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The '''Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet''', or '''His Majesty’s Most Loyal Opposition Shadow Cabinet''', but usually simply the '''Shadow Cabinet''', is the committee of senior members of the [[Official Opposition (United Kingdom)|Official Opposition]] who scrutinise the work of the [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom]]. Each Shadow Cabinet member is typically given a position which corresponds to that of a [[Government of the United Kingdom|government]] [[Minister (government)|minister]] in Cabinet.


==Composition==
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{{PoliticsUK}}
The '''Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet''', or '''His Majesty’s Most Loyal Opposition Shadow Cabinet''', but usually simply the '''Shadow Cabinet''', is the committee of senior members of the [[Official Opposition (United Kingdom)|Official Opposition]] who scrutinise the work of the [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom]]. Each Shadow Cabinet member is typically given a position which corresponds to that of a [[Government of the United Kingdom|government]] [[Minister (government)|minister]] in Cabinet. Shadow Cabinet members, commonly known as shadow ministers, are usually appointed by the [[Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)|leader of the Opposition]] (currently [[Kemi Badenoch]]). The roles of shadow ministers are to develop alternative policies, hold the government to account for its actions and responses, and act as [[spokesperson|spokespeople]] for the opposition party in their own specific policy areas.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/shadow-cabinet |title=Shadow cabinet |work=Institute for Government |date=20 May 2021 |access-date=18 April 2022 |quote=The shadow cabinet is made up of senior members of the main opposition party in Westminster, who act as spokespeople for the opposition in specific policy areas. Their job is to scrutinise those they ‘shadow’ in government, and develop policies for their party.}}</ref> By convention, shadow ministers are drawn either from serving members of the [[House of Commons]] or the [[House of Lords]], with most chosen from the former. Since July 2024, [[Conservative Party (UK)|the Conservative Party]] has been the Official Opposition, and its leadership therefore forms the current [[Shadow Cabinet]].
Shadow Cabinet members, commonly known as shadow ministers, are usually appointed by the [[Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)|leader of the Opposition]] (currently [[Kemi Badenoch]]). The roles of shadow ministers are to develop alternative policies, hold the government to account for its actions and responses, and act as [[spokesperson|spokespeople]] for the opposition party in their own specific policy areas.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/shadow-cabinet |title=Shadow cabinet |work=Institute for Government |date=20 May 2021 |access-date=18 April 2022 |quote=The shadow cabinet is made up of senior members of the main opposition party in Westminster, who act as spokespeople for the opposition in specific policy areas. Their job is to scrutinise those they ‘shadow’ in government, and develop policies for their party.}}</ref> By convention, shadow ministers are drawn either from serving members of the [[House of Commons]] or the [[House of Lords]], with most chosen from the former. Since July 2024, [[Conservative Party (UK)|the Conservative Party]] has been the Official Opposition, and its leadership therefore forms the current [[Shadow Cabinet]].


