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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| Political offices in the UK government |
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| List of political offices |
Key
| Member of the House of Commons | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Privy Counsellor | |
| Cabinet full members in bold | |
| Cabinet attendees in bold italics | |
Leader of the Government and Cabinet Office
| Leader of the Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leader of the Government of the United Kingdom First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service Minister for the Union |
Boris Johnson | ||
| Government Equalities Office (working with Cabinet Office and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for Women and Equalities | Liz Truss (also Foreign Secretary) | ||
| Minister of State for Equalities | Kemi Badenoch (jointly with DLUHC and FCDO) | ||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women | The Baroness Stedman-Scott (joint with FCDO and DWP) | ||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Equalities | Mike Freer (joint with DIT) | ||
Foreign relations
Law and order
| Justice | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Secretary of State for Justice |
Dominic Raab (paid as Lord Chancellor) | ||
| Minister of State for Crime & Policing | Kit Malthouse (jointly with Home Office) | ||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice | Vacant | ||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Immigration Compliance and the Courts | Tom Pursglove (jointly with Home Office) | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice | James Cartlidge (also Assistant Government Whip, paid for that role) | ||
| Law Officers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Attorney General Advocate General for Northern Ireland |
Suella Braverman QC | ||
| Solicitor General | Alex Chalk QC | ||
| Advocate General for Scotland | The Lord Stewart of Dirleton QC | ||
Economy
| Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | Kwasi Kwarteng | |||
| Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth | Greg Hands | |||
| Minister of State for Investment | The Lord Grimstone of Boscobel (jointly with DIT; unpaid) | |||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Science, Research and Innovation | George Freeman | |||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets Minister for London |
Paul Scully | |||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business and Industry | Lee Rowley (also a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, paid) | |||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Business, Energy and Corporate Responsibility) | The Lord Callanan | |||
Social services
Environment
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | George Eustice | ||
| Minister of State for the Pacific and the International Environment | The Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (jointly with the Foreign Office; unpaid) | ||
| Minister of State for Farming, Fisheries and Food | Victoria Prentis | ||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Nature Recovery and the Domestic Environment | Rebecca Pow | ||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Rural Affairs, Access to Nature and Biosecurity | The Lord Benyon | ||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Agri-Innovation and Climate Adaptation | Jo Churchill | ||
Culture
Transport
Local and devolved government
| Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Minister for Intergovernmental Relations |
Michael Gove | ||
| Minister of State for Housing | Stuart Andrew | ||
| Minister of State for Levelling Up Communities | Kemi Badenoch (jointly with FCDO) | ||
| Minister of State for Building Safety & Fire | The Lord Greenhalgh (jointly with Home Office, unpaid) | ||
| Minister of State for Refugees | The Lord Harrington of Watford (jointly with Home Office) | ||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Housing & Rough Sleeping | Eddie Hughes | ||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Levelling Up, The Union and Constitution | Neil O'Brien | ||
| Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Wales | Simon Hart | ||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales | David T C Davies (paid as Assistant Government Whip) | ||
Parliament
| House of Commons Whips | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Whip of the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury |
Chris Heaton-Harris | |||
| Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Commons Treasurer of the Household |
Christopher Pincher | |||
| Government Whip Comptroller of the Household |
Marcus Jones | |||
| Government Whip Vice-Chamberlain of the Household |
James Morris | |||
| Government Whip Lord Commissioner of the Treasury |
Amanda Solloway | |||
| Lee Rowley (also with Business and Industry) | ||||
| Michael Tomlinson | ||||
| Alan Mak (unpaid) | ||||
| Craig Whittaker | ||||
| Rebecca Harris | ||||
| Assistant Government Whip | Scott Mann | |||
| David T C Davies (also with Wales Office, paid as a Whip | ||||
| James Cartlidge (also with MoJ) | ||||
| Gareth Johnson | ||||
| Heather Wheeler (also with Cabinet Office) | ||||
| Andrea Jenkyns | ||||
| Steve Double | ||||
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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