Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom) facts for kids

In British parliamentary practice, the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (usually known simply as the shadow cabinet) is made up of senior members of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition who criticize the current government ministers and create alternative policies.

Since 11 May 2010, the Labour Party has been Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition, and its leadership therefore forms the current shadow cabinet.

Current Shadow Cabinet

Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the United Kingdom [edit]

Portfolio	Shadow Minister			Constituency	Term
Shadow cabinet ministers
Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Labour Party			Keir Starmer	Holborn and St Pancras	Apr 2020–present
Shadow First Secretary of State Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Chair of the Labour Party			Angela Rayner	Ashton-under-Lyne	Apr 2020–present
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer			Anneliese Dodds	Oxford East	Apr 2020–present
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs			Lisa Nandy	Wigan	Apr 2020–present
Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department			Nick Thomas-Symonds	Torfaen	Apr 2020–present
Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office			Rachel Reeves	Leeds West	Apr 2020–present
Shadow Lord Chancellor Shadow Secretary of State for Justice			David Lammy	Tottenham	Apr 2020–present
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence			John Healey	Wentworth and Dearne	Apr 2020–present
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy			Ed Miliband	Doncaster North	Apr 2020–present
Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade			Emily Thornberry	Islington South and Finsbury	Apr 2020–present
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions			Jonathan Reynolds	Stalybridge and Hyde	Apr 2020–present
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care			Jonathan Ashworth	Leicester South	Oct 2016–present
Shadow Secretary of State for Education			Kate Green	Stretford and Urmston	Jun 2020–present
Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport			Jo Stevens	Cardiff Central	Apr 2020–present
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury			Bridget Phillipson	Houghton and Sunderland South	Apr 2020–present
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs			Luke Pollard	Plymouth Sutton and Devonport	Apr 2020–present
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government			Steve Reed	Croydon North	Apr 2020–present
Shadow Secretary of State for Housing			Thangam Debbonaire	Bristol West	Apr 2020–present
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport			Jim McMahon	Oldham West and Royton	Apr 2020–present
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development			Preet Gill	Birmingham Edgbaston	Apr 2020–present
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland			Louise Haigh	Sheffield Heeley	Apr 2020–present
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland			Ian Murray	Edinburgh South	Apr 2020–present
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales			Nia Griffith	Llanelli	Apr 2020–present
Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities			Marsha de Cordova	Battersea	Apr 2020–present
Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights and Protections			Andy McDonald	Middlesbrough	Apr 2020–present
Also attending shadow cabinet meetings
Shadow Minister for Mental Health			Rosena Allin-Khan	Tooting	Apr 2020–present
Shadow Minister for Young People and Voter Engagement			Cat Smith	Lancaster and Fleetwood	Jun 2016–present
Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales			Charlie Falconer	Not applicable	Apr 2020–present
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons			Valerie Vaz	Walsall South	Oct 2016–present
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons			Nick Brown	Newcastle upon Tyne East	Oct 2016–present
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords			Angela Smith	Not applicable	May 2015–present
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords			Tommy McAvoy	Not applicable	Jan 2018–present