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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 |
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service |
Sir Keir Starmer KCB KC | ||
| Cabinet Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Pat McFadden | ||
|
Paymaster General Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations |
Nick Thomas-Symonds | ||
| Minister without Portfolio | Ellie Reeves | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office | Georgia Gould OBE | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office | Abena Oppong-Asare | ||
| Equalities Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for Women and Equalities |
Bridget Phillipson (also Education Secretary) | ||
| Minister for Women and Equalities |
Anneliese Dodds (also with Foreign Office) | ||
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs | David Lammy | ||
| Minister of State |
Anneliese Dodds (also with Equalities) | ||
| Minister of State | Stephen Doughty | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Catherine West | ||
| Hamish Falconer | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
The Lord Collins of Highbury (also Deputy Leader of the House of Lords and a whip) | ||
| The Baroness Chapman of Darlington | |||
| Defence | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Defence | John Healey | ||
| Minister of State for the Armed Forces | Luke Pollard | ||
| Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry | Maria Eagle | ||
| Minister of State for the House of Lords | The Lord Coaker | ||
| Minister for Veterans and People | Alistair Carns OBE MC | ||
| Home Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | Yvette Cooper | ||
| Minister of State | Dan Jarvis MBE | ||
| Minister of State | Dame Diana Johnson DBE | ||
| Minister of State | Dame Angela Eagle DBE | ||
| Minister of State | The Lord Hanson of Flint | ||
| 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 KC | ||
| Minister of State for Prisons | The Lord Timpson OBE DL | ||
| Minister of State | Heidi Alexander | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
The Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (also a whip) | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Alex Davies-Jones | ||
| Law Officers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Attorney General for England and Wales Advocate General for Northern Ireland |
The Lord Hermer | ||
| Solicitor General | Sarah Sackman | ||
| Advocate General for Scotland | TBA | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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) | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Gareth Thomas | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Justin Madders | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (also with Science, Innovation and Technology and a whip) | |||
| Work and Pensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Liz Kendall | |||
| Minister of State for Employment | Alison McGovern | |||
| Minister of State for Social Security and Disability | Sir Stephen Timms | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transformation | Andrew Western | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions |
Emma Reynolds (also with Treasury) | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Lords | The Baroness Sherlock OBE | |||
| Education | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Secretary of State for Education Minister for Women and Equalities |
Bridget Phillipson | ||
| Minister of State for Higher Education | The Baroness Smith of Malvern | ||
| Minister of State | Catherine McKinnell | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Stephen Morgan | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Janet Daby | ||
| 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 | The Lord Vallance of Balham KCB FRS | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (also with Business and Trade and a 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 for Secondary Care | Karin Smyth | ||
| Minister of State for Care (Primary and Social) | Stephen Kinnock | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention | Andrew Gwynne | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mental Health | The Baroness Merron | ||
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Steve Reed OBE | ||
| Minister of State | Daniel Zeichner | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Emma Hardy | ||
| Mary Creagh CBE | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | The 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 | The 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Transport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Transport | Louise Haigh | |||
| Minister of State for Rail | The Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE | |||
| 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 | |||
| Housing, Communities and Local Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Deputy Prime Minister Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government |
Angela Rayner | ||
| Minister of State | Jim McMahon OBE | ||
| Minister of State | Matthew Pennycook | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Alex Norris | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
The Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
OBE (also a whip) | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Rushanara Ali | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | 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 | ||
| 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 and a 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 MBE | ||
| Government Whips Lords Commissioners of the Treasury |
Sir Nic Dakin | ||
| Vicky Foxcroft | |||
| 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 of the House of Lords Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms |
The Lord Kennedy of Southwark | |||
|
Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Lords 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) | |||
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The Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (also with Justice) | ||||
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The Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
OBE (also with Housing, Communities and Local Government) | ||||
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The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (also with Science, Innovation and Technology and Business and Trade) | ||||
| The Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | ||||
| The Lord Leong CBE | ||||
| The Baroness Twycross | ||||
| The Baroness Blake of Leeds CBE | ||||
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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.
