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 Minister for the Cabinet Office)

Cabinet Office
	Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office	Tom Watson (also Deputy Leader)
	Shadow Minister for Young People and Voter Registration	Gloria De Piero
	Shadow Minister without Portfolio	Jon Ashworth
	Shadow Minister for Trade Unions and Civil Society	Ian Lavery
	Shadow Minister for Digital	Louise Haigh
	Shadow Ministers	Wayne David (joint with Scotland, Justice) Anna Turley
	Shadow Minister	Dianne Hayter, Baroness Hayter

Foreign relations


Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs		Hilary Benn
Shadow Minister for Europe	Pat Glass
Shadow Ministers	Diana Johnson
	Catherine West
	Fabian Hamilton
Shadow Ministers	Ray Collins, Baron Collins of Highbury
Shadow Ministers	Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely


Shadow Secretary of State for Defence	Emily Thornberry
Shadow Minister for Armed Forces	Toby Perkins
Shadow Ministers	Kate Hollern
Shadow Ministers	Rachael Maskell
Shadow Minister		Don Touhig, Baron Touhig

International Development
	Shadow Secretary of State for International Development	Diane Abbott
	Shadow Ministers	Mike Kane Imran Hussain
	Shadow Minister	Ray Collins, Baron Collins of Highbury

Law and Order


Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department		Andy Burnham
Shadow Minister for Preventing Abuse	Sarah Champion
Shadow Minister for Policing	Jack Dromey
Shadow Ministers	Lyn Brown
Shadow Ministers	Sir Keir Starmer KCB QC
Shadow Ministers	Richard Rosser, Baron Rosser
Shadow Ministers	Roy Kennedy, Baron Kennedy of Southwark


Shadow Lord Chancellor Shadow Secretary of State for Justice		Charles Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton QC
Shadow Ministers	Andy Slaughter
	Jo Stevens
	Wayne David (joint with Scotland, Cabinet Office)
Shadow Ministers	Willy Bach, Baron Bach
Shadow Ministers	Jeremy Beecham, Baron Beecham (joint with Local Government, Housing)

Attorney General's Office
	Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales Shadow Advocate General for Northern Ireland	Karl Turner
	Shadow Solicitor General	Jo Stevens
	Shadow Advocate General for Scotland	Neil Davidson, Baron Davidson of Glen Clova QC (also with Treasury)

Economy


Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer	John McDonnell
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury	Seema Malhotra
Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury	Rob Marris
Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury	Richard Burgon
Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury	Rebecca Long-Bailey
Shadow Ministers		Bryan Davies, Baron Davies of Oldham
	Denis Tunnicliffe, Baron Tunnicliffe
	Neil Davidson, Baron Davidson of Glen Clova

Business, Innovation and Skills
	Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills	Angela Eagle (also Shadow First Secretary of State)
	Shadow Minister for Small Business	Bill Esterson
	Shadow Minister for Further Education & Skills (jointly with Education)	Gordon Marsden
	Shadow Ministers	Kevin Brennan
		Yvonne Fovargue
		Chi Onwurah (joint with DCMS)
	Shadow Ministers	Wilf Stevenson, Baron Stevenson of Balmacara
		Dianne Hayter, Baroness Hayter
		Jonathan Mendelsohn, Baron Mendelsohn

Social services


Shadow Secretary of State for Education	Lucy Powell
Shadow Minister for Children	Sharon Hodgson
Shadow Minister for Further Education & Skills (jointly with BIS)	Gordon Marsden
Shadow Minister for Schools	Nic Dakin
Shadow Minister	Jenny Chapman
Shadow Minister		Mike Watson, Baron Watson of Invergowrie


Shadow Secretary of State for Health	Heidi Alexander
Shadow Minister for Mental Health	Luciana Berger
Shadow Minister for Older People, Social Care and Carers	Barbara Keeley
Shadow Minister for Public Health	Andrew Gwynne
Shadow Minister	Justin Madders
Shadow Spokesperson		Philip Hunt, Baron Hunt of Kings Heath

Work and Pensions
	Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	Owen Smith
	Shadow Minister for Employment	Angela Rayner
	Shadow Minister for Disabled People	Debbie Abrahams
	Shadow Minister for Pensions	Nick Thomas-Symonds
	Shadow Ministers	Maeve Sherlock, Baroness Sherlock
	Shadow Ministers	Bill McKenzie, Baron McKenzie of Luton

