British Government frontbench
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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
| Member of the House of Commons | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Member of the Privy Council | |
| 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 |
Sir Keir Starmer KCB KC | ||
| Equalities Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for Women and Equalities | Bridget Phillipson (also Education Secretary) | ||
| Minister of State for Women and Equalities | The Baroness Smith of Malvern (also with Education) | ||
| Government spokesperson for Equalities | The Lord Collins of Highbury (also Deputy Leader of the House of Lords and a whip) (unpaid) | ||
Foreign relations
Law and order
| Justice | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Justice Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain |
Shabana Mahmood KC | ||
| Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending | The Lord Timpson OBE DL (unpaid) | ||
| Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services | Sarah Sackman KC | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Victims | Alex Davies-Jones | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice | The Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (also a whip) (unpaid) | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sentencing | Sir Nic Dakin (also Lord Commissioner of the Treasury) (unpaid) | ||
| Law Officers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Attorney General for England and Wales Advocate General for Northern Ireland |
The Lord Hermer KC | ||
| Solicitor General | Lucy Rigby | ||
| Advocate General for Scotland | The Baroness Smith of Cluny KC | ||
Economy
| Treasury | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury |
Rachel Reeves | ||
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Darren Jones | ||
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | The Lord Livermore | ||
| Minister of State for Investment | The Baroness Gustafsson (also with DBT) (unpaid) | ||
| Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury | James Murray | ||
| Economic Secretary to the Treasury City Minister |
Emma Reynolds | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary for the Treasury | Torsten Bell (also with Work and Pensions) | ||
| Business and Trade | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Business and Trade President of the Board of Trade |
Jonathan Reynolds | |||
| Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security | Douglas Alexander (also with Cabinet Office) | |||
| Minister of State for Industry | Sarah Jones (also with Energy Security and Net Zero) | |||
| Minister of State for Investment | The Baroness Gustafsson (also with HM Treasury) (unpaid) | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets | Justin Madders | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Services, Small Business and Exports | Gareth Thomas | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Legislation | The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (also with Science, Innovation and Technology and a whip) (unpaid) | |||
Social services
| Education | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Education Minister for Women and Equalities |
Bridget Phillipson | ||
| Minister of State for Skills Minister of State for Women and Equalities |
The Baroness Smith of Malvern (also with Equalities) | ||
| Minister of State for School Standards | Catherine McKinnell | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Early Education | Stephen Morgan | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families | Janet Daby | ||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities) | Seema Malhotra (also with Home Office) | ||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities) | Dame Nia Griffith DBE (also with Wales Office) | ||
| Science, Innovation and Technology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | Peter Kyle | ||
| Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation | The Lord Vallance of Balham KCB FRS | ||
| Minister of State for Data Protection and Telecoms | Chris Bryant (also with Culture, Media and Sport) | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for AI and Digital Government | Feryal Clark | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety | The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (also with Business and Trade and a whip) (unpaid) | ||
Environment
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Steve Reed OBE | ||
| Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs | Daniel Zeichner | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Water and Flooding | Emma Hardy | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Nature | Mary Creagh CBE (unpaid) | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | The Baroness Hayman of Ullock | ||
| Energy Security and Net Zero | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero | Ed Miliband | ||
| Minister of State for Industry | Sarah Jones (also with Business and Trade) | ||
| Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero | Vacant | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Climate | Kerry McCarthy | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy | Michael Shanks | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Consumers | Miatta Fahnbulleh | ||
Culture
| Culture, Media and Sport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | Lisa Nandy | ||
| Minister of State for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism | Chris Bryant (also with Science, Innovation and Technology) | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Media, Civil Society and Youth | Stephanie Peacock | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Gambling and Heritage | The Baroness Twycross (also a Baroness in Waiting (unpaid) | ||
Transport
Local and devolved government
| Housing, Communities and Local Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Deputy Prime Minister |
Angela Rayner | ||
| Minister of State for Housing and Planning | Matthew Pennycook | ||
| Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution | Jim McMahon OBE | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Homelessness and Democracy | Rushanara Ali | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Building Safety, Fire and Local Growth | Alex Norris | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Local Government | The Baroness Taylor of Stevenage OBE (also a whip) (unpaid) | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Faith, Communities and Resettlement | The Lord Khan of Burnley | ||
| Northern Ireland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Hilary Benn | ||
| 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 | ||
| Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Wales | Jo Stevens | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales | Dame Nia Griffith DBE (also with Education) | ||
Parliament
| 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 |
The Baroness Smith of Basildon | ||
| Deputy Leader of the House of Lords | The Lord Collins of Highbury (also with Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office a whip and Equalities) (unpaid) | ||
| House of Commons Whips | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Whip Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury |
Sir Alan Campbell | ||
| Deputy Chief Whip Treasurer of the Household |
Mark Tami | ||
| Government Whip Comptroller of the Household |
Chris Elmore | ||
| Government Whip Vice-Chamberlain of the Household |
Samantha Dixon MBE | ||
| Government Whips Lords Commissioners of the Treasury |
Sir Nic Dakin (unpaid) | ||
| Vacant | |||
| Jeff Smith | |||
| Anna Turley | |||
| Taiwo Owatemi | |||
| Assistant Government Whips | Christian Wakeford | ||
| Gen Kitchen | |||
| Keir Mather | |||
| Gerald Jones | |||
| Anna McMorrin | |||
| Martin McCluskey | |||
| Kate Dearden | |||
| House of Lords Whips | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Whip Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms |
The Lord Kennedy of Southwark | |||
| Deputy Chief Whip Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard |
The Baroness Wheeler MBE | |||
| Lords- and Baronesses-in-waiting | The Lord Collins of Highbury (also Deputy Leader of the House of Lords and with Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (unpaid) | |||
| The Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (also with Justice) | ||||
| The Baroness Taylor of Stevenage OBE (also with Housing, Communities and Local Government) | ||||
| The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (also with Science, Innovation and Technology and Business and Trade) (unpaid) | ||||
| The Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | ||||
| The Lord Leong CBE | ||||
| The Baroness Twycross (also with Culture, Media and Sport) (unpaid) | ||||
| The Baroness Blake of Leeds CBE | ||||
| Lord Cryer | ||||
See also
- Government of the United Kingdom
- Cabinet of the United Kingdom
- Official Opposition frontbench
- Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)
- Frontbench Team of Ed Davey
References
- ^ "Frontbench (frontbenchers)". Parliament.UK. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
A frontbencher is either a Government minister or an Opposition shadow spokesperson.