Official opposition frontbench (UK)
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The frontbench of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition in the Parliament of the United Kingdom consists of the Shadow Cabinet and other official spokesmen of the political party currently serving as the Official Opposition.
Currently the parliamentary Conservative Party is Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition in the UK, their full front bench team, as of May 2006 is listed below.
[edit] The full front bench team
Not all parliamentary spokespersons are members of the shadow cabinet. This lists the full frontbench team, including shadow cabinet members and other spokespersons.
[edit] Conservative Party Leader and Leader of the Opposition
- Leader - Rt Hon David Cameron MP
- Senior Parliamentary and Political Adviser - Rt Hon Andrew Mackay MP
- Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition - Desmond Swayne TD MP
[edit] The Conservative Party
- Chairman of the Party - Rt Hon Francis Maude MP
- Chairman of the Policy Review and Chairman of the Conservative Research Department - Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP
- Parliamentary Private Secretary (also Shadow Minister for Work & Pensions) - Tim Boswell MP
- Deputy Chairman (Conservative Future, Target Seats and Opinion Research) - Lord Ashcroft KCMG
- Deputy Chairman (Organisation and Campaigning) - Angela Browning MP
- Deputy Chairman (Candidates) - Hon Bernard Jenkin MP
- Deputy Chairman (Local Government) (also Shadow Minister for Local Government) - Eric Pickles MP
- Vice Chairman (Youth) - Justine Greening MP
- Vice Chairman (Women) - Margot James
- Vice Chairman (Campaigning) - Grant Shapps MP
- Vice Chairman (Business) - Richard Spring MP
- Vice Chairman (Cities) - Sayeeda Warsi
- Conservatives Abroad and Chairman of the International Office - Gary Streeter MP
- Chairman, Conservative Ethnic Diversity Council - Mohamed Sheikh
[edit] Constitutional Affairs
- Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs & Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (assisted by Shadow Solicitor General) - Oliver Heald MP
[edit] Shadow Ministers (Lords)
- Shadow Lord Chancellor - Rt Hon the Lord Kingsland QC TD DL (formerly Sir Christopher Prout MEP)
- Shadow Minister for Constitutional and Legal Affairs - Lord Henley
- Shadow Minister for Constitutional Affairs and Legal Affairs (also in Home Affairs Team) - Baroness Seccombe DBE
- Shadow Minister for Cabinet Office - Baroness Wilcox
[edit] Culture, Media and Sport
- Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport - Hugo Swire MP
- Shadow Minister for Culture - Mark Field MP
- Shadow Minister for Culture, Media & Sport - Malcolm Moss MP
- Shadow Minister for Sport & the Olympics - Hugh Robertson MP
[edit] Shadow Ministers (Lords)
- Shadow Minister for Culture, Media & Sport - Viscount Astor (Step-Father-in-Law of David Cameron)
- Shadow Minister for Sport - Lord Glentoran CBE DL
- Shadow Minister for Culture, Media & Sport (also in Defence & Wales Teams) - Lord Luke
[edit] Defence
- Shadow Secretary of State for Defence - Dr Liam Fox MP
- Shadow Ministers - Mark Harper MP, Gerald Howarth MP, Dr Julian Lewis MP
- Shadow Ministers (Lords) - Lord Astor of Hever DL, Lord Luke
[edit] Education
- Shadow Secretary of State for Education - David Willetts MP
- Shadow Minister for Schools - Nick Gibb MP
- Shadow Minister for Vocational Education - John Hayes MP
- Shadow Minister for Higher Education - Boris Johnson MP
- Shadow Minister for Education - Maria Miller MP
- Shadow Ministers (Lords) - Baroness Buscombe, Baroness Morris of Bolton OBE
[edit] Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food, & Rural Affairs, Peter Ainsworth MP
- Shadow Minister for the Environment, - Greg Barker MP
- Shadow Minister for Agriculture & Rural Affairs - James Paice MP
- Shadow Minister for Agriculture & Fisheries - Bill Wiggin MP
- Shadow Minister for Food & Rural Affairs (Lords) - Baroness Byford DBE
- Shadow Minister for Environment (Lords) - Lord Dixon-Smith DL
- Shadow Minister for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Lords) (also in Scotland Team) - The Duke of Montrose
[edit] Foreign Affairs
- Shadow Foreign Secretary & Senior Member of the Shadow Cabinet - Rt Hon William Hague MP
- Shadow Minister for Europe - Graham Brady MP
- Shadow Ministers - Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP, Keith Simpson MP
- Shadow Ministers (Lords) - Rt Hon the Lord Howell of Guildford, Lord Astor of Hever DL, Baroness Rawlings
[edit] Health
- Shadow Secretary of State for Health - Andrew Lansley MP CBE
- Shadow Minister - John Baron MP, Dr Andrew Murrison MP, Stephen O’Brien MP
