British Government frontbench
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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 Andy Burnham; for a full list of current and previous ministers of this government, see Burnham ministry.
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List of current ministers
As of 20 July 2026, the makeup of the current Government frontbench is as follows:[2]
| 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
Foreign relations
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs | Ed Miliband | ||
| Minister of State (Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and European Relations) (jointly with Cabinet Office) |
Hamish Falconer | ||
| Minister of State | Kirsty McNeill | ||
| Stephen Doughty | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Uma Kumaran (also Assistant Whip) | ||
| Chris Elmore (also UK Special Envoy on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict) | |||
| The Lord Wood of Anfield | |||
| The Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | |||
| Ministry of Defence | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Defence | Wes Streeting | ||
| Minister of State | Luke Pollard | ||
| The Lord Coaker | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Calvin Bailey | ||
| Louise Sandher-Jones | |||
Law and order
| Home Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | Shabana Mahmood | ||
| Minister of State (Security Minister) (jointly with Cabinet Office) |
Dan Jarvis | ||
| Minister of State | Sarah Jones | ||
| Anna Turley | |||
| The Lord Hanson of Flint | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Satvir Kaur (also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities)) | ||
| The Lord Collins of Highbury | |||
| Jo White | |||
| Attorney General's Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Attorney General | Ellie Reeves | ||
| Solicitor General | Andy Slaughter | ||
| Office of the Advocate General for Scotland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| HM Advocate General for Scotland | The Baroness Smith of Cluny | ||
Economy
| HM Treasury | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | John Healey | ||
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Emma Reynolds | ||
| Paymaster General, Financial Secretary to the Treasury |
James Murray | ||
| Economic Secretary to the Treasury | Lucy Rigby | ||
| Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Minister for Growth) | Daniel Tomlinson | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary | Torsten Bell (also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Work and Pensions) | ||
| The Lord Pitt-Watson | |||
| Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade and UK Export Finance | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, President of the Board of Trade |
Jonathan Reynolds | ||
Social services
Environment
Science
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Minister for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear) (jointly with Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) |
The Lord Vallance | ||
| 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) | The Baroness Lloyd of Effra | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | James Frith (also Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office) | ||
Culture
Transport
Local and devolved government
| Northern Ireland Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Sir Chris Bryant (also Minister of State (Minister for Trade)) | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Matthew Patrick | ||
| Scotland Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Scotland | Douglas Alexander | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Kirsty McNeill | ||
| Wales Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Wales | Stephen Kinnock | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Anna McMorrin | ||
| Claire Hughes (also Assistant Whip) | |||
Parliament
| House of Commons Whips | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) | Anneliese Midgley | |||
| 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) | Gen Kitchen | |||
| Junior Lords of the Treasury (Government Whips) | Christian Wakeford | |||
| Lilian Greenwood (also Minister for Local Transport) | ||||
| Taiwo Owatemi | ||||
| Deirdre Costigan | ||||
| Jade Botterill | ||||
| Assistant Whips, House of Commons | ||||
| Mark Ferguson | ||||
| Imogen Walker | ||||
| Gregor Poynton | ||||
| 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) | ||||
| Shaun Davies | ||||
| Emma Foody | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Frontbench (frontbenchers)". Parliament.UK. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
A frontbencher is either a Government minister or an Opposition shadow spokesperson.
- ↑ "Ministers". GOV.UK. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
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