Not all [[Official Opposition frontbench|opposition frontbench]]ers are members of the Shadow Cabinet, which is composed of the most senior opposition members (usually they number around twenty).
Not all [[Official Opposition frontbench|opposition frontbench]]ers are members of the Shadow Cabinet, which is composed of the most senior opposition members (usually they number around twenty).
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==Current Shadow Cabinet==
==Current Shadow Cabinet==
{{As of|November 2024}}, the members of the shadow cabinet are:<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mitchell |first1=Archie |last2=Cooke |first2=Millie |last3=Maddox |first3=David |last4=Kate |first4=Devlin |title=Who makes up Kemi Badenoch’s newly-appointed shadow cabinet? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/kemi-badenoch-jenrick-tory-shadow-cabinet-b2641573.html |access-date=5 November 2024 |work=The Independent |date=5 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! Shadows
! Shadows
|-
|-
! colspan=5 | Shadow Cabinet ministers
! colspan=5 | Shadow Cabinet ministers<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/czk0r339evgt|title=UK politics live: Anxiety over NHS legitimate but I'm optimistic about future, says Wes Streeting|website=BBC News|access-date=8 July 2024|archive-date=8 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240708191910/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/czk0r339evgt|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
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| [[File:Official portrait of Kemi Badenoch MP crop 2, 2024.jpg|139x139px]]
| [[File:Official portrait of Kemi Badenoch MP crop 2, 2024.jpg|139x139px]]
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| [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]]
| [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]]
|-
|-
|[[File:Official portrait of Oliver Dowden MP crop 2, 2024.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[File:Mel Stride Official Cabinet Portrait, October 2022 (cropped).jpg|139x139px]]
|[[Oliver Dowden]]
|[[Mel Stride]]
MP for
MP for
[[Hertsmere (UK Parliament constituency)|Hertsmere]]
[[Central Devon (UK Parliament constituency)|Central Devon]]
|[[Deputy Leader of the Opposition]]
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[[Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster]]
|[[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]]
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[[Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster]]
|-
|[[File:Jeremy Hunt Official Cabinet Portrait, October 2022 (cropped).jpg|139x139px]]
|[[Jeremy Hunt]]<br />{{Small|MP for [[Godalming and Ash (UK Parliament constituency)|Godalming and Ash]]}}
|[[Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer]]
|[[Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer]]
|[[Chancellor of the Exchequer]]
|[[Chancellor of the Exchequer]]
|-
|-
|[[File:Official portrait of Andrew Mitchell MP crop 2, 2024.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Priti Patel MP crop 2.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[Andrew Mitchell]]
|[[Priti Patel]]
MP for
MP for
[[Sutton Coldfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Sutton Coldfield]]
[[Witham (UK Parliament constituency)|Witham]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs]]
|[[Foreign Secretary|Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs]]
|[[Foreign Secretary|Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs]]
|-
|-
|[[File:Official portrait of James Cleverly MP crop 2, 2024.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[File:Official portrait of Chris Philp MP crop 2, 2024.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[James Cleverly]]
|[[Chris Philp]]
MP for
MP for
[[Braintree (UK Parliament constituency)| Braintree]]
[[Croydon South (UK Parliament constituency)| Croydon South]]
|[[Shadow Home Secretary]]
|[[Shadow Home Secretary]]
|[[Home Secretary]]
|[[Home Secretary]]
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|[[Secretary of State for Defence]]
|[[Secretary of State for Defence]]
|-
|-
|[[File:Edward Argar Official Cabinet Portrait, September 2022 (cropped).jpg|139x139px]]
|[[File:Official portrait of Robert Jenrick MP crop 2, 2024.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[Edward Argar]]
|[[Robert Jenrick]]
MP for
MP for
[[Melton and Syston (UK Parliament constituency)| Melton and Syston]]
[[Newark (UK Parliament constituency)| Newark]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Justice]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Justice]]
|[[Secretary of State for Justice]]
|[[Secretary of State for Justice]]
|-
|-
|[[File:Official portrait of Andrew Griffith MP crop 2, 2024.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[File:Official portrait of Alan Mak crop 2.jpg|139x139px]]
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|[[Alan Mak (politician)|Alan Mak]]
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|[[Andrew Griffith]]
MP for
MP for
[[Arundel and South Downs (UK Parliament constituency)| Arundel and South Downs]]
[[Havant (UK Parliament constituency)|Havant]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology]]
|[[Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology]]
|[[Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology]]
|-
|-
|[[File:Official portrait of Victoria Atkins MP crop 2, 2024.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[File:Official portrait of Edward Argar MP crop 2.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[Victoria Atkins]]
|[[Edward Argar]]
MP for
MP for
[[Louth and Horncastle (UK Parliament constituency)| Louth and Horncastle]]
[[Melton and Syston (UK Parliament constituency)|Melton and Syston]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care]]
|[[Secretary of State for Health and Social Care]]
|[[Secretary of State for Health and Social Care]]
|-
|-
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|[[File:Official portrait of Kevin Hollinrake MP crop 2.jpg|139x139px]]