| Political offices in the UK government |
|---|
|
| List of political offices |
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service |
Sir Keir Starmer KCB KC | ||
| Cabinet Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Pat McFadden | ||
|
Paymaster General Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations |
Nick Thomas-Symonds | ||
| Minister without Portfolio | Ellie Reeves | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office | Georgia Gould OBE | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office | Abena Oppong-Asare | ||
| Equalities Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for Women and Equalities |
Bridget Phillipson (also Education Secretary) | ||
| Minister for Women and Equalities |
Anneliese Dodds (also with Foreign Office) | ||
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs | David Lammy | ||
| Minister of State |
Anneliese Dodds (also with Equalities) | ||
| Minister of State | Stephen Doughty | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Catherine West | ||
| Hamish Falconer | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
The Lord Collins of Highbury (also Deputy Leader of the House of Lords and a whip) | ||
| The Baroness Chapman of Darlington | |||
| Defence | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Defence | John Healey | ||
| Minister of State for the Armed Forces | Luke Pollard | ||
| Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry | Maria Eagle | ||
| Minister of State for the House of Lords | The Lord Coaker | ||
| Minister for Veterans and People | Alistair Carns OBE MC | ||
| Home Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | Yvette Cooper | ||
| Minister of State | Dan Jarvis MBE | ||
| Minister of State | Dame Diana Johnson DBE | ||
| Minister of State | Dame Angela Eagle DBE | ||
| Minister of State | The Lord Hanson of Flint | ||
| 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 KC | ||
| Minister of State for Prisons | The Lord Timpson OBE DL | ||
| Minister of State | Heidi Alexander | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
The Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (also a whip) | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Alex Davies-Jones | ||
| Law Officers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Attorney General for England and Wales Advocate General for Northern Ireland |
The Lord Hermer | ||
| Solicitor General | Sarah Sackman | ||
| Advocate General for Scotland | TBA | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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) | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Gareth Thomas | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Justin Madders | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (also with Science, Innovation and Technology and a whip) | |||
| Work and Pensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Liz Kendall | |||
| Minister of State for Employment | Alison McGovern | |||
| Minister of State for Social Security and Disability | Sir Stephen Timms | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transformation | Andrew Western | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions |
Emma Reynolds (also with Treasury) | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Lords | The Baroness Sherlock OBE | |||
| Education | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Secretary of State for Education Minister for Women and Equalities |
Bridget Phillipson | ||
| Minister of State for Higher Education | The Baroness Smith of Malvern | ||
| Minister of State | Catherine McKinnell | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Stephen Morgan | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Janet Daby | ||
| 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 | The Lord Vallance of Balham KCB FRS | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (also with Business and Trade and a 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 for Secondary Care | Karin Smyth | ||
| Minister of State for Care (Primary and Social) | Stephen Kinnock | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention | Andrew Gwynne | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mental Health | The Baroness Merron | ||
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Steve Reed OBE | ||
| Minister of State | Daniel Zeichner | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Emma Hardy | ||
| Mary Creagh CBE | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | The 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 | The 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Transport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Transport | Louise Haigh | |||
| Minister of State for Rail | The Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE | |||
| 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 | |||
| Housing, Communities and Local Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Deputy Prime Minister Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government |
Angela Rayner | ||
| Minister of State | Jim McMahon OBE | ||
| Minister of State | Matthew Pennycook | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Alex Norris | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
The Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
OBE (also a whip) | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Rushanara Ali | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | 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 | ||
| 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 and a 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 MBE | ||
| Government Whips Lords Commissioners of the Treasury |
Sir Nic Dakin | ||
| Vicky Foxcroft | |||
| 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 of the House of Lords Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms |
The Lord Kennedy of Southwark | |||
|
Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Lords 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) | |||
|
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) | ||||
| The Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | ||||
| The Lord Leong CBE | ||||
| The Baroness Twycross | ||||
| The Baroness Blake of Leeds CBE | ||||
- Government of the United Kingdom
- Cabinet of the United Kingdom
- Official Opposition frontbench
- Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)
- Frontbench Team of Stephen Flynn
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^
"Frontbench (frontbenchers)". Parliament.UK. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
A frontbencher is either a Government minister or an Opposition shadow spokesperson.