Official opposition frontbench (UK)

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 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 includes all shadow cabinet members and other spokespersons).

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

Conservative Party Leader and Leader of the Opposition
Leader		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 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 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 Trade and Industry		Alan Duncan MP
	Shadow Minister	Charles Hendry MP
	Shadow Minister for Small Business	Mark Prisk MP
	Shadow Minister for Trade and Industry	Jonathan Djanogly MP
	Shadow Minister	The Baroness Wilcox

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

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 MP
	Shadow Minister for Housing	Grant Shapps MP
	Shadow Minister for Community Cohesion	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

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

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

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

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	Mark Simmonds MP
		Stephen O'Brien MP
		Anne Milton MP
		Mike Penning MP
	Shadow Ministers	The Earl Howe
	Shadow Ministers	Professor 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 Homeland 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	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 MP
	Shadow Ministers	Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP
	Shadow Minister	The Baroness Rawlings

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

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

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 Kt. 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
	Shadow Ministers	His Grace The Duke of Montrose

Transport
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport		Theresa Villiers MP
	Shadow Ministers	Julian Brazier MP
		Stephen Hammond MP
		Robert Goodwill MP
		The Lord 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
	Shadow Ministers	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


Chief Whip	The Rt. Hon. Patrick McLouglin MP
Deputy Chief Whip	Andrew Robathan MP
Assistant Chief Whip	John Randall MP
Whips	Simon Burns MP
	Michael Fabricant MP
	Angela Watkinson MP
	John Baron MP
	Crispin Blunt MP
	David Evennett MP
	Brooks Newmark MP
	Richard Benyon 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

External links

Conservative Party - Shadow Cabinet
Conservative front bench BBC News

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