British Government frontbench

This article is about the people currently in the British government. For the people in the previous British governments, see List of British governments. For a list of current and historic ministerial positions, see List of government ministers of the United Kingdom.

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.

List of current ministers

As of 16 September 2025, ^[update] following the 2025 British cabinet reshuffle ^{[2] [3]} , the makeup of the current Government frontbench is as follows: ^[4]

	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

Prime Minister and Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office including Prime Minister's Office
	Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Minister for the Union		Sir Keir Starmer
	Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, Minister for Intergovernmental Relations, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster		Darren Jones
	Paymaster General, Minister for the Cabinet Office (Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations)		Nick Thomas-Symonds
	Minister of State (Minister for Security) (jointly with Home Office)	Dan Jarvis [5]
	Minister of State (Minister without Portfolio) (in the Cabinet Office)		Anna Turley
	Parliamentary Secretary (in the Cabinet Office)	Chris Ward
		Satvir Kaur (currently on maternity leave)
		Josh Simons (maternity cover for Satvir Kaur)

Foreign relations

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs		Yvette Cooper
	Minister of State (International Development and Africa)		The Baroness Chapman of Darlington
	Minister of State (Europe, North America and Overseas Territories)	Stephen Doughty
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan)	Hamish Falconer
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Indo-Pacific)	Seema Malhotra (also Minister for Equalities)
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Multilateral, Human Rights, Latin America and the Caribbean)	Chris Elmore

Ministry of 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) (in the Ministry of Defence)	The Lord Coaker
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for the Armed Forces)	Alistair 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) (jointly with Cabinet Office)	Dan Jarvis [5]
	Minister of State (Lords Minister) (in the Home Office)		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

Ministry of Justice
	Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice		David Lammy
	Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending	The Lord Timpson
	Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services	Sarah Sackman
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Victims and Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls	Alex Davies-Jones
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Lords Minister (in the Ministry of Justice)	The Baroness Levitt
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sentencing, Youth Justice and International	Jake Richards (also Assistant Whip)

Attorney General's Office
	Attorney General		The Lord Hermer
	Solicitor General		Ellie Reeves

Office of the Advocate General for Scotland
	HM Advocate General for Scotland	The Baroness Smith of Cluny

Economy

HM 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) (jointly with Department for Business and Trade)	The Lord Stockwood
	Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury	Daniel Tomlinson
	Economic Secretary to the Treasury	Lucy Rigby
	Parliamentary Secretary (in the Treasury)	Torsten Bell (also Minister for Pensions)

Department for Business and Trade and UK Export Finance
	Secretary of State for Business and Trade, President of the Board of Trade		Peter Kyle
	Minister of State (Minister for Investment) (jointly with HM Treasury)	The Lord Stockwood
	Minister of State (Minister for Trade)	Sir Chris Bryant
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation)	Blair McDougall
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Employment Rights and Consumer Protection)	Kate Dearden
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Digital Economy) (jointly with Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)	The Baroness Lloyd of Effra (also Baroness in Waiting)
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Industry) (jointly with Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)	Chris McDonald

Department for Work and Pensions
	Secretary of State for Work and Pensions		Pat McFadden
	Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability) (jointly with Department for Education)		Sir Stephen Timms
	Minister of State (Minister for Employment)		Dame Diana Johnson [6]
	Minister of State (Minister for Skills) (jointly with Department for Education)		The Baroness Smith of Malvern (also Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities))
	Minister of State (Minister for Lords) (in the Department for Work and Pensions)	The Baroness Sherlock
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Transformation)	Andrew Western
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Pensions)	Torsten Bell (also Parliamentary Secretary in the Treasury)

Social services

Department for Education including Office for Equality and Opportunity
	Secretary of State for Education, Minister for Women and Equalities		Bridget Phillipson
	Minister of State (Minister for School Standards)	Georgia Gould
	Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities), Minister of State (Minister for Skills) (jointly with Department for Work and Pensions)		The Baroness Smith of Malvern
	Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability) (jointly with Department for Work and Pensions)		Sir Stephen Timms
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Children and Families)	Josh MacAlister
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Early Education)	Olivia Bailey
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities)
		Seema Malhotra [3] (also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Indo-Pacific))

Department of 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 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 for Health Innovation and Safety	Zubir Ahmed

Environment

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs		Emma Reynolds
	Minister of State (Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs)	Dame Angela Eagle
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Water and Flooding)	Emma Hardy
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Nature)	Mary Creagh
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Biosecurity, Borders and Animals)	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 (Minister for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear) (jointly with Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)	The Lord Vallance of Balham
	Minister of State (Minister for Energy)	Michael Shanks
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Climate)	Katie White
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Energy Consumers)	Martin McCluskey
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Industry) (jointly with Department for Business and Trade)	Chris McDonald

Science

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology		Liz Kendall
	Minister of State (Minister for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear) (jointly with Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)	The Lord Vallance of Balham
	Minister of State (Minister for Digital Government and Data)		Ian Murray (also Minister for Creative Industries, Media and Arts)
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Digital Economy) (jointly with Department for Business and Trade)	The Baroness Lloyd of Effra (also Baroness in Waiting)
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for AI and Online Safety)	Kanishka Narayan

Culture

Department for 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 (also Minister for Digital Government and Data)
	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 (also Baroness in Waiting)

Transport

Department for 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 Roads and Buses)	Simon Lightwood
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Local Transport)	Lilian Greenwood (also Junior Lord of the Treasury)
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Decarbonisation)	Keir Mather

Local and devolved government

Ministry of 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 (Minister for Local Government and Homelessness)	Alison McGovern
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Lords Minister for Housing and Local Government)	The Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (also Baroness in Waiting)
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Devolution, Faith and Communities)	Miatta Fahnbulleh
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy)	Samantha Dixon

Northern Ireland Office
	Secretary of State for Northern Ireland		Hilary Benn
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (in the Northern Ireland Office)	Matthew Patrick

Scotland Office
	Secretary of State for Scotland		Douglas Alexander
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (in the Scotland Office)	Kirsty McNeill

Wales Office
	Secretary of State for Wales		Jo Stevens
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (in the Wales Office)	Anna McMorrin
		Claire Hughes (also Assistant Whip)

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 (also Lord in Waiting)

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)	Sir Nic Dakin
	Comptroller of HM Household (Government Whip)	Nesil Caliskan
	Junior Lords of the Treasury (Government Whips)	Christian Wakeford
		Stephen Morgan
		Lilian Greenwood (also Minister for Local Transport)
		Gen Kitchen
		Taiwo Owatemi
	Assistant Whips, House of Commons	Claire Hughes (also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Wales Office)
		Jake Richards (also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sentencing, Youth Justice and International)
		Mark Ferguson
		Imogen Walker
		Gregor Poynton
		Jade Botterill
		Deirdre Costigan

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
	Baronesses and Lords in Waiting (Government Whips)	The Lord Collins of Highbury [3] (also Deputy Leader of the House of Lords)
		The Lord Lemos
		The Lord Wilson of Sedgefield
		The Lord Katz
		The Baroness Lloyd of Effra (also Minister for Digital Economy)
		The Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (also Lords Minister for Housing and Local Government)
		The Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
		The Baroness Twycross (also Minister for Museums, Heritage and Gambling, and Lords Minister)
		The Lord Leong
		The Baroness Blake of Leeds

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

1. "Frontbench (frontbenchers)". Parliament.UK. Retrieved 28 May 2021. A frontbencher is either a Government minister or an Opposition shadow spokesperson.
2. "Appointments: 1 September 2025". GOV.UK. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
3. "Ministerial appointments: September 2025". GOV.UK. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
4. "Ministers". GOV.UK . Retrieved 4 October 2025.
5. "Working with partners to tackle cyber crime and fraud". GOV.UK. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
6. "Our governance". GOV.UK. Retrieved 15 October 2025.

External links

• Ministerial Appointments: September 2025