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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.

Shadow cabinet

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Main article: Shadow Cabinet of David Cameron

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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Changes

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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:

References

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  1. ^ Grice, Andrew (9 December 2005). "Cameron puts more women in Shadow Cabinet". The Independent.
  2. ^ "At-a-glance: New shadow cabinet". 8 December 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  3. ^ Branigan, Tania; correspondent, political (10 December 2005). "Johnson gains shadow job and quits Spectator". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 April 2024. {{cite news}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "BBC NEWS | MP Expenses: Michael Penning, Hemel Hempstead". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  5. ^ Tempest, Matthew; correspondent, political (13 December 2005). "Cameron aide gets frontbench role". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 April 2024. {{cite news}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ Tempest, Matthew; correspondent, political (13 December 2005). "Cameron aide gets frontbench role". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 April 2024. {{cite news}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "Cameron appoints shadow ministers for Scottish cities". The Herald. 14 October 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  8. ^ ConservativeHome (17 July 2006). "Shadow Ministers adopt cities". Conservative Home. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  9. ^ Sturcke, James; Tempest, Matthew (8 March 2007). "Tory MP sacked over 'black bastard' comments". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Tory quits post over grammars row". 29 May 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  11. ^ Association, Press (5 July 2007). "Cameron appoints more new faces to frontbench team". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 April 2024.

See also

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