Opposition frontbench of Ed Miliband

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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 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
		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
		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

HM Treasury
	Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer	Alan Johnson	2010–2011
		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
		Shabana Mahmood	2013–2015

Foreign Office
	Shadow Foreign Secretary	Yvette Cooper	2010–2011
		Douglas Alexander	2011–201
	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
		Vernon Coaker	2013–2015

Home Office
	Shadow Home Secretary	Ed Balls	2010–2011
		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
		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
		Karl Turner	2014–2015
	Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Shadow Justice Secretary	Alex Cunningham	2010–2015

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	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

Department for Education
	Shadow Secretary of State for Education	Andy Burnham	2010–2011
		Stephen Twigg	2011–2013
		Tristram Hunt	2013–2015
	Shadow Minister for Further Education	Iain Wright	2010 – 2011
		Karen Buck	2011 – 2013
		Tristram Hunt	2013
		Rushanara Ali	2013 – 2014
	Shadow Minister for Children and Families	Sharon Hodgson	2010 – 2013
	Shadow Minister for Children and Young Families	Lisa Nandy	2012 – 2013
	Shadow Minister for Children and Families	Steve McCabe	2013–2015
	Shadow Minister for Childcare and Early Years	Lucy Powell	2013 – 2014
	Shadow Minister for Children and Families	Alison McGovern	2014 – 2015
	Shadow Minister for Further Education, Skills and Regional Growth	Gordon Marsden	2010 – 2013

Department of Energy and Climate Change
	Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change	Meg Hillier	2010–2011
		Caroline Flint	2011–2015
	Shadow Minister for Energy	Huw Irranca-Davies	2010 – 2011
		Tom Greatrex	2011 – 2015
	Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change	Luciana Berger	2010 – 2013
		Jonathan Reynolds	2013 – 2015

Department for Communities and Local Government
	Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government	Caroline Flint	2010–2011
		Hilary Benn	2011–2015
	Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government	Barbara Keeley	2010–2011
		Roberta Blackman-Woods	2011–2015
		Lyn Brown[2]	2013–2015
	Shadow Minister for Housing	Jack Dromey	2010–2013
	Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government	Andy Sawford	2013–2015
	Deputy Shadow Minister for London	Heidi Alexander	2013–2015
	Shadow Spokesman in the House of Lords	Bill McKenzie	2010–2013

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	Mary Creagh	2010–2013
		Maria Eagle	2013–2015
	Shadow Minister for Food	Willie Bain	2010 – 2011
	Shadow Minister for Food and Farming	Huw Irranca-Davies	2011 – 2015
	Shadow Minister for the Natural Environment and Fisheries	Jamie Reed	2010 – 2011
		Fiona O'Donnell	2011 – 2012
		Barry Gardiner	2013 – 2015
	Shadow Minister for the Environment	Tom Harris	2012 – 2013
	Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Shadow Environment, Food and Rural Affairs team	Heidi Alexander	2010 – 2012

Department of Health
	Shadow Secretary of State for Health	John Healey	2010–2011
		Andy Burnham	2011–2015
	Shadow Minister for Health	Derek Twigg	2010–2011
		Jamie Reed	2011–2015
		Andrew Gwynne	2011–2015
	Shadow Minister for Social Care	Emily Thornberry	2010–2011
		Liz Kendall	2011–2015
	Shadow Minister for Public Health	Diane Abbott	2010–2013
		Luciana Berger	2013–2015
	Shadow Minister for Disabled People	Margaret Curran	2010–2011
		Anne McGuire	2011–2013
		Kate Green	2013 – 2015
	Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Shadow Secretary of State for Health	Debbie Abrahams	2010–2015
	Shadow Spokesman in the House of Lords	Glenys Thornton	2010–2012
Department for Work and Pensions
	Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	Douglas Alexander	2010–2011
		Liam Byrne	2011–2013
		Rachel Reeves	2013–2015
	Shadow Minister for Pensions	Rachel Reeves	2010–2011
		Gregg McClymont	2011–2015
	Shadow Spokesman in the House of Lords	Maeve Sherlock	2013–2015
	Shadow Spokesman in the House of Lords	Bill McKenzie	2010–2013

Department for Transport
	Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport	Ivan Lewis	2010–2011
		Harriet Harman	2011–2015
	Shadow Minister for Civil Society	Roberta Blackman-Woods	2010–2011
		Gareth Thomas	2011–2013
		Lisa Nandy	2013–2015
	Shadow Culture Minister	Gloria De Piero	2010–2011

Department for Transport
	Shadow Secretary of State for Transport	Maria Eagle	2010–2013
		Mary Creagh	2013–2014
		Michael Dugher	2014–2015
	Shadow Minister for Transport	Andrew Gwynne	2010 – 2011
	Shadow Minister for Transport	Gordon Marsden	2013 – 2015
	Shadow Minister for Aviation, Shipping and Road Safety	Jim Fitzpatrick	2010 – 2013
	Shadow Minister for Roads and Road Safety	Richard Burden	2013 – 2015

Government Equalities Office
	Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities	Yvette Cooper	2010–2013
		Gloria De Piero	2013–2015
	Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities	Fiona Mactaggart	2010 – 2011
		Kate Green	2011 – 2013
		Sharon Hodgson	2013 – 2015
	Shadow Spokesman in the House of Lords	Glenys Thornton	2011 – 2015

Office of the Secretary of State for Wales
	Shadow Secretary of State for Wales	Peter Hain	2010–2012
		Owen Smith	2012–2015
	Shadow Minister for Wales	Owen Smith	2010–2012
		Nia Griffith	2011–2015
Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
	Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland	Ann McKechin	2010 – 2011
		Margaret Curran	2011 – 2015
	Shadow Minister for Scotland	Tom Greatrex	2010 – 2011
		Willie Bain	2011 – 2013
		Gordon Banks	2013 – 2015
Northern Ireland Office
	Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	Shaun Woodward	2010–2011
		Vernon Coaker	2011–2013
		Ivan Lewis	2013–2015
	Shadow Minister for Northern Ireland	Stephen Pound	2010–2015