Environment

Energy and Climate Change
	Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change	Lisa Nandy
	Shadow Ministers	Barry Gardiner
		Alan Whitehead
		Clive Lewis
	Shadow Ministers	Bryony Worthington, Baroness Worthington
	Shadow Ministers	John Suenson-Taylor, 3rd Baron Grantchester

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	Kerry McCarthy
	Shadow Ministers	Alex Cunningham
	Shadow Ministers	Nick Smith
	Shadow Ministers	Maggie Jones, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	Shadow Ministers	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	Jon Trickett
	Shadow Ministers	Liz McInnes
		Steve Reed
		Emma Lewell-Buck
	Shadow Ministers	Roy Kennedy, Baron Kennedy of Southwark
	Shadow Ministers	Jeremy Beecham, Baron Beecham (joint with Justice, Housing)

Housing and Planning
	Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning	John Healey
	Shadow Ministers	Roberta Blackman-Woods
	Shadow Ministers	Teresa Pearce
	Shadow Ministers	Roy Kennedy, Baron Kennedy of Southwark
	Shadow Ministers	Jeremy Beecham, Baron Beecham (joint with Justice, Local Government)


Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	Vernon Coaker
Shadow Minister	Stephen Pound
Shadow Minister		Tommy McAvoy, Baron McAvoy


Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland	Ian Murray
Shadow Minister	Wayne David (joint with Justice, Cabinet Office)
Shadow Minister		Tommy McAvoy, Baron McAvoy

Wales Office
	Shadow Secretary of State for Wales	Nia Griffith
	Shadow Minister	Susan Elan Jones
	Shadow Minister	Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely

Others

Culture, Media and Sport
	Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport	Maria Eagle
	Shadow Minister for Sport & Tourism	Clive Efford
	Shadow Minister	Chi Onwurah (joint with BIS)
	Shadow Minister	Wilf Stevenson, Baron Stevenson of Balmacara (joint with BIS)

Women & Equalities Office
	Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities	Kate Green
	Shadow Ministers	Cat Smith
	Shadow Ministers	Kate Osamor
	Shadow Minister	Dianne Hayter, Baroness Hayter

Transport
	Shadow Secretary of State for Transport	Lilian Greenwood
	Shadow Minister for Roads & Road Safety	Richard Burden
	Shadow Ministers	Andy McDonald
	Shadow Ministers	Daniel Zeichner
	Shadow Minister	Richard Rosser, Baron Rosser

Parliament


Shadow Leader of the House of Commons	Chris Bryant
Shadow Deputy Leader of the Commons	Melanie Onn
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


Opposition Chief Whip		Rosie Winterton
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip	Alan Campbell
Opposition Pairing Whip	Mark Tami
Opposition Whips	Jessica Morden
	Judith Cummins
	Vicky Foxcroft
	Sue Hayman
	Holly Lynch
	Conor McGinn
	Grahame Morris
	Jeff Smith
	David Anderson
Opposition Chief Whip in the Lords		Steve Bassam, Baron Bassam of Brighton
Opposition Deputy Chief Whips in the Lords	Denis Tunnicliffe, Baron Tunnicliffe
Opposition Deputy Chief Whips in the Lords		Tommy McAvoy, Baron McAvoy
Senior Opposition Whips in the Lords	Maeve Sherlock, Baroness Sherlock
Senior Opposition Whips in the Lords	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

References

"Her Majesty's Official Opposition". Parliament.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2011.

Her Majesty's Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet

Official Opposition frontbench

Current	Leader of the Opposition Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Shadow Home Secretary Shadow Foreign Secretary Shadow Defence Secretary Shadow Education Secretary Shadow Justice Secretary / Shadow Lord Chancellor Shadow Health Secretary Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Shadow Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary Shadow Secretary of State for Transport Shadow Cabinet Office Minister Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Shadow Leader of the House of Lords Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Shadow Secretary of State for International Development Shadow Scottish Secretary Shadow Welsh Secretary Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Shadow Women and Equalities Minister Shadow Chief Whips

Former	Employment Family

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