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The Government frontbench in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, also known as the Treasury Bench, consists of the Cabinet and all other ministers.[1]
Parliamentary opposition to the Government frontbench is provided by the Official Opposition frontbench and the Liberal Democrat frontbench team.
This article is a list of the frontbench under Sir Keir Starmer; for a full list of current and previous ministers of this government, see Starmer ministry.
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| List of political offices |
Key[edit]
| Member of the House of Commons | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Privy Council member | |
| Cabinet full members in bold | |
| Cabinet attendees in bold italics | |
Leader of the Government and Cabinet Office[edit]
| Leader of the Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service Minister for the Union | Keir Starmer | ||
| Cabinet Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Pat McFadden | ||
| Paymaster General Minister for the Constitution and European Relations | Nick Thomas-Symonds | ||
| Minister without Portfolio Party Chair | Ellie Reeves | ||
| Minister without Portfolio | |||
| Minister of State for the Investment Security Unit | |||
| Minister of State | |||
| Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office | Georgia Gould | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office | Abena Oppong-Asare | ||
| Equalities Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for Women and Equalities | Bridget Phillipson (also with Education) | ||
| Minister for Women and Equalities | Anneliese Dodds (also with Education) | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women | |||
Foreign relations[edit]
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs | David Lammy | ||
| Minister of State for Development and Africa | Anneliese Dodds also with Education) | ||
| Minister of State | Stephen Doughty | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Lord Collins of Highbury also Deputy Leader of the House of Lords and a Lord in Waiting (Government Whip) | ||
| Minister of State for Climate, Environment and Energy | |||
| Minister of State for Europe | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Catherine West | ||
Law and order[edit]
| Home Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | Yvette Cooper | ||
| Minister of State for Security | Dan Jarvis | ||
| Minister of State | Dame Diana Johnson | ||
| Minister of State | Dame Angela Eagle | ||
| Minister of State | Sir David Hanson | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Jess Phillips | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Seema Malhotra | ||
| Justice | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Justice Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain | Shabana Mahmood | ||
| Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation | James Timpson | ||
| Minister of State | Heidi Alexander | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (also Lord in Waiting (Government Whip) | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Alex Davies-Jones | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Jess Phillips | ||
| Law Officers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Attorney General for England and Wales Advocate General for Northern Ireland | Richard Hermer | ||
| Solicitor General | Sarah Sackman | ||
| Advocate General for Scotland | |||
Economy[edit]
| Treasury | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury | Rachel Reeves | ||
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Darren Jones | ||
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Lord Livermore | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary (Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury) | James Murray | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary (Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister) | Tulip Siddiq | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary | Emma Reynolds (also with Work and Pensions) | ||
| Department for Business and Trade | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Business and Trade President of the Board of Trade | Jonathan Reynolds | |||
| Minister of State | Douglas Alexander | |||
| Minister of State | Sarah Jones (also with Energy Security and Net Zero) | |||
| Minister of State for Trade Policy Minister for London | ||||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Gareth Thomas | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Justin Madders | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (also with Science, Innovation and Technology and a Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip) | |||
| Work and Pensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Liz Kendall | |||
| Minister of State | Alison McGovern | |||
| Minister of State | Stephen Timms | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Andrew Western | |||
| Parliamentary Secretary of State | Emma Reynolds (also with Treasury) | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Baroness Sherlock | |||
Social services[edit]
| Education | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Education Minister for Women and Equalities | Bridget Phillipson | ||
| Minister of State for Higher Education | Jacqui Smith | ||
| Minister of State | Catherine McKinnell | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Stephen Morgan | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Janet Daby | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | |||
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | Peter Kyle | ||
| Minister of State | Chris Bryant also with Culture, Media and Sport) | ||
| Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation | Sir Patrick Vallance | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (also with Business and Trade and a Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip) | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Feryal Clark | ||
| Health and Social Care | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Wes Streeting | ||
| Minister of State | Karin Smyth | ||
| Minister of State | Stephen Kinnock | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Andrew Gwynne | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Baroness Merron | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health, Start for Life and Primary Care | |||
Environment[edit]
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Steve Reed | ||
| Minister of State | Daniel Zeichner | ||
| Minister of State for Climate, Environment and Energy | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Emma Hardy | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Water and Rural Growth | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Baroness Hayman of Ullock | ||
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero | Ed Miliband | ||
| Minister of State | Sarah Jones also with Business and Trade) | ||
| Minister of State | Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Kerry McCarthy | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Michael Shanks | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Miatta Fahnbulleh | ||
Culture[edit]
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | Lisa Nandy | ||
| Minister of State | Chris Bryant also with Science, Innovation and Technology) | ||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Stephanie Peacock | ||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Arts and Heritage | |||
Transport[edit]
| Transport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Transport | Louise Haigh | ||
| Minister of State for Rail | Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Transport | Simon Lightwood | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Future of Roads | Lilian Greenwood | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Aviation, Maritime and Security | Mike Kane | ||
Local and devolved government[edit]
| Housing, Communities and Local Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Prime Minister Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government | Angela Rayner | ||
| Minister of State | Jim McMahon | ||
| Minister of State | Matthew Pennycook | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Alex Norris | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (also Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip)) | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Rushanara Ali | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Lord Khan of Burnley | ||
| Northern Ireland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Hilary Benn | ||
| Minister of State for Northern Ireland | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Fleur Anderson | ||
| Scotland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Scotland | Ian Murray | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | Kirsty McNeill | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | |||
| Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Wales | Jo Stevens | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales | Dame Nia Griffith | ||
Parliament[edit]
| House Leaders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council | Lucy Powell | ||
| Leader of the House of Lords Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal | Baroness Smith of Basildon | ||
| Deputy Leader of the House of Lords | Lord Collins of Highbury (also with Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and a Lord in Waiting (Government Whip) | ||
| House of Commons Whips | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Whip of the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | Sir Alan Campbell | ||
| Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Commons Treasurer of the Household | Mark Tami | ||
| Government Whip Comptroller of the Household | Chris Elmore | ||
| Government Whip Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Samantha Dixon | ||
| Government Whips Lords Commissioners of the Treasury | Nic Dakin | ||
| Vicky Foxcroft | |||
| Jeff Smith | |||
| Anna Turley | |||
| Taiwo Owatemi | |||
| Assistant Government Whips | Christian Wakeford | ||
| Gen Kitchen | |||
| Keir Mather | |||
| Gerald Jones | |||
| Anna McMorrin | |||
| House of Lords Whips | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Whip of the House of Lords Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms | Lord Kennedy of Southwark | |||
| Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Lords Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard | Baroness Wheeler | |||
| Lords- and Baroness-in-Waiting | Lord Collins of Highbury (also Deputy Leader of the House of Lords and with Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | |||
| Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (also with Justice) | ||||
| Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (also with Housing, Communities and Local Government) | ||||
| Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (also with Science, Innovation and Technology and the Department for Business and Trade) | ||||
| Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | ||||
| Lord Leong | ||||
| Baroness Twycross | ||||
| Baroness Blake of Leeds | ||||
See also[edit]
- Government of the United Kingdom
- Cabinet of the United Kingdom
- Official Opposition frontbench
- Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)
- Frontbench Team of Stephen Flynn
References[edit]
- ^ "Frontbench (frontbenchers)". Parliament.UK. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
A frontbencher is either a Government minister or an Opposition shadow spokesperson.
External links[edit]