British Government frontbench
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, the Liberal Democrat frontbench team (when not in government), and the Scottish National Party frontbench team.
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| 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
| Leader of the Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service Minister for the Union |
Rishi Sunak | ||
| Government Equalities Office (working with Cabinet Office) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for Women and Equalities Secretary of State for Business and Trade |
Kemi Badenoch | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Women) | Maria Caulfield (also with Health and Social Care) | ||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities) | Stuart Andrew (also with Culture) | ||
Foreign relations
Law and order
| Home Office | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | Suella Braverman KC | |||
| Minister of State for Security | Tom Tugendhat | |||
| Minister of State for Immigration | Robert Jenrick | |||
| Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire | Chris Philp | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding | Sarah Dines | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Lord Murray of Blidworth | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Lord Sharpe of Epsom | |||
| Justice | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Justice Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Deputy Prime Minister |
Alex Chalk KC | |||
| Minister of State | Edward Argar | |||
| Minister of State for Prisons and Probation | Damian Hinds | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Mike Freer | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice | Lord Bellamy (unpaid) | |||
| Law Officers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Attorney General Advocate General for Northern Ireland |
Victoria Prentis KC | ||
| Solicitor General | Michael Tomlinson | ||
| Advocate General for Scotland | Lord Stewart of Dirleton KC | ||
Economy
| Department for Business and Trade | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Business and Trade President of the Board of Trade Minister for Women and Equalities |
Kemi Badenoch | ||
| Minister of State | Nusrat Ghani (joint with Cabinet Office) | ||
| Minister of State | Nigel Huddleston | ||
| Minister of State | Lord Johnson of Lainston (unpaid) | ||
| Minister of State | Earl of Minto (unpaid) | ||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Kevin Hollinrake | ||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Lord Offord of Garvel (unpaid), also with Scotland Office | ||
| Work and Pensions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Mel Stride | ||
| Minister of State for Employment | Guy Opperman | ||
| Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work | Tom Pursglove | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Mobility, Youth and Progression | Mims Davies | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions | Laura Trott | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | The Viscount Younger of Leckie | ||
Social services
| Education | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Education | Gillian Keegan | ||
| Minister of State for Schools | Nick Gibb | ||
| Minister of State for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education | Robert Halfon | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Families and Wellbeing | Claire Coutinho | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the School System and Student Finance | The Baroness Barran (unpaid) | ||
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | Michelle Donelan on maternity leave, taken over by Chloe Smith | |||
| Minister of State | George Freeman | |||
| Minister of State | John Whittingdale | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Paul Scully | |||
Environment
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Thérèse Coffey | |||
| Minister of State for Biosecurity, Marine and Rural Affairs | Lord Benyon (unpaid) | |||
| Minister of State for Food, Farming and Fisheries | Mark Spencer | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Natural Environment and Land Use | Trudy Harrison | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environmental Quality and Resilience | Rebecca Pow | |||
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero | Grant Shapps | |||
| Minister of State | Graham Stuart | |||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Andrew Bowie | |||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Amanda Solloway] (also a Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary | Lord Callanan | |||
Culture
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | Lucy Frazer KC | ||
| Minister of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Julia Lopez on maternity leave, taken over by the Right Honorable John Whittingdale | ||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Sport, Gambling and Civil Society | Stuart Andrew (also with Equalities) | ||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Arts and Heritage | Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay | ||
Transport
Local and devolved government
| Scotland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Scotland | Alister Jack | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | John Lamont | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | Lord Offord of Garvel (unpaid), also with Department for Business and Trade | ||
| Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Wales | David TC Davies | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales | James Davies | ||
Parliament
| House of Commons Whips | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Whip of the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury |
Simon Hart | |||
| Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Commons Treasurer of the Household |
Marcus Jones | |||
| Government Whip Comptroller of the Household |
Rebecca Harris | |||
| Government Whip Vice-Chamberlain of the Household |
Jo Churchill | |||
| Government Whips Lords Commissioners of the Treasury |
Andrew Stephenson | |||
| Scott Mann | ||||
| Steve Double | ||||
| Nigel Huddleston | ||||
| Amanda Solloway (also with Energy Security and Net Zero) | ||||
| Ruth Edwards | ||||
| Assistant Government Whips | Fay Jones | |||
| Julie Marson | ||||
| Stuart Anderson | ||||
| Jacob Young | ||||
| Robert Largan | ||||
| Joy Morrissey | ||||
| Mike Wood | ||||
See also
References
- "Frontbench (frontbenchers)". Parliament.UK. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
A frontbencher is either a Government minister or an Opposition shadow spokesperson.
External links
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