Opposition frontbench of Ed Miliband

For the top team, see Shadow Cabinet of Ed Miliband.

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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 shadow ministers of the political party currently serving as the Official Opposition. From 2010 to 2015, Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition was the Labour Party, and the Leader of the Opposition was Ed Miliband.[1]

Key

Member of the House of Commons
Member of the House of Lords
Shadow Cabinet full members in bold
Shadow Cabinet attendees in bold italics

Leader's Office, Cabinet Office and Whips Office

Office of the Leader of the Opposition
Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition

Leader of the Labour Party

Ed Miliband 2010 – 2015
Deputy Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition

Deputy Leader of the Labour Party

Shadow Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Chair of the Labour Party

Harriet Harman 2010 – 2015
Deputy Chair of the Labour Party Tom Watson 2011–2013
Jon Trickett 2013–2015
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition Karen Buck 2013 – 2015
Wayne David 2013 – 2015
John Denham 2011 – 2013
Anne McGuire 2010 – 2011
Cabinet Office
Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office Liam Byrne 2010–2011
Tessa Jowell 2011–2011
Jon Trickett 2011–2013
Michael Dugher 2013–2014
Jonathan Ashworth 2013–2015
Lucy Powell 2014–2015
Shadow Spokesman in the House of Lords Baron Hunt of Kings Heath 2010–2012
Whips' Office
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons Rosie Winterton 2010–2015
Shadow Chief Whip in the House of Lords Steve Lord Bassam of Brighton 2010–2015
Opposition Whip Nic Dakin 2011–2015
Junior Whip Heidi Alexander 2012–2013
Senior Whip Heidi Alexander 2013–2015
House of Lords Whip Maeve Sherlock 2013–2015
Junior Whip Margaret Wheeler 2010–2014
Senior Whip Margaret Wheeler 2014–2015
Parliament
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Hilary Benn 2010–2011
Angela Eagle 2011–2015
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords Janet Baroness Royall of Blaisdon 2010–2015
Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords Baron Hunt of Kings Heath 2010–2015

Treasury

HM Treasury
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Alan Johnson 2010–2011
Ed Balls 2011–2015
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Angela Eagle 2010–2011
Rachel Reeves 2011–2013
Chris Leslie 2013–2015
Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury David Hanson 2010–2011
Cathy Jamieson 2011–2013
Catherine McKinnell 2013–2015
Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury Chris Leslie 2010–2013
Shabana Mahmood 2013–2015

Foreign Affairs and Defence

Foreign Office
Shadow Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper 2010–2011
Douglas Alexander 2011–201
Shadow Minister for Europe Wayne David 2010–2011
Emma Reynolds 2011–2013
Gareth Thomas 2013–2014
Pat McFadden 2014–2015
Department for International Development
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development Harriet Harman 2010–2011
Ivan Lewis 2011–2013
Jim Murphy 2013–2014
Mary Creagh 2014–2015
Ministry of Defence
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Jim Murphy 2010–2013
Vernon Coaker 2013–2015

Home Affairs

Home Office
Shadow Home Secretary Ed Balls 2010–2011
Yvette Cooper 2011–2015
Shadow Minister for Policing Jack Dromey 2013–2015
Shadow Minister for Prisons Jenny Chapman 2011–2015
Shadow Minister for Crime Prevention Gloria De Piero 2011–2013
Shadow Minister for Home Affairs Steve Reed 2013–2015
Shadow Minister for Immigration Gerry Sutcliffe 2010–2011
David Hanson 2011–2015
Shadow Spokesman in the House of Lords Baron Hunt of Kings Heath 2012–2015
Ministry of Justice and Attorney General's Office
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Shadow Lord Chancellor Sadiq Khan 2010–2015
Shadow Minister for Justice Andy Slaughter 2010–2015
Shadow Attorney General Patricia Scotland 2010–2011
Emily Thornberry 2011–2014
Willy Lord Bach 2014–2015
Shadow Solicitor General Catherine McKinnell 2010–2011
Karl Turner 2014–2015
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Shadow Justice Secretary Alex Cunningham 2010–2015

Business

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills John Denham 2010–2011
Chuka Umunna 2011–2015
Shadow Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills Gordon Banks 2010 – 2011
Nia Griffith 2010 – 2011
Chuka Umunna 2011

Education

Department for Education
Shadow Secretary of State for Education Andy Burnham 2010–2011
Stephen Twigg 2011–2013
Tristram Hunt 2013–2015
Shadow Minister for Further Education Iain Wright 2010 – 2011
Karen Buck 2011 – 2013
Tristram Hunt 2013
Rushanara Ali 2013 – 2014
Shadow Minister for Children and Families Sharon Hodgson 2010 – 2013
Shadow Minister for Children and Young Families Lisa Nandy 2012 – 2013
Shadow Minister for Children and Families Steve McCabe 2013–2015
Shadow Minister for Childcare and Early Years Lucy Powell 2013 – 2014
Shadow Minister for Children and Families Alison McGovern 2014 – 2015
Shadow Minister for Further Education, Skills and Regional Growth Gordon Marsden 2010 – 2013

