prior of Brampton

Environment

Energy and Climate Change
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change The Rt Hon. Amber Rudd MP
Minister of State for Energy Andrea Leadsom MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Climate Change Nick Bourne MP
(also a Whip and with Wales Office)
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The Rt Hon. Liz Truss MP
Minister of State for Farming, Food and the Marine Environment George Eustice MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
for Environment and Rural Affairs
Rory Stewart OBE MP

Local and devolved government

Department for Communities and Local Government
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government The Rt Hon. Greg Clark MP
Minister of State for Housing and Planning Brandon Lewis MP
Minister of State for Communities & Resilience
Minister for Portsmouth
The Rt Hon. Mark Francois MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government Marcus Jones MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for
Local Growth and the Northern Powerhouse
James Wharton MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Syrian Refugees
(Jointly with Home Office and DfID)
Richard Harrington MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State The Rt Hon. The Baroness Williams of Trafford
Northern Ireland
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland The Rt Hon. Theresa Villiers MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Ben Wallace MP
Scotland
Secretary of State for Scotland The Rt Hon. David Mundell MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State The Rt Hon. The Lord Dunlop
Wales
Secretary of State for Wales The Rt Hon. Alun Cairns MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Guto Bebb MP (also a Whip)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State The Rt Hon. The Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
(also a Whip and with Energy)

Others

Culture, Media and Sport
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport The Rt Hon. John Whittingdale OBE MP
Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy The Hon. Ed Vaizey MP (jointly with BIS)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport and Tourism Tracey Crouch MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Intellectual Property The Rt Hon. The Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG
(jointly with BIS)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
for Internet Safety and Security
The Rt Hon The Baroness Shields OBE
Government Equalities Office
Minister for Women and Equalities The Rt Hon. Nicky Morgan MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
for Women and Equalities
Caroline Dinenage MP
(jointly with Justice and with Education)
Transport
Secretary of State for Transport The Rt Hon. Patrick McLoughlin MP
Minister of State Robert Goodwill MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Claire Perry MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Andrew Jones MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State The Rt Hon. The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
(jointly with Transport)

Parliament

House Leaders
Leader of the House of Commons
Lord President of the Council
The Rt Hon. Chris Grayling MP
Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
Parliamentary Secretary
Therese Coffey MP
Leader of the House of Lords
Lord Privy Seal
The Rt Hon. The Baroness Stowell of Beeston MBE PC
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords The Rt Hon. The Earl Howe PC
(unpaid; also with Defence)
Whips
Government Chief Whip
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
The Rt Hon. Mark Harper MP
Deputy Chief Whip
Treasurer of the Household
The Rt Hon. Anne Milton MP
Whip
Comptroller of the Household
Gavin Barwell MP
Whip
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
Kris Hopkins MP
Whips
Lords of the Treasury
The Rt Hon. David Evennett MP
John Penrose MP (also with Cabinet Office)
Guto Bebb MP (also with Wales Office)
Mel Stride MP
Charlie Elphicke MP
George Hollingbery MP (unpaid)
Assistant Whips Margot James MP (unpaid)
Julian Smith MP
Guy Opperman MP
Sarah Newton MP
Stephen Barclay MP
Simon Kirby MP
Jackie Doyle-Price MP
Andrew Selous MP (also with Justice)
Chief Whip
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
The Rt Hon. The Lord Taylor of Holbeach PC
Deputy Chief Whip
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
The Rt Hon. The Lord Gardiner of Kimble
Whips
Lords and Baronesses in Waiting
The Rt Hon. The Lord Ashton of Hyde
The Rt Hon. The Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
The Rt Hon. The Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
The Rt Hon. The Earl of Courtown
The Rt Hon. The Viscount Younger of Leckie
The Rt Hon. The Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (with Wales Office and with Energy)

See also

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