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]

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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.

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
Cabinet Office
Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister,
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,
Minister for Intergovernmental Relations 		Darren Jones
Paymaster General,
Minister for the Cabinet Office (Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations) 		Nick Thomas-Symonds
Minister of State (Minister without Portfolio) Anna Turley
Minister of State Major Dan Jarvis
Parliamentary Secretary Chris Ward
Parliamentary Secretary Satvir Kaur
Parliamentary Secretary Josh Simons

Foreign relations

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Yvette Cooper
Minister of State (International
Development, Latin America and Caribbean) 		The Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Minister of State (Europe, North America and Overseas Territories) Stephen Doughty
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan) Hamish Falconer
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Seema Malhotra
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Chris Elmore
Defence
Secretary of State for Defence John Healey
Minister of State (Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry) Luke Pollard
Minister of State (Minister for the House of Lords) The Lord Coaker
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for the Armed Forces) Colonel Aistair Carns
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Veterans and People) Louise Sandher-Jones

Law and order

Home Office
Secretary of State for the Home Department Shabana Mahmood
Minister of State (Minister for Security) Major Dan Jarvis
Minister of State (Lords Minister) The Lord Hanson of Flint
MInister of State (Minister for Policing and Crime) Sarah Jones
Minister of State (Minister for Border Security and Asylum) Alex Norris
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls) Jess Phillips
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Migration and Citizenship) Mike Tapp
Justice
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice,
Deputy Prime Minister 		David Lammy
Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending The Lord Timpson
Minister of State Sarah Sackman
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Alex Davies-Jones
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State The Baroness Levitt
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Jake Richards
Law Officers
Attorney General The Lord Hermer
Solicitor General Ellie Reeves
Advocate General for Scotland The Baroness Smith of Cluny

Economy

Treasury
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves
Chief Secretary to the Treasury James Murray
Financial Secretary to the Treasury The Lord Livermore
Minister of State (Minister for Investment) Jason Stockwood
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury Daniel Tomlinson
Economic Secretary to the Treasury Lucy Rigby
Parliamentary Secretary Torsten Bell
Business and Trade
Secretary of State for Business and Trade,
President of the Board of Trade 		Dr Peter Kyle
Minister of State (Minister for Investment) Jason Stockwood
Minister of State Michael Shanks
Minister of State Sir Chris Bryant
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Blair McDougall
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Kate Dearden
Work and Pensions
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Pat McFadden
Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability) Sir Stephen Timms
Minister of State Dame Diana Johnson
Minister of State (Minister for Skills) The Baroness Smith of Malvern
Minister of State (Minister for Lords) The Baroness Sherlock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Transformation) Andrew Western
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Pensions) Torsten Bell

Social services

Education
Secretary of State for Education,
Minister for Women and Equalities 		Bridget Phillipson
Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities),
Minister of State (Minister for Skills) 		The Baroness Smith of Malvern
Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability) Sir Stephen Timms
Minister of State Georgia Gould
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Josh MacAlister
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities) Seema Malhotra
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities) Olivia Bailey
Science, Innovation and Technology
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Liz Kendall
Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation The Lord Vallance of Balham
Minister of State Ian Murray
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Kanishka Narayan
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Liz Lloyd
Health and Social Care
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting
Minister of State for Health (Secondary Care) Karin Smyth
Minister of State for Care Stephen Kinnock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mental Health The Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention Ashley Dalton
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Dr Zubir Ahmed

Environment

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Emma Reynolds
Minister of State Dame Angela Eagle
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Water and Flooding) Emma Hardy
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Nature) Dr Mary Creagh
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Lords Minister) The Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Energy Security and Net Zero
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband
Minister of State The Lord Vallance of Balham
Minister of State Michael Shanks
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Katie White
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Martin McCluskey
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Chris McDonald

Culture

Culture, Media and Sport
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Lisa Nandy
Minister of State (Minister for Creative Industries, Media and Arts) Ian Murray
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Sport, Tourism, Civil Society and Youth) Stephanie Peacock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Museums, Heritage and Gambling, and Lords Minister) The Baroness Twycross

Transport

Transport
Secretary of State for Transport Heidi Alexander
Minister of State (Minister for Rail) The Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Local Transport) Simon Lightwood
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Keir Mather

Local and devolved government

Housing, Communities and Local Government
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Steve Reed
Minister of State (Minister for Housing and Planning) Matthew Pennycook
Minister of State Alison McGovern
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Lords Minister for Housing and Local Government) The Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Miatta Fahnbulleh
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Samantha Dixon
Northern Ireland
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Hilary Benn
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Matthew Patrick
Scotland
Secretary of State for Scotland Douglas Alexander
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Kirsty McNeill
Wales
Secretary of State for Wales Jo Stevens
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Anna McMorrin

Parliament

House Leaders
Lord President of the Council,
Leader of the House of Commons 		Sir Alan Campbell
Lord Privy Seal,
Leader of the House of Lords 		The Baroness Smith of Basildon
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords The Lord Collins of Highbury
House of Commons Whips
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
(Chief Whip)		 Jonathan Reynolds
Treasurer of HM Household
(Deputy Chief Whip)		 Sir Mark Tami
Vice Chamberlain of HM Household
(Government Whip)		 Lilian Greenwood
Comptroller of HM Household
(Government Whip)		 Nesil Caliskan
Assistant Whip, House of Commons Jake Richards
Junior Lords of the Treasury
(Government Whips)		 Christian Wakeford
Claire Hughes
Stephen Morgan
Sir Nic Dakin
Taiwo Owatemi
Assistant Whips, House of Commons Mark Ferguson
Imogen Walker
Gregor Poynton
Jade Botterill
Deirdre Costigan
Gen Kitchen
House of Lords Whips
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms
(Lords Chief Whip)		 The Lord Kennedy of Southwark
Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard
(Lords Deputy Chief Whip)		 The Baroness Wheeler
Lords and Baronesses in Waiting The Lord Lemos
The Lord Wilson of Sedgefield
The Lord Katz
Liz Lloyd (awaiting peerage)
The Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
The Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
The Baroness Twycross
The Lord Leong
The Baroness Blake of Leeds

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Frontbench (frontbenchers)". Parliament.UK. Retrieved 28 May 2021. A frontbencher is either a Government minister or an Opposition shadow spokesperson.
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