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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Key
| Member of the House of Commons | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Member of neither the House of Commons nor 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 First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service Minister for the Union |
Sir Keir Starmer KCB KC | ||
| Equalities Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for Women and Equalities | Bridget Phillipson | ||
| Minister of State for Women and Equalities | The Baroness Smith of Malvern | ||
| Government spokesperson for Equalities | The Lord Collins of Highbury | ||
Foreign relations
Law and order
| Law Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attorney General for England and Wales Advocate General for Northern Ireland |
The Lord Hermer KC | |||
| Solicitor General | Ellie Reeves | |||
| Advocate General for Scotland | The Baroness Smith of Cluny KC | |||
Economy
Social services
Environment
Culture
Transport
Local and devolved government
| Northern Ireland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Hilary Benn | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Fleur Anderson | ||
| Scotland | |||
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| Secretary of State for Scotland | Douglas Alexander | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Kirsty McNeill | ||
| Wales | |||
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| Secretary of State for Wales | Jo Stevens | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Dame Nia Griffith DBE | ||
Parliament
| House of Commons Whips | |||
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| Chief Whip Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury |
Jonathan Reynolds | ||
| Deputy Chief Whip Treasurer of the Household |
Sir Mark Tami | ||
| Government Whip Comptroller of the Household |
Chris Elmore | ||
| Government Whip Vice-Chamberlain of the Household |
vacant | ||
| Government Whips Lords Commissioners of the Treasury |
Sir Nic Dakin (unpaid) | ||
| Jeff Smith | |||
| Taiwo Owatemi | |||
| Assistant Government Whips | Christian Wakeford | ||
| Gen Kitchen | |||
| Keir Mather | |||
| Gerald Jones | |||
| Anna McMorrin | |||
| Martin McCluskey | |||
| Kate Dearden | |||
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.