Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (UK)


Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (UK) - Definition

The current Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet is listed below. The Conservative Party has been, since 1997, Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition and therefore forms the Shadow Cabinet.

In the UK, the Parliamentary Labour Party elects most members of the Shadow Cabinet when in opposition, although when in government, the choice of Cabinet members is left wholly to the Prime Minister.

Leader of the Opposition - Michael Howard
Shadow Chancellor - Oliver Letwin
Deputy Leader and Shadow Foreign Secretary - Michael Ancram
Shadow Defence Secretary - Nicholas Soames
Shadow Deregulation Secretary - John Redwood
Shadow Education Secretary - Tim Collins
Shadow Family Secretary - Theresa May
Shadow Health Secretary - Andrew Lansley
Shadow Home Secretary - David Davis
Shadow Homeland Security Minister - Patrick Mercer
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords - The Lord Strathclyde
Shadow Local and Devolved Government Secretary - Caroline Spelman
Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary - David Willetts
Shadow Transport Secretary and Environment Secretary - Tim Yeo
Chairman - Liam Fox and The Lord Saatchi
Deputy Chairman - David Cameron (Policy Chief)
Chief Whip - David Maclean

Other major posts on the opposition front bench:

Shadow Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Secretary - James Paice
Shadow Attorney General - Dominic Greave
Shadow Culture, Media and Sport Secretary - John Whittingdale
Shadow Local Government Secretary - Eric Pickles
Shadow Minister for London - Mark Field
Shadow International Development Secretary - Alan Duncan
Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary - David Lidington
Shadow Regions Secretary - Bernard Jenkin
Shadow Scotland Secretary - Peter Duncan
Shadow Trade Secretary - James Arbuthnot
Shadow Wales Secretary - Bill Wiggin
Shadow Leader of the House and Constitutional Affairs Secretary - Oliver Heald
Deputy Chairman - Charles Hendry
Vice-Chairmen (Campaigning) - Andrew Turner, Andrew Rosindell
Deputy Chief Whip - Patrick McLoughlin

External link

Conservative Party - Shadow Cabinet (http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=people.shadow.cabinet.page)

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