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|[[Kevin Hollinrake]]
| Vacant
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MP for
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[[Thirsk and Malton (UK Parliament constituency)|Thirsk and Malton]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government]]
|[[Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government]]
|[[Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government]]
|-
|-
|[[File:Steve Barclay Official Cabinet Portrait, November 2023 (cropped).jpg|139x139px]]
|[[File:Victoria Atkins Official Cabinet Portrait, November 2023 (cropped).jpg|139x139px]]
|[[Steve Barclay]]
|[[Victoria Atkins]]
MP for
MP for
[[North East Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)| North East Cambridgeshire]]
[[Louth and Horncastle (UK Parliament constituency)|Louth and Horncastle]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]]
|[[Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]]
|[[Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]]
|-
|-
|[[File:Official portrait of Chris Philp MP crop 2, 2024.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP crop 2.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[Chris Philp]]
|[[Jesse Norman]]
MP for
MP for
[[Croydon South (UK Parliament constituency)| Croydon South ]]
[[Hereford and South Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Hereford and South Herefordshire]]
|[[Shadow Leader of the House of Commons]]
|[[Shadow Leader of the House of Commons]]
|[[Leader of the House of Commons]]
|[[Leader of the House of Commons]]
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|[[Leader of the House of Lords]]
|[[Leader of the House of Lords]]
|-
|-
|[[File:Official portrait of Kevin Hollinrake MP crop 2.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[File:Official portrait of Andrew Griffith MP crop 2, 2024.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[Kevin Hollinrake]]
|[[Andrew Griffith]]
MP for
MP for
[[Thirsk and Malton (UK Parliament constituency)| Thirsk and Malton]]
[[Arundel and South Downs (UK Parliament constituency)|Arundel and South Downs]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade]]
|[[Secretary of State for Business and Trade]]
|[[Secretary of State for Business and Trade]]
|-
|-
|[[File:Official portrait of Claire Coutinho MP crop 2.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[File:Official portrait of Claire Coutinho MP crop 2, 2024.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[Claire Coutinho]]
|[[Claire Coutinho]]
MP for
MP for
[[East Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)| East Surrey]]
[[East Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)| East Surrey]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero]]
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[[Shadow Minister for Equalities]]
|[[Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero]]
|[[Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero]]
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[[Minister for Women and Equalities]]
|-
|-
|[[File:Official portrait of Mel Stride MP crop 2, 2024.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[File:Official portrait of Helen Whately MP crop 2, 2024.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[Mel Stride]]
|[[Helen Whately]]
MP for
MP for
[[Central Devon (UK Parliament constituency)| Central Devon]]
[[Faversham and Mid Kent (UK Parliament constituency)|Faversham and Mid Kent]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions]]
|[[Secretary of State for Work and Pensions]]
|[[Secretary of State for Work and Pensions]]
|-
|-
|[[File:Laura Trott Official Cabinet Portrait, November 2023 (cropped).jpg|139x139px]]
|[[File:Laura Trott Official Cabinet Portrait, November 2023 (cropped).jpg|139x139px]]
| scope="row" | [[Laura Trott (politician)|Laura Trott]]<br />{{Small|MP for [[Sevenoaks (UK Parliament constituency)|Sevenoaks]]}}
|[[Laura Trott (politician)|Laura Trott]]
MP for [[Sevenoaks (UK Parliament constituency)|Sevenoaks]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Education]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Education]]
|[[Secretary of State for Education]]
|[[Secretary of State for Education]]
|-
|-
|[[File:Official portrait of Helen Whately MP crop 2.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[File:Official portrait of Mr Gareth Bacon MP crop 2.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[Helen Whately]]
|[[Gareth Bacon]]
MP for
MP for
[[Faversham and Mid Kent (UK Parliament constituency)| Faversham and Mid Kent]]
[[Orpington (UK Parliament constituency)|Orpington]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Transport]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Transport]]
|[[Secretary of State for Transport]]
|[[Secretary of State for Transport]]
|-
|-
|[[File:Official portrait of Julia Lopez MP crop 2, 2024.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[File:Official portrait of Stuart Andrew MP crop 2.jpg|139x139px]]
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|[[Stuart Andrew]]
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|[[Julia Lopez (politician)|Julia Lopez]]
MP for
MP for
[[Hornchurch and Upminster (UK Parliament constituency)| Hornchurch and Upminster]]
[[Daventry (UK Parliament constituency)|Daventry]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport]]
|[[Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport]]
|[[Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport]]
|-
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|[[File:Official portrait of Jeremy Wright MP crop 2, 2024.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[Jeremy Wright]]
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MP for
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[[Kenilworth and Southam (UK Parliament constituency)| Kenilworth and Southam]]
|[[Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales]]
|[[Attorney General for England and Wales]]