- Shadow Minister for Children - Tim Loughton MP
- Shadow Ministers (Lords) - The Earl Howe, Professor the Lord McColl CBE
- Shadow Minister for Children - Baroness Morris of Bolton OBE
[edit] Home Affairs
- Shadow Home Secretary (Assisted by Shadow Law Officers) - Rt Hon David Davis MP
- Shadow Minister - Edward Garnier MP QC
- Shadow Minister for Immigration - Damian Green MP
- Shadow Minister for Police Reform - Nick Herbert MP
- Shadow Minister for Homeland Security - Patrick Mercer MP OBE
- Shadow Minister for Charities - Andrew Turner MP
- Shadow Ministers (Lords) - Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE, Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbots CBE, Baroness Seccombe DBE, Viscount Bridgeman
[edit] International Development
- Shadow Secretary of State for International Development - Andrew Mitchell MP
- Shadow Minister - Mark Simmonds MP
- Shadow Ministers (Lords) - Baroness Rawlings, Lord Astor of Hever DL
[edit] Law Officers (Assist the Home Affairs Team)
- Shadow Attorney General & Shadow Spokesman on Community Cohesion - Dominic Grieve MP
- Shadow Solicitor General (also Shadow Minister for Trade & Industry) - Jonathan Djanogly MP
[edit] Parliament
[edit] Lords
- Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords - Rt Hon Lord Strathclyde
- Deputy Leader - Rt Hon Lord Howell of Guildford
- Shadow Lord Chancellor - Rt Hon Lord Kingsland QC TD DL
[edit] Commons
- Shadow Leader of the House Rt Hon Theresa May MP
[edit] Northern Ireland
- Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland - David Lidington MP
- Shadow Minster - Laurence Robertson MP
- Shadow Minsters (Lords) - Lord Glentoran CBE DL, The Viscount Bridgeman
[edit] Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
- Shadow Secretary of State for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister - Caroline Spelman MP
- Shadow Minister for Communities & Local Government - Alistair Burt MP
- Shadow Minister for London - Jacqui Lait MP
- Shadow Minister for Housing - Michael Gove MP
- Shadow Minister for Local Government (also Deputy Chairman of the Party, Local Government)- Eric Pickles MP
- Shadow Minister for Local Government - Robert Syms MP
- Shadow Ministers (Lords - Baroness Hanham CBE, Lord Hanningfield DL
[edit] Whips
[edit] Opposition Whips (House of Commons)
- Chief Whip - Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP
- Deputy Chief Whip - Andrew Robathan MP
- Assistant Chief Whip John Randall MP
- Whips - Simon Burns MP, Michael Fabricant MP, Angela Watkinson MP, Henry Bellingham MP, Crispin Blunt MP, Andrew Selous MP, David Evennett MP, Andrew Rosindell MP, Tobias Ellwood MP
[edit] Opposition Whips (House of Lords)
- Chief Whip - Rt Hon the Lord Cope of Berkeley
- Deputy Chief Whip - Baroness Seccombe DBE
- Whips - Lord Luke, Viscount Bridgeman, Lord Astor of Hever DL, Baroness Hanham CBE, The Duke of Montrose, Lord Hanningfield DL, Baroness Morris of Bolton OBE, Lord de Mauley TD (Rupert Charles Ponsonby), Lord Howard of Rising
[edit] Scotland
- Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland - David Mundell MP
- Shadow Ministers (Lords) - Duke of Montrose, Baroness Hanham CBE
[edit] Trade and Industry
- Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry - Alan Duncan MP
- Shadow Ministers Charles Hendry MP
- Shadow Minister for Women & Equality Eleanor Laing MP
- Shadow Minister for Small Business Mark Prisk MP
- Shadow Minister for Trade & Industry (also Shadow Solicitor General) Jonathan Djanogly MP
- Shadow Ministers (Lords) Baroness Miller of Hendon MBE, Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbots CBE, Lord de Mauley TD
- Shadow Minister for Women Baroness Morris of Bolton OBE
[edit] Transport
- Shadow Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling MP
- Shadow Ministers Julian Brazier TD MP, Stephen Hammond MP, Owen Paterson MP
- Shadow Ministers (Lords) Lord Hanningfield DL, Baroness Hanham CBE
[edit] Treasury
- Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne MP
- Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Theresa Villiers MP
- Shadow Ministers Mark Francois MP, Mark Hoban MP
- Shadow Minister for Childcare Paul Goodman MP
- Shadow Ministers (Lords) Baroness Noakes DBE, Lord Howard of Rising
[edit] Wales
- Shadow Secretary of State for Wales - Cheryl Gillan MP
- Shadow Ministers (Lords) - Rt Hon the Lord Roberts of Conwy, Lord Luke
[edit] Work & Pensions
- Shadow Secretary of State for Work & Pensions Philip Hammond MP
- Shadow Ministers Tim Boswell MP, Jeremy Hunt MP, Anne McIntosh MP, David Ruffley MP, Nigel Waterson MP
- Shadow Ministers (Lords) Lord Skelmersdale, Baroness Noakes DBE, Lord Howard of Rising
