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In British parliamentary practice, the Official Loyal Opposition Shadow Cabinet (usually known simply as 'The Shadow Cabinet') is a group of members from Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition who scrutinise their corresponding office holders in government, and develop alternative policies.¹ Since 1997, the Conservative Party has been Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition, and its leadership therefore forms the current Shadow Cabinet.²

Not every Conservative frontbench spokesperson is a member of the Shadow Cabinet, which is composed of the most senior spokespersons only (usually around 20).³

The Leader of the Opposition and the Opposition Chief Whip are the only members of the opposition front bench to draw a salary in addition to their salaries as members of the parliament.

1 The Shadow Cabinet
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

The Shadow Cabinet

As of October 2008, the shadow cabinet is:⁴

Portfolio	Shadow Minister
Leader of the Opposition	The Rt. Hon. David Cameron MP
Shadow Foreign Secretary Senior Member of the Shadow Cabinet	The Rt. Hon. William Hague MP
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and General Election Campaign Coordinator	George Osborne MP
Shadow Home Secretary	Dominic Grieve MP⁵
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence	Dr Liam Fox MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families	Michael Gove MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills	David Willetts MP
Shadow Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education	Adam Afriyie MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Health	Andrew Lansley CBE MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport	Theresa Villiers MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice	Nick Herbert MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	Chris Grayling MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	Peter Ainsworth MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government	Eric Pickles MP
Shadow Minister for Community Cohesion	Lady Warsi
Shadow Minister for Security	Lady Neville-Jones DCMG
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport	Jeremy Hunt MP
Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	The Rt. Hon. Francis Maude MP
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons	The Rt. Hon. Theresa May MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform	Alan Duncan MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	Owen Paterson MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales	Cheryl Gillan MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland	David Mundell MP
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development	Andrew Mitchell MP
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury	Philip Hammond MP
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords	Lord Strathclyde PC
Chairman of the Conservative Party	Caroline Spelman MP
Chairman of the Policy Review and Chairman of the Conservative Research Department	The Rt. Hon. Oliver Letwin MP
Opposition Chief Whip Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury	The Rt. Hon. Patrick McLoughlin MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change	Greg Clark MP⁶

Also attending the Shadow Cabinet:

Portfolio	Shadow Minister
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords	Lady Anelay of St Johns DBE
Shadow Minister for Housing	Grant Shapps MP
Shadow Foreign Office Minister	David Lidington MP

References

^ the Shadow Cabinet, Explore.parliament.uk. Retrieved March 16, 2007.
^ Monstersandcritics.com (March 16, 2007), Budget shows 'balanced' economy, says Brown. Retrieved March 16, 2007.
^ Compare Official Shadow Ministers list with the Official Shadow Cabinet, Conservatives.com. Retrieved March 16, 2007.
^ Conservative Shadow Cabinet
^ "David Davis resigns from Commons". BBC News (2008-06-12). Retrieved on 2008-06-12.
^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7655216.stm

External links

Her Majesty's Official Opposition and Shadow Cabinet published and updated by the United Kingdom Parliament
Conservative Party - Shadow Cabinet
Conservative front bench BBC News

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In attendance: Anelay · Lidington · Shapps

Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom).html

Contents

The Shadow Cabinet

See also

References

External links