Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)

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The Official Loyal Opposition Shadow Cabinet (usually known simply as the 'Shadow Cabinet') is, in British parliamentary practice, senior members of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition who scrutinise their corresponding ministers in the Government, develop alternative policies, and hold the Government to account for its actions and responses. Since May 2010, the Labour Party has been Her Majesty's Loyal 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 around 20).

The Leader of the Opposition, the Opposition Chief Whip and Opposition Deputy Chief Whip are the only Members of the Official Opposition to draw remuneration 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.

Members of the Shadow Cabinet

Main article: Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn

The current Shadow Cabinet was announced by the Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, following the 2015 Labour Party leadership election.

Portfolio	Shadow Minister
Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Labour Party	The Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn MP
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office	Tom Watson MP
Shadow First Secretary of State Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills	Angela Eagle MP
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer	John McDonnell MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Shadow Lord Chancellor	The Rt Hon The Lord Falconer of Thoroton PC QC
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury	Seema Malhotra MP
Shadow Home Secretary	The Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP
Shadow Foreign Secretary	The Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons	The Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Health	Heidi Alexander MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Education	Lucy Powell MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	Owen Smith MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence	Maria Eagle MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention	Jon Trickett MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change	Lisa Nandy MP
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons	Chris Bryant MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport	Lilian Greenwood MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	Vernon Coaker MP
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development	Diane Abbott MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland	Ian Murray MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales	Nia Griffith MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	Kerry McCarthy MP
Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities	Kate Green MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport	Michael Dugher MP
Shadow Minister for Young People and Voter Registration	Gloria De Piero MP
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords	The Rt Hon The Baroness Smith of Basildon PC
Shadow Minister for Mental Health	Luciana Berger MP
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords	The Rt Hon The Lord Bassam of Brighton PC
Also attending Shadow Cabinet meetings
Shadow Attorney General	Catherine McKinnell MP
Shadow Minister without Portfolio	Jon Ashworth MP
Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning	The Rt Hon John Healey MP

See also

• List of British shadow cabinets
• Official Opposition (United Kingdom)
• Official Opposition frontbench
• List of shadow holders of the Great Offices of State
• Cabinet of the United Kingdom
• British Government frontbench
• Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election, 2010
• Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team

External links

• Government & opposition – official UK Parliament webpage