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The Shadow Cabinets appointed by Michael Howard, a
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Shadow Cabinet (11 November 2003 – 15 March 2004)

* Rt. Hon. Michael Howard QC MPLeader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition and Leader of the Conservative Party * Rt. Hon. Michael Ancram QC MPDeputy Leader of the Conservative Party,
Shadow Foreign Secretary The shadow secretary of state for foreign, Commonwealth and development affairs, commonly called the shadow foreign secretary, is a position within the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom), UK official opposition shadow cabinet th ...
and Shadow Secretary of State for International Affairs * Rt. Hon. Oliver Letwin MP
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer The shadow chancellor of the exchequer in the British Parliamentary system is the member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom), Shadow Cabinet who is responsible for shadowing the Chancellor of the Exchequer, chancellor of ...
and Shadow Secretary of State for Economic Affairs * Rt. Hon. David Davis MP
Shadow Home Secretary In British politics, the shadow home secretary (formally known as the shadow secretary of state for the home department) is the person within the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (UK), shadow cabinet who shadows the home secretary; this effecti ...
and Shadow Secretary of State for Home, Constitutional and Legal Affairs * Dr. Liam Fox MP and Rt. Hon. Maurice Saatchi, Lord Saatchi
Chairman of the Conservative Party The chairman of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom is responsible for party administration and overseeing the Conservative Campaign Headquarters, formerly Conservative Central Office. When the Conservative Party (UK), Conservatives are ...
* Tim Yeo MP – Shadow Secretary of State for Public Services, Education and Health * Rt. Hon. Theresa May MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment and Transport The shadow secretary of state for transport is a political post in the United Kingdom. It has been consistently held by a member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet since May 1979. The shadow secretary helps hold the transport secretary ...
* Rt. Hon. Thomas Galbraith, Lord Strathclyde PC
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords The Shadow Leader of the House of Lords, also referred as the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords, and casually as the Shadow Lords Leader, is the person who leads the Official Opposition in the House of Lords. Their job is to work wi ...
* Rt. Hon. David Curry MPShadow Secretary of State for Local and Devolved Government Affairs * David Willetts MP – Head of policy co-ordination and
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions The Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is an office within British politics held by a member of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition (United Kingdom), His Majesty's Loyal Opposition. The duty of the office holder is to scrutinise the ...
, Economic Affairs * Rt. Hon. David Maclean MP
Opposition Chief Whip The Chief Whip is a political leader whose task is to enforce the whipping system, which aims to ensure that legislators who are members of a political party attend and vote on legislation as the party leadership prescribes. United Kingdom I ...


Junior Shadow Ministers

* Hon. Nicholas Soames MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence The shadow secretary of state for defence is a member of the UK Shadow Cabinet responsible for the scrutiny of the secretary of state for defence and the department, the Ministry of Defence. The post is currently held by James Cartlidge. List ...
, International Affairs * John Bercow MP
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development The shadow cabinet minister for international development is the lead spokesperson for the United Kingdom's His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition, Official Opposition on issues related to international aid, most notably to the Third World. The shad ...
, International Affairs * Rt. Hon. James Arbuthnot MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Industrial Strategy A shadow is a dark area on a surface where light from a light source is blocked by an object. In contrast, shade (shadow), shade occupies the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it. The cross section (geometry), cros ...
, Economic Affairs * Howard Flight MP
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury The shadow chief secretary to the treasury is the most junior member of the Shadow Cabinet, and is the deputy to the shadow chancellor of the exchequer. The shadow chief secretary to the treasury acts as the primary opposition to the equivalent ...
, Economic Affairs * Stephen O'Brien MPShadow Secretary of State for Industry, Economic Affairs * Dominic Grieve MP
Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general (: attorneys general) or attorney-general (AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have executive responsibility for law enf ...
, Home, Constitutional and Legal Affairs * Tim Collins CBE MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Skills A shadow is a dark area on a surface where light from a light source is blocked by an object. In contrast, shade occupies the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it. The cross-section of a shadow is a two-dimensional ...
, Public Services, Education and Health * Eric Pickles MPShadow Secretary of State for Local Government, Local and Devolved Government Affairs * Alan Duncan MPShadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs, Home, Constitutional and Legal Affairs * Julie Kirkbride MP
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport The secretary of state for culture, media and sport, also referred to as the culture secretary, is a Secretary of State (United Kingdom), secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for strategy and po ...
, Home, Constitutional and Legal Affairs * Andrew Lansley MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Health A shadow is a dark area on a surface where light from a light source is blocked by an object. In contrast, shade occupies the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it. The cross-section of a shadow is a two-dimensional ...
, Public Services, Education and Health * Caroline Spelman MP
Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment A shadow is a dark area on a surface where light from a light source is blocked by an object. In contrast, shade occupies the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it. The cross-section of a shadow is a two-dimensio ...
and
Shadow Minister for Women The shadow minister for women and equalities (previously shadow minister for women, shadow minister for women and equality, shadow secretary of state for women and equalities) is a position in the United Kingdom's Official Opposition, and sits i ...
, Environment and Transport * Damian Green MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport The shadow secretary of state for transport is a political post in the United Kingdom. It has been consistently held by a member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom), Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet since May 1979. The sha ...
, Environment and Transport * John Whittingdale MPShadow Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Environment and Transport * Oliver Heald MP
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons The Shadow Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom), Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet responsible for working with the Leader of the House of Commons, Leader of the House in arrangi ...
* Hon. Bernard Jenkin MPShadow Secretary of State for the Regions, Local and Devolved Government Affairs * David Lidington MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland The shadow secretary of state for Northern Ireland is a member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom), British Shadow Cabinet responsible for the scrutiny of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, secretary of state for ...
, Local and Devolved Government Affairs * Bill Wiggin MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales The shadow secretary of state for Wales (or shadow Welsh secretary) is a member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom), UK Shadow Cabinet responsible for the scrutiny of the secretary of state for Wales and their department, t ...
, Local and Devolved Government Affairs * Peter Duncan MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland The shadow secretary of state for Scotland is a member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom), UK Shadow Cabinet responsible for the scrutiny of the Secretary of State for Scotland, secretary of state for Scotland and his/he ...
, Local and Devolved Government Affairs * Christopher Prout, Lord Kingsland QC –
Shadow Lord Chancellor The shadow lord chancellor is a member of the United Kingdom, British Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom), Shadow Cabinet shadowing the Lord Chancellor, lord