|-
|-
|[[File:Official portrait of Alex Burghart crop 2.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[File:Official portrait of Alex Burghart crop 2.jpg|139x139px]]
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[[Brentwood and Ongar (UK Parliament constituency)| Brentwood and Ongar]]
[[Brentwood and Ongar (UK Parliament constituency)| Brentwood and Ongar]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]]
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[[Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster]]
|[[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]]
|[[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]]
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[[Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster]]
|-
|-
|[[File:Official portrait of John Lamont MP crop 2, 2024.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[File:Official portrait of Andrew Bowie MP crop 2.jpg|139x139px]]
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|[[Andrew Bowie (politician)|Andrew Bowie]]
|[[John Lamont]]
MP for
MP for
[[Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (UK Parliament constituency)| Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk]]
[[West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (UK Parliament constituency)|West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland]]
|[[Secretary of State for Scotland]]
|[[Secretary of State for Scotland]]
|-
|-
|[[File:Official portrait of Lord Davies of Gower crop 2.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[File:Mims Davies.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[Byron Davies|The Lord Davies of Gower]]
|[[Mims Davies]]
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MP for
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[[East Grinstead and Uckfield (UK Parliament constituency)|East Grinstead and Uckfield]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Wales]]
|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Wales]]
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[[Shadow Minister for Women]]
|[[Secretary of State for Wales]]
|[[Secretary of State for Wales]]
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[[Minister for Women and Equalities]]
|-
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Rebecca Harris MP crop 2.jpg|139x139px]]
| [[File:Official portrait of Rebecca Harris MP crop 2.jpg|139x139px]]
| scope="row" | [[Rebecca Harris]]<br />{{Small|MP for [[Castle Point (UK Parliament constituency)|Castle Point]]}}
| scope="row" | [[Rebecca Harris]]
MP for
[[Castle Point (UK Parliament constituency)|Castle Point]]
| [[Chief Whip of the Conservative Party|Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons]]
| [[Chief Whip of the Conservative Party|Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons]]
| [[Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury]]
| [[Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury]]
|-
|-
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| [[File:Official portrait of Richard Fuller MP crop 2, 2024.jpg|139x139px]]
| Vacant
| [[Richard Fuller (Conservative politician)|Richard Fuller]]
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MP for
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[[North East Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North East Bedfordshire]]
| [[Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury]]
| [[Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury]]
| [[Chief Secretary to the Treasury]]
| [[Chief Secretary to the Treasury]]
|-
|-
|[[File:Official portrait of John Glen MP crop 2, 2024.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[File:Richard Holden Official Cabinet Portrait, November 2023 (cropped).jpg|139x139px]]
|[[John Glen (politician)|John Glen]]
|[[Richard Holden (British politician)|Richard Holden]]
MP for
MP for
[[Salisbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Salisbury]]
[[Basildon and Billericay (UK Parliament constituency)|Basildon and Billericay]]
|[[Shadow Paymaster General]]
|[[Shadow Paymaster General]]
|[[Paymaster General]]
|[[Paymaster General]]
|-
|[[File:Official portrait of Tom Tugendhat MP crop 2, 2024.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[Tom Tugendhat]]
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MP for
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[[Tonbridge (UK Parliament constituency)|Tonbridge]]
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|[[Shadow Minister of State for Security]]
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|[[Minister of State for Security]]
|-
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|[[File:Official portrait of Andrew Bowie MP crop 2.jpg|139x139px]]
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|[[Andrew Bowie (politician)|Andrew Bowie]]
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MP for
[[West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (UK Parliament constituency)| West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine]]
|[[Shadow Minister of State for Veterans' Affairs]]
|[[Minister of State for Veterans' Affairs]]
|-
|[[File:Mims Davies.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[Mims Davies]]
MP for
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[[East Grinstead and Uckfield (UK Parliament constituency)| East Grinstead and Uckfield]]
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|[[Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities]]
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|[[Minister for Women and Equalities]]
|}
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The Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet, or His Majesty’s Most Loyal Opposition Shadow Cabinet, but usually simply the Shadow Cabinet, is the committee of senior members of the Official Opposition who scrutinise the work of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. Each Shadow Cabinet member is typically given a position which corresponds to that of a government minister in Cabinet.

