Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)
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 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 and Devolved Government Affairs Secretary - David Curry
- 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) - Boris Johnson, Andrew Turner, Andrew Rosindell
- Deputy Chief Whip - Patrick McLoughlin