Opposition frontbench of Ed Miliband

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 2010 to 2015, Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition was the Labour Party, and the Leader of the Opposition was Ed Miliband.^[1]

Key

	Member of the House of Commons
	Member of the House of Lords
Shadow Cabinet full members in bold
Shadow Cabinet attendees in bold italics

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Office of the Leader of the Opposition
	Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition Leader of the Labour Party	Ed Miliband	2010 – 2015
	Deputy Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Shadow Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Chair of the Labour Party	Harriet Harman	2010 – 2015
	Deputy Chair of the Labour Party	Tom Watson	2011–2013
	Deputy Chair of the Labour Party	Jon Trickett	2013–2015
	Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition	Karen Buck	2013 – 2015
		Wayne David	2013 – 2015
		John Denham	2011 – 2013
		Anne McGuire	2010 – 2011
Cabinet Office
	Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office	Liam Byrne	2010–2011
		Tessa Jowell	2011–2011
		Jon Trickett	2011–2013
		Michael Dugher	2013–2014
		Jonathan Ashworth	2013–2015
		Lucy Powell	2014–2015
	Shadow Spokesman in the House of Lords	Baron Hunt of Kings Heath	2010–2012
Whips' Office
	Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons	Rosie Winterton	2010–2015
	Shadow Chief Whip in the House of Lords	Steve Lord Bassam of Brighton	2010–2015
	Opposition Whip	Nic Dakin	2011–2015
	Junior Whip	Heidi Alexander	2012–2013
	Senior Whip	Heidi Alexander	2013–2015
	House of Lords Whip	Maeve Sherlock	2013–2015
	Junior Whip	Margaret Wheeler	2010–2014
	Senior Whip	Margaret Wheeler	2014–2015
Parliament
	Shadow Leader of the House of Commons	Hilary Benn	2010–2011
	Shadow Leader of the House of Commons	Angela Eagle	2011–2015
	Shadow Leader of the House of Lords	Janet Baroness Royall of Blaisdon	2010–2015
	Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords	Baron Hunt of Kings Heath	2010–2015


Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer	Alan Johnson	2010–2011
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer	Ed Balls	2011–2015
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury	Angela Eagle	2010–2011
	Rachel Reeves	2011–2013
	Chris Leslie	2013–2015
Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury	David Hanson	2010–2011
	Cathy Jamieson	2011–2013
	Catherine McKinnell	2013–2015
Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury	Chris Leslie	2010–2013
Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury	Shabana Mahmood	2013–2015

Foreign Office
	Shadow Foreign Secretary	Yvette Cooper	2010–2011
	Shadow Foreign Secretary	Douglas Alexander	2011–2015
	Shadow Minister for Europe	Wayne David	2010–2011
		Emma Reynolds	2011–2013
		Gareth Thomas	2013–2014
		Pat McFadden	2014–2015
Department for International Development
	Shadow Secretary of State for International Development	Harriet Harman	2010–2011
		Ivan Lewis	2011–2013
		Jim Murphy	2013–2014
		Mary Creagh	2014–2015
Ministry of Defence
	Shadow Secretary of State for Defence	Jim Murphy	2010–2013
	Shadow Secretary of State for Defence	Vernon Coaker	2013–2015
	Shadow Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans	Gemma Doyle	2010–2015

Home Office
	Shadow Home Secretary	Ed Balls	2010–2011
	Shadow Home Secretary	Yvette Cooper	2011–2015
	Shadow Minister for Policing	Jack Dromey	2013–2015
	Shadow Minister for Prisons	Jenny Chapman	2011–2015
	Shadow Minister for Crime Prevention	Gloria De Piero	2011–2013
	Shadow Minister for Home Affairs	Steve Reed	2013–2015
	Shadow Minister for Immigration	Gerry Sutcliffe	2010–2011
	Shadow Minister for Immigration	David Hanson	2011–2015
	Shadow Spokesman in the House of Lords	Baron Hunt of Kings Heath	2012–2015
Ministry of Justice and Attorney General's Office
	Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Shadow Lord Chancellor	Sadiq Khan	2010–2015
	Shadow Minister for Justice	Andy Slaughter	2010–2015
	Shadow Attorney General	Patricia Scotland	2010–2011
		Emily Thornberry	2011–2014
		Willy Lord Bach	2014–2015
	Shadow Solicitor General	Catherine McKinnell	2010–2011
	Shadow Solicitor General	Karl Turner	2014–2015
	Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Shadow Justice Secretary	Alex Cunningham	2010–2015


Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills	John Denham	2010–2011
	Chuka Umunna	2011–2015
Shadow Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills	Gordon Banks	2010 – 2011
	Nia Griffith	2010 – 2011
	Chuka Umunna	2011

Opposition frontbench of Ed Miliband

Leader's Office, Cabinet Office and Whips Office

Treasury

Foreign Affairs and Defence

Home Affairs

Business

Education

Energy and Climate Change

Local government

DEFRA

Health and social services

Culture

Transport

Women and Equalities

Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Notes

References

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