Composition

Shadow Cabinet members, commonly known as shadow ministers, are usually appointed by the leader of the Opposition (currently Kemi Badenoch). The roles of shadow ministers are to develop alternative policies, hold the government to account for its actions and responses, and act as spokespeople for the opposition party in their own specific policy areas.[1] By convention, shadow ministers are drawn either from serving members of the House of Commons or the House of Lords, with most chosen from the former. Since July 2024, the Conservative Party has been the Official Opposition, and its leadership therefore forms the current Shadow Cabinet.

Not all opposition frontbenchers are members of the Shadow Cabinet, which is composed of the most senior opposition members (usually they number around twenty).

The leader of the Opposition, the Opposition chief whip and Opposition deputy chief whip are the only members of the Official Opposition in the House of Commons to be paid for their opposition roles in addition to their salaries as members of Parliament. The leader of the Opposition and the Opposition chief whip in the House of Lords also receive a salary.

Other parties may also form frontbench teams of spokespeople which may be referred to as shadow cabinets by the party (e.g. the Liberal Democrats in 2019), but these are not part of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet.[2]

Current Shadow Cabinet

As of November 2024, the members of the shadow cabinet are:[3]

His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition Shadow Cabinet
Shadow Minister
Constituency 		Office(s) Shadows
Shadow Cabinet ministers
Kemi Badenoch

MP for North West Essex

Leader of the Opposition Prime Minister
Mel Stride

MP for Central Devon

Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Chancellor of the Exchequer
Priti Patel

MP for Witham

Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Chris Philp

MP for Croydon South

Shadow Home Secretary Home Secretary
James Cartlidge

MP for South Suffolk

Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Secretary of State for Defence
Robert Jenrick

MP for Newark

Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Secretary of State for Justice
Alan Mak

MP for Havant

Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Edward Argar

MP for Melton and Syston

Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Kevin Hollinrake

MP for Thirsk and Malton

Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Victoria Atkins

MP for Louth and Horncastle

Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Jesse Norman

MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire

Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Leader of the House of Commons
The Lord True Shadow Leader of the House of Lords Leader of the House of Lords
Andrew Griffith

MP for Arundel and South Downs

Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Claire Coutinho

MP for East Surrey

Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

Shadow Minister for Equalities

Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

Minister for Women and Equalities

Helen Whately

MP for Faversham and Mid Kent

Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Laura Trott

MP for Sevenoaks

Shadow Secretary of State for Education Secretary of State for Education
Gareth Bacon

MP for Orpington

Shadow Secretary of State for Transport Secretary of State for Transport
Stuart Andrew

MP for Daventry

Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Alex Burghart

MP for Brentwood and Ongar

Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Andrew Bowie

MP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Secretary of State for Scotland
Mims Davies

MP for East Grinstead and Uckfield

Shadow Secretary of State for Wales

Shadow Minister for Women

Secretary of State for Wales

Minister for Women and Equalities

Rebecca Harris

MP for Castle Point

Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
Richard Fuller

MP for North East Bedfordshire

Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Richard Holden

MP for Basildon and Billericay

Shadow Paymaster General Paymaster General

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shadow cabinet". Institute for Government. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022. The shadow cabinet is made up of senior members of the main opposition party in Westminster, who act as spokespeople for the opposition in specific policy areas. Their job is to scrutinise those they 'shadow' in government, and develop policies for their party.
  2. ^ "Announcing the new Lib Dem Shadow Cabinet". 25 December 2019. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Archie; Cooke, Millie; Maddox, David; Kate, Devlin (5 November 2024). "Who makes up Kemi Badenoch's newly-appointed shadow cabinet?". The Independent. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
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