Opposition frontbench of Kemi Badenoch
The frontbench of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition in the Parliament of the United Kingdom consists of the Shadow cabinet and other shadow ministers of the political party currently serving as the Official Opposition. Since 2024, His Majesty's Loyal Opposition is the Conservative Party, and the Leader of the Opposition is Kemi Badenoch.[1] The frontbench is currently being announced.
Formation
The full shadow cabinet was announced on 5 November 2024.[2] Junior appointments were made on 6 November.[3] On 18 November it was confirmed that all of the 26 new Conservative MPs elected at the 2024 general election were given positions in opposition.[4][5]
List of shadow ministers
| Sits in the House of Commons | |
| Sits in the House of Lords | |
| Privy Counsellor | |
| Shadow Cabinet full members in bold | |
| Shadow Cabinet attendees in bold italics | |
Leader of the Opposition and Cabinet Office
| Office of the Leader of the Opposition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Conservative Party |
Kemi Badenoch | November 2024 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition | Julia Lopez | November 2024 – present | ||
| Cabinet Office | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Alex Burghart | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Paymaster General | Richard Holden | November 2024 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Charlie Dewhirst | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office | Mike Wood | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | ||||
| Equalities Office | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister for Equalities | Claire Coutinho | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister for Women | Mims Davies | November 2024 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Shivani Raja | November 2024 – present | ||
Foreign relations
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs | Priti Patel | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs | Wendy Morton | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs | Andrew Rosindell | November 2024 - present | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Lincoln Jopp | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs | ||||
| Defence | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | James Cartlidge | July 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | Mark Francois | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister for Veterans | ||||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | David Reed | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | ||||
Law and order
| Home Department | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Home Secretary | Chris Philp | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | Matt Vickers | July 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Parliamentary Secretary | Alicia Kearns | November 2024 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Sarah Bool | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | ||||
| Justice | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Justice | Robert Jenrick | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister of State | Kieran Mullan | November 2024 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Jack Rankin | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | ||||
| Attorney General's Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales
Shadow Advocate General for Northern Ireland |
The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar | November 2024 – present | |
| Shadow Solicitor General | Helen Grant | November 2024 – present | |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Sarah Bool | November 2024 – present | |
Economy
| Treasury | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | Mel Stride | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Richard Fuller | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Gareth Davies | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury | James Wild | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury | Mark Garnier | November 2024 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Blake Stephenson | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | ||||
| Business and Trade | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade | Andrew Griffith | November 2024 – present | |
| Shadow Minister | |||
| Shadow Minister of State | Harriet Baldwin | November 2024 – present | |
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | |||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Alison Griffiths | November 2024 – present | |
| Shadow Minister | |||
| Science, Innovation and Technology | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | Alan Mak | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister of State | Ben Spencer | November 2024 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Peter Fortune | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | ||||
Social services
| Education | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Education | Laura Trott | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | Neil O'Brien | November 2024 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Patrick Spencer | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | ||||
| Health and Social Care | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Edward Argar | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | Caroline Johnson | July 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | Luke Evans | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | ||||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Neil Shastri-Hurst | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | ||||
| Work and Pensions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Helen Whately | November 2024 – present | |
| Shadow Minister | Danny Kruger | November 2024 – present | |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Peter Bedford | November 2024 – present | |
| Shadow Minister | |||
Environment
| Energy Security and Net Zero | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero | Claire Coutinho | July 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | Andrew Bowie | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | ||||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Bradley Thomas | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | ||||
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Victoria Atkins | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | Robbie Moore | July 2024 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Aphra Brandreth | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | ||||
Culture
| Culture, Media and Sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | Stuart Andrew | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | Saqib Bhatti | November 2024 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Joe Robertson | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | ||||
Transport
| Transport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | Gareth Bacon | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister of State | Jerome Mayhew | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | ||||
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | November 2024 – present | |||
| Shadow Minister | ||||
Devolved and local government
| Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government | Kevin Hollinrake | November 2024 – present | |
| Shadow Minister | David Simmons | November 2024 – present | |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Lewis Cocking | November 2024 – present | |
| Northern Ireland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Alex Burghart | July 2024 – present | |
| Shadow Minister | |||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Charlie Dewhirst | November 2024 – present | |
| Shadow Minister | |||
| Scotland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | Andrew Bowie | November 2024 – present | |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | John Cooper | November 2024 – present | |
| Shadow Minister | |||
| Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | Mims Davies | November 2024 – present | |
Parliament
| House Leaders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | Jesse Norman | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Leader of the House of Lords | The Lord True | July 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords | ||||
| House of Commons Whips | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons | Rebecca Harris | November 2024 – present | |
| Opposition Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Commons | Gagan Mohindra | November 2024 – present | |
| Joy Morrissey | |||
| Opposition Whip | Nick Timothy | November 2024 – present | |
| Katie Lam | November 2024 – present | ||
| Harriet Cross | November 2024 – present | ||
| Ben Obese-Jecty | November 2024 – present | ||
| Rebecca Paul | November 2024 – present | ||
| Rebecca Smith | November 2024 – present | ||
| Greg Stafford | November 2024 – present | ||
| Ashley Fox | November 2024 – present | ||
| Andrew Snowden | November 2024 – present | ||
| House of Lords Whips | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords | |||
| Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords | |||
| Opposition Lords Whip | |||
References
- ^ "Tory leadership live: Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch wait for results of leadership election". BBC News. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Walker, Peter (5 November 2024). "Who has been appointed to Kemi Badenoch's shadow cabinet?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Kemi Badenoch appoints Shadow Ministerial Team". policymogul.com. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ Heale, James (18 November 2024). "Badenoch brings the newbies into her team". The Spectator. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Kemi Badenoch Gives All 26 New Tory MPs Jobs In Opposition". Politics Home. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
External links
- His Majesty's Official Opposition: by opposition department (parliament.uk)
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