Energy and Climate Change

Department of Energy and Climate Change
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Meg Hillier 2010–2011
Caroline Flint 2011–2015
Shadow Minister for Energy Huw Irranca-Davies 2010 – 2011
Tom Greatrex 2011 – 2015
Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change Luciana Berger 2010 – 2013
Jonathan Reynolds 2013 – 2015

Local government

Department for Communities and Local Government
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Caroline Flint 2010–2011
Hilary Benn 2011–2015
Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government Barbara Keeley 2010–2011
Roberta Blackman-Woods 2011–2015
Lyn Brown[2] 2013–2015
Shadow Minister for Housing Jack Dromey 2010–2013
Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government Andy Sawford 2013–2015
Deputy Shadow Minister for London Heidi Alexander 2013–2015
Shadow Spokesman in the House of Lords Bill McKenzie 2010–2013

DEFRA

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mary Creagh 2010–2013
Maria Eagle 2013–2015
Shadow Minister for Food Willie Bain 2010 – 2011
Shadow Minister for Food and Farming Huw Irranca-Davies 2011 – 2015
Shadow Minister for the Natural Environment and Fisheries Jamie Reed 2010 – 2011
Fiona O'Donnell 2011 – 2012
Barry Gardiner 2013 – 2015
Shadow Minister for the Environment Tom Harris 2012 – 2013
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Shadow Environment, Food and Rural Affairs team Heidi Alexander 2010 – 2012

Health and social services

Department of Health
Shadow Secretary of State for Health John Healey 2010–2011
Andy Burnham 2011–2015
Shadow Minister for Health Derek Twigg 2010–2011
Jamie Reed 2011–2015
Andrew Gwynne 2011–2015
Shadow Minister for Social Care Emily Thornberry 2010–2011
Liz Kendall 2011–2015
Shadow Minister for Public Health Diane Abbott 2010–2013
Luciana Berger 2013–2015
Shadow Minister for Disabled People Margaret Curran 2010–2011
Anne McGuire 2011–2013
Kate Green 2013 – 2015
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Shadow Secretary of State for Health Debbie Abrahams 2010–2015
Shadow Spokesman in the House of Lords Glenys Thornton 2010–2012
Department for Work and Pensions
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Douglas Alexander 2010–2011
Liam Byrne 2011–2013
Rachel Reeves 2013–2015
Shadow Minister for Pensions Rachel Reeves 2010–2011
Gregg McClymont 2011–2015
Shadow Spokesman in the House of Lords Maeve Sherlock 2013–2015
Shadow Spokesman in the House of Lords Bill McKenzie 2010–2013

Culture

Department for Transport
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Ivan Lewis 2010–2011
Harriet Harman 2011–2015
Shadow Minister for Civil Society Roberta Blackman-Woods 2010–2011
Gareth Thomas 2011–2013
Lisa Nandy 2013–2015
Shadow Culture Minister Gloria De Piero 2010–2011

Transport

Department for Transport
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport Maria Eagle 2010–2013
Mary Creagh 2013–2014
Michael Dugher 2014–2015
Shadow Minister for Transport Andrew Gwynne 2010 – 2011
Shadow Minister for Transport Gordon Marsden 2013 – 2015
Shadow Minister for Aviation, Shipping and Road Safety Jim Fitzpatrick 2010 – 2013
Shadow Minister for Roads and Road Safety Richard Burden 2013 – 2015

Women and Equalities

Government Equalities Office
Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities Yvette Cooper 2010–2013
Gloria De Piero 2013–2015
Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities Fiona Mactaggart 2010 – 2011
Kate Green 2011 – 2013
Sharon Hodgson 2013 – 2015
Shadow Spokesman in the House of Lords Glenys Thornton 2011 – 2015

Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Office of the Secretary of State for Wales
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales Peter Hain 2010–2012
Owen Smith 2012–2015
Shadow Minister for Wales Owen Smith 2010–2012
Nia Griffith 2011–2015
Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Ann McKechin 2010 – 2011
Margaret Curran 2011 – 2015
Shadow Minister for Scotland Tom Greatrex 2010 – 2011
Willie Bain 2011 – 2013
Gordon Banks 2013 – 2015
Northern Ireland Office
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Shaun Woodward 2010–2011
Vernon Coaker 2011–2013
Ivan Lewis 2013–2015
Shadow Minister for Northern Ireland Stephen Pound 2010–2015

Notes


References

  1. ^ "The Ed Miliband Story". BBC News. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Lyn Brown". politics.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2020.