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.

Key

	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 and Cabinet Office

Leader of the Government
	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service Minister for the Union		Rishi Sunak


Minister for the Cabinet Office Paymaster General		Jeremy Quin
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom		Oliver Dowden
Minister without Portfolio Party Chairman		Greg Hands
Minister of State for Veterans' Affairs		Johnny Mercer
Minister of State for the Investment Security Unit	Nusrat Ghani (also with Business and Trade)
Minister of State	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office	Alex Burghart


Minister for Women and Equalities Secretary of State for Business and Trade		Kemi Badenoch
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Women)	Maria Caulfield (also with Health and Social Care)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities)		Stuart Andrew (also with Culture)

Foreign relations


Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs		James Cleverly
Minister of State for Development and Africa		Andrew Mitchell
Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and the United Nations	Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister of State for Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Energy, Climate and Environment		Vacant
Minister of State for Indo-Pacific		Anne-Marie Trevelyan
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Europe	Leo Docherty
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Americas and Caribbean	David Rutley


Secretary of State for Defence		Grant Shapps
Minister of State for the Armed Forces		James Heappey
Minister of State for Defence Procurement	James Cartlidge
Minister of State for Defence	Baroness Goldie (unpaid)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families		Andrew Murrison

Law and order


Secretary of State for the Home Department		Suella Braverman KC
Minister of State for Security		Tom Tugendhat
Minister of State for Immigration		Robert Jenrick
Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire		Chris Philp
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding	Sarah Dines
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Migration and Borders	Lord Murray of Blidworth
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	Lord Sharpe of Epsom


Secretary of State for Justice Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Deputy Prime Minister		Alex Chalk KC
Minister of State		Edward Argar
Minister of State for Prisons and Probation		Damian Hinds
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	Mike Freer
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice	Lord Bellamy (unpaid)


Attorney General Advocate General for Northern Ireland		Victoria Prentis KC
Solicitor General	Michael Tomlinson
Advocate General for Scotland	Lord Stewart of Dirleton KC

Economy


Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury		Jeremy Hunt
Chief Secretary to the Treasury		John Glen
Financial Secretary to the Treasury	Victoria Atkins
Economic Secretary to the Treasury	Andrew Griffith (unpaid)
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury	Gareth Davies
Parliamentary Secretary	Baroness Penn


Secretary of State for Business and Trade President of the Board of Trade Minister for Women and Equalities		Kemi Badenoch
Minister of State for Industry and Economic Security	Nusrat Ghani (joint with Cabinet Office)
Minister of State for International Trade	Nigel Huddleston
Minister of State for Investment	Lord Johnson of Lainston (unpaid)
Minister of State for Regulatory Reform	Earl of Minto (unpaid)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Enterprise and Markets	Kevin Hollinrake
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exports	Lord Offord of Garvel (unpaid), also with Scotland Office


Secretary of State for Work and Pensions		Mel Stride
Minister of State for Employment	Guy Opperman
Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work	Tom Pursglove
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Mobility, Youth and Progression	Mims Davies
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions	Laura Trott
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	Viscount Younger of Leckie

Social services


Secretary of State for Education		Gillian Keegan
Minister of State for Schools		Nick Gibb
Minister of State for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education		Robert Halfon
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Families and Wellbeing	David Johnston
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the School System and Student Finance	Baroness Barran (unpaid)


Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology		Michelle Donelan
Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation	George Freeman
Minister of State for Data and Digital Infrastructure		John Whittingdale
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy	Paul Scully
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property	Viscount Camrose (unpaid)


Secretary of State for Health and Social Care		Steve Barclay
Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care	Will Quince
Minister of State for Social Care	Helen Whately
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Primary Care and Public Health	Neil O'Brien
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Mental Health and Women's Health Strategy	Maria Caulfield (also with Equalities)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	Lord Markham (unpaid)

Environment


Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs		Thérèse Coffey
Minister of State for Biosecurity, Marine and Rural Affairs		Lord Benyon (unpaid)
Minister of State for Food, Farming and Fisheries		Mark Spencer
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Natural Environment and Land Use	Trudy Harrison
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environmental Quality and Resilience	Rebecca Pow


Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero		Claire Coutinho
Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero		Graham Stuart
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Nuclear and Networks	Andrew Bowie
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Consumers and Affordability	Amanda Solloway (also a Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance	Lord Callanan

Culture


Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport		Lucy Frazer KC
Minister of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport	Julia Lopez on maternity leave, taken over by the Right Honorable John Whittingdale
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Sport, Gambling and Civil Society		Stuart Andrew (also with Equalities)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Arts and Heritage	Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

Transport


Secretary of State for Transport		Mark Harper
Minister of State for Rail and HS2	Huw Merriman
Minister of State for Decarbonisation and Technology		Jesse Norman
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Roads and Local Transport	Richard Holden
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Aviation, Maritime and Security	Baroness Vere of Norbiton

Local and devolved government


Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Minister for Intergovernmental Relations		Michael Gove
Minister of State for Housing and Planning	Rachel Maclean
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Homelessness	Felicity Buchan
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up	Dehenna Davison
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government and Building Safety	Lee Rowley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Faith and Communities	Baroness Scott of Bybrook


Secretary of State for Northern Ireland		Chris Heaton-Harris
Minister of State for Northern Ireland	Steve Baker
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	Lord Caine (also a Lord in Waiting)(unpaid)


Secretary of State for Scotland		Alister Jack
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland	John Lamont
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland	Lord Offord of Garvel (unpaid), also with Department for Business and Trade

Wales
	Secretary of State for Wales		David TC Davies
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales	James Davies

Parliament

House Leaders
	Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council		Penny Mordaunt
	Leader of the House of Lords Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal		Lord True
	Deputy Leader of the House of Lords		Earl Howe (unpaid)


Chief Whip of the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury		Simon Hart
Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Commons Treasurer of the Household	Marcus Jones
Government Whip Comptroller of the Household	Rebecca Harris
Government Whip Vice-Chamberlain of the Household	Jo Churchill
Government Whips Lords Commissioners of the Treasury		Andrew Stephenson
	Scott Mann
	Steve Double
	Nigel Huddleston
	Amanda Solloway (also with Energy Security and Net Zero)
	Ruth Edwards
Assistant Government Whips	Fay Jones
	Julie Marson
	Stuart Anderson
	Jacob Young
	Robert Largan
	Joy Morrissey
	Mike Wood


Chief Whip of the House of Lords Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms		Baroness Williams of Trafford
Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Lords Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard	Earl of Courtown
Lords- and Baroness-in-Waiting	Baroness Swinburne
	Lord Evans of Rainow
	Lord Harlech
	Lord Davies of Gower
	Lord Caine (also with the Northern Ireland Office)
	Baron Mott

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