Official Opposition frontbench explained

The frontbench of His 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. The Opposition front bench provide Parliamentary opposition to the British Government frontbench and has been the Conservative Party since 5 July 2024. The current Leader of the Opposition is Kemi Badenoch, following her victory in the 2024 Conservative Party Leadership Election.^[1]

Key

	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 Shadow First Lord of the Treasury Shadow Minister for the Civil Service		Kemi Badenoch	November 2024present
		Julia Lopez		November 2024present

Cabinet Office
	Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	Alex Burghart		November 2024present
	Shadow Paymaster General		Richard Holden	November 2024present
	Parliamentary Private Secretary	Charlie Dewhirst		November 2024present
	Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office	Mike Wood		November 2024present
	Shadow Minister	The Baroness Finn		November 2024present

Equalities Office
	Shadow Minister for Equalities		Claire Coutinho	November 2024present
	Shadow Minister for Women	Mims Davies		November 2024present
	Parliamentary Private Secretary	Shivani Raja		November 2024present
	Shadow Minister	The Baroness Stedman-Scott		November 2024present

Foreign relations

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
	Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs		Priti Patel	November 2024present
	Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs		Wendy Morton	November 2024present
	Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs	Andrew Rosindell		November 2024 - present
	Parliamentary Private Secretary	Lincoln Jopp		November 2024present
	Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs	The Lord Callanan		September 2024present

Defence
	Shadow Secretary of State for Defence	James Cartlidge		July 2024present
	Shadow Minister for Defence		Mark Francois	November 2024present
	Parliamentary Private Secretary	David Reed		November 2024present
	Shadow Minister for Defence	The Baroness Goldie		September 2024 – present
	Shadow Minister for Defence	The Earl of Minto		September 2024 – present

Law and order

Home Department
	Shadow Home Secretary		Chris Philp	November 2024present
	Shadow Minister	Matt Vickers		July 2024present
	Shadow Minister	Alicia Kearns		November 2024present
	Parliamentary Private Secretary	Sarah Bool		November 2024present
	Shadow Minister	The Lord Murray of Blidworth		November 2024present
Shadow Minister	The Lord Davies of Gower		November 2024present

Justice
	Shadow Secretary of State for JusticeShadow Lord Chancellor		Robert Jenrick	November 2024present
	Shadow Minister of State	Kieran Mullan		November 2024present
	Parliamentary Private Secretary	Jack Rankin		November 2024present
	Shadow Minister	The Lord Keen of Ellie		September 2024present

Attorney General's Office
	Shadow Attorney General for England and WalesShadow Advocate General for Northern Ireland	The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar	November 2024present
	Shadow Advocate General for Scotland	The Lord Keen of Ellie	November 2024present
	Shadow Solicitor General	Helen Grant	November 2024present
	Parliamentary Private Secretary	Sarah Bool	November 2024present

Economy

Treasury
	Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer		Mel Stride	November 2024present
	Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury	Richard Fuller		November 2024present
	Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury	Gareth Davies		November 2024present
	Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury	James Wild		November 2024present
	Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury	Mark Garnier		November 2024present
	Parliamentary Private Secretary	Blake Stephenson		November 2024present
	Shadow Minister	The Baroness Neville-Rolfe		November 2024present
Shadow Minister	The Lord Altrincham		September 2024present

Business and Trade
	Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade	Andrew Griffith	November 2024present
	Shadow Minister of State	Harriett Baldwin	November 2024present
	Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State	Greg Smith	July 2024present
	Parliamentary Private Secretary	Alison Griffiths	November 2024present
	Shadow Minister	The Lord Sharpe of Epsom	September 2024present

Science, Innovation and Technology
	Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology	Alan Mak	November 2024present
	Shadow Minister of State	Ben Spencer	July 2024present
	Parliamentary Private Secretary	Peter Fortune	November 2024present
	Shadow Minister	The Viscount Camrose	September 2024present
	Shadow Minister	The Lord Markham	September 2024present

Social services

Education
	Shadow Secretary of State for Education		Laura Trott	November 2024present
	Shadow Minister	Neil O'Brien		November 2024present
	Parliamentary Private Secretary	Patrick Spencer		November 2024present
	Shadow Minister	The Baroness Barran		September 2024present

Health and Social Care
	Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care		Edward Argar	November 2024present
	Shadow Minister	Caroline Johnson		July 2024present
	Shadow Minister	Luke Evans		November 2024present
	Parliamentary Private Secretary	Neil Shastri-Hurst		November 2024present
	Shadow Minister	The Lord Kamall		September 2024present

Work and Pensions
	Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	Helen Whately	November 2024present
	Shadow Minister	Danny Kruger	November 2024present
	Parliamentary Private Secretary	Peter Bedford	November 2024present
	Shadow Minister	The Viscount Younger of Leckie	September 2024present
	Shadow Minister	The Baroness Stedman-Scott	September 2024present

Environment

Energy Security and Net Zero
	Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero		Claire Coutinho	July 2024present
	Shadow Minister	Andrew Bowie		November 2024present
	Parliamentary Private Secretary	Bradley Thomas		November 2024present
	Shadow Minister	The Lord Offord of Garvel		September 2024present

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs		Victoria Atkins	November 2024present
	Shadow Minister	Robbie Moore		July 2024present
	Shadow Minister	Neil Hudson		November 2024present
	Parliamentary Private Secretary	Aphra Brandreth		November 2024present
	Shadow Minister	The Lord Roborough		September 2024present
	Shadow Minister	The Lord Blencathra		September 2024present

Culture

Culture, Media and Sport
	Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport		Stuart Andrew	November 2024present
	Shadow Minister	Saqib Bhatti		November 2024present
	Shadow Parliamentary Secretary	Louie French		November 2024present
	Parliamentary Private Secretary	Joe Robertson		November 2024present
	Shadow Minister	The Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay		September 2024present

Transport

Transport
	Shadow Secretary of State for Transport	Gareth Bacon	November 2024present
	Shadow Minister of State	Jerome Mayhew	November 2024present
	Shadow Minister	The Lord Moylan	September 2024present

Devolved and local government

Housing, Communities and Local Government
	Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government	Kevin Hollinrake	November 2024present
	Shadow Minister	David Simmonds	November 2024present
	Shadow Minister	Paul Holmes	November 2024present
	Parliamentary Private Secretary	Lewis Cocking	November 2024present
	Shadow Minister	The Lord Jamieson	November 2024present
	Shadow Minister	The Baroness Scott of Bybrook	November 2024present

Northern Ireland
	Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	Alex Burghart	July 2024present
	Parliamentary Private Secretary	Charlie Dewhirst	November 2024present
	Shadow Minister	The Lord Caine	September 2024present

Scotland
	Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland	Andrew Bowie	November 2024present
	Parliamentary Private Secretary	John Cooper	November 2024present
	Shadow Minister	The Lord Cameron of Lochie	September 2024present

Wales
	Shadow Secretary of State for Wales	Mims Davies	November 2024present
	Shadow Minister	The Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist	November 2024present

Parliament

House Leaders
	Shadow Leader of the House of Commons		Jesse Norman	November 2024present
	Shadow Leader of the House of Lords		The Lord True	July 2024present
	Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords		The Earl Howe	July 2024present

House of Commons Whips
	Opposition Chief Whip	Rebecca Harris	November 2024present
	Opposition Deputy Chief Whip	Gagan Mohindra	November 2024present
		Joy Morrissey
	Senior Opposition Whip	Mike Wood	November 2024present
		Greg Smith	November 2024present
		Alicia Kearns	November 2024present
		Paul Holmes	November 2024present
		David Simmonds	November 2024present
		James Wild	November 2024present
		Jerome Mayhew	November 2024present
		Richard Holden	November 2024present
	Junior Opposition Whip	Nick Timothy	November 2024present
		Katie Lam	November 2024present
		Harriet Cross	November 2024present
		Ben Obese-Jecty	November 2024present
		Rebecca Paul	November 2024present
		Rebecca Smith	November 2024present
		Greg Stafford	November 2024present
		Ashley Fox	November 2024present
		Andrew Snowden	November 2024present

House of Lords Whips
	Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords		Baroness Williams of Old Trafford	July 2024present
	Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords	The Earl Of Courtown		September 2024present
	Opposition Lords Whip	The Earl of Effingham		September 2024present
		The Lord Sandhurst		September 2024present
		The Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist		September 2024present
		The Baroness Stedman-Scott		November 2024present
		The Lord Jamieson		November 2024present

See also

• British Government frontbench
• Cabinet of the United Kingdom
• Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
• List of British shadow cabinets
• Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet
• Parliamentary opposition
• Shadow Cabinet

External links

• His Majesty's Official Opposition
• Spokespersons in the House of Lords

Notes and References

1. News: What Kemi Badenoch’s victory means for the Conservatives . The Spectator. 2 November 2024. Balls. Katy.