Official opposition frontbench (UK) 

The frontbench of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition in the Parliament of the United Kingdom consists of the Shadow Cabinet and other official spokespersons of the political party currently serving as the Official Opposition. Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition is currently the parliamentary Conservative Party. The Opposition's full frontbench team as of October 2008 is listed below (there are over 150 members) (not all parliamentary spokespersons are members of the shadow cabinet; the list however includes all shadow secretaries who are in the shadow cabinet and other spokespersons who are in the shadow departments).


Key:

Shadow Minister in the House of Commons
Shadow Minister in the House of Lords

Office of the Leader of the Opposition
Leader of the Conservative Party and
Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition
The Rt. Hon. David Cameron MP
Senior Parliamentary and Political Adviser The Rt. Hon. Andrew Mackay MP
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition Desmond Swayne TD MP

Party Officers
Chairman of the Conservative Party Caroline Spelman MP
Chairman of the Policy Review
Chairman of the Conservative Research Department
The Rt. Hon. Oliver Letwin MP
Deputy Chairman (Local Government) Bob Neill AM MP
Deputy Chairman (National Convention) Don Porter MP
Deputy Chairman (Field Campaigning) The Lord Ashcroft KCMG
Deputy Chairman (Development) Alistair Burt MP
Deputy Chairman (Candidates) John Maples MP
Vice Chairman (Cities) Kulveer Ranger
Vice Chairman (Woman) Margot James
Vice Chairman (Business) Richard Spring MP
Vice Chairman (Youth) Justine Greening MP
Vice Chairman (Campaigning) Grant Shapps MP
Chairman, International Office David Lidington MP
Deputy Chairman, International Office Philip Dunne MP
Chairman, Ethnic Diversity Council The Lord Sheikh

Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Alan Duncan MP
Shadow Minister for Small Business Mark Prisk MP
Shadow Minister for Trade and Industry Jonathan Djanogly MP
Shadow Minister The Lord Hunt of Wirral MBE

Cabinet Office
Shadow Minister for Cabinet Office
Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
The Rt. Hon. Francis Maude MP
Frontbench Team Nick Hurd MP
House of Lords The Lord de Mauley TD

Children, Schools and Families
Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families Michael Gove MP
Shadow Minister for Schools Nick Gibb MP
Shadow Minister for Education Maria Miller MP
Shadow Minister Tim Loughton MP
Shadow Ministers The Baroness Morris of Bolton OBE

Communities and Local Government
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles MP
Shadow Minister Stewart Jackson MP
Shadow Minister for London Jacqui Lait MP
Shadow Minister Paul Goodman MP
Shadow Minister Bob Neill AM MP
Shadow Minister for Housing Grant Shapps MP
Shadow Minister for Community Cohesion and Social Action The Baroness Warsi
Shadow Minister The Lord Dixon Smith DL

Culture, Media and Sport
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt MP
Frontbench Team Hugh Robertson MP
Ed Vaizey MP
Tobias Ellwood MP
House of Lords The Lord Howard of Rising
Shadow Minister for the Olympics The Lord Glentoran CBE DL

Defence
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Dr Liam Fox MP
Shadow Ministers Gerald Howarth MP
Dr. Julian Lewis MP
Shadow Minister The Lord Astor of Hever DL


Energy and Climate Change
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Greg Clark MP
Shadow Ministers Gregory Barker MP
Charles Hendry MP
Shadow Minister The Baroness Wilcox

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Peter Ainsworth MP
Shadow Minister for the Environment Anne McIntosh MP
Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs James Paice MP
Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Bill Wiggin MP
Shadow Minister The Lord Taylor of Holbeach CBE

Foreign Affairs
Shadow Foreign Secretary
Senior Member of the Shadow Cabinet
The Rt. Hon. William Hague MP
Shadow Foreign Office Minister David Lidington MP
Shadow Ministers Keith Simpson MP
Mark Francois MP
The Rt. Hon. The Lord Howell of Guildford PC

Health
Shadow Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley CBE MP
Shadow Ministers Anne Milton MP
Stephen O'Brien MP
Mike Penning MP
Mark Simmonds MP
Shadow Ministers The Rt Hon. The Earl Howe
Prof. The Rt Hon. The Lord McColl of Dulwich CBE

Home Affairs
Shadow Home Secretary Dominic Grieve QC MP
Shadow Minister David Ruffley MP
Shadow Minister for Immigration Damian Green MP
Shadow Minister James Brokenshire MP
Shadow Minister Andrew Rosindell MP
Shadow Minister for Security The Baroness Neville-Jones DCMG
Shadow Minister The Baroness Hanham CBE

Innovation, Universities and Skills
Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills David Willetts MP
Shadow Minister for Higher Education Adam Afriyie MP
Shadow Minister for Vocational Education John Hayes MP
Shadow Minister Rob Wilson MP
Shadow Ministers The Baroness Verma

International Development
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell MP
Shadow Ministers Mark Lancaster TD MP
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP
Shadow Minister The Baroness Rawlings

Justice
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Nick Herbert MP
Shadow Ministers Henry Bellingham MP
David Burrowes MP
Edward Garnier QC MP
Eleanor Laing MP
The Lord Henley
The Lord Kingsland QC TD DL

Law Officers
Shadow Attorney General Dominic Grieve MP
Shadow Solicitor General Jonathan Djanogly MP

Northern Ireland
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Owen Paterson MP
Shadow Minsters Laurence Robertson MP
The Lord Glentoran CBE DL

Parliament
Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords The Rt. Hon. The Lord Strathclyde PC
Deputy Leader The Rt. Hon. The Lord Howell of Guildford PC
Shadow Lord Chancellor The Rt. Hon. The Lord Kingsland QC TD DL PC
Shadow Leader of the House The Rt. Hon. Theresa May MP
Frontbench Team Shailesh Vara MP

Scotland
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland David Mundell MP
Shadow Ministers Ben Wallace MP
His Grace The Duke of Montrose

Transport
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport Theresa Villiers MP
Shadow Ministers Julian Brazier TD MP
Stephen Hammond MP
Robert Goodwill MP
The Lord Cllr. Hanningfield DL

Treasury
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne MP
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Philip Hammond MP
Shadow Ministers David Gauke MP
Mark Hoban MP
Justine Greening MP
Shadow Ministers The Baroness Noakes DBE

Wales
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan MP
Shadow Ministers David Jones MP
The Lord Glentoran CBE

Work and Pensions
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Chris Grayling MP
Shadow Ministers Nigel Waterson MP
Mark Harper MP
James Clappison MP
Andrew Selous MP
The Lord Skelmersdale

Whips
Chief Whip The Rt. Hon. Patrick McLouglin MP
Deputy Chief Whip Andrew Robathan MP
Assistant Whips John Randall MP
Alistair Burt MP
Whips
John Baron MP
Richard Benyon MP
Crispin Blunt MP
Simon Burns MP
James Duddridge MP
David Evennett MP
Michael Fabricant MP
Nick Hurd MP
Brooks Newmark MP
Angela Watkinson MP
Jeremy Wright MP
Chief Whip The Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE
Deputy Chief Whip The Baroness Seccombe DBE
Whips The Earl Attlee
The Viscount Bridgeman
The Lord Astor of Hever DL
The Baroness Hanham CBE
His Grace The Duke of Montrose
The Lord Luke
The Baroness Morris of Bolton
The Lord de Mauley TD
The Lord Howard of Rising
The Lord Taylor of Holbeach
The Baroness Verma

See also

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