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Opposition frontbench of David Cameron

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The frontbench of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition in the Parliament of the United Kingdom consists of the Shadow Cabinet and other shadow ministers of the political party currently serving as the Official Opposition. From 2005 to 2010, Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition was the Conservative Party, and the Leader of the Opposition was David Cameron.

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Shadow cabinet

More women were appointed to the frontbench.[1]

Junior ministers

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In December 2005 the following junior roles were appointed:[2]

Boris Johnson returned to the frontbench as shadow minister for higher education, so he quit his role at The Spectator.[3] Mike Penning was Shadow Health Minister.[4] Michael Gove was appointed Shadow Housing Minister.[5]

The rest of the frontbench consisted of:[6]

Whips

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In 2006, the shadow ministers for the Scottish Office were appointed for the two biggest cities in Scotland:[7]

Due many English cities not having any Conservative councillors or MPs, cities in England were given shadow ministers too:[8]

In 2007, Patrick Mercer was sacked as Shadow Homeland Security Minister.[9] In 2007, Graham Brady resigned as Shadow Europe Minister over party policy on grammar schools.[10]

In July 2007, new MPs were promoted to the frontbench:[11]

In January 2009, the following roles were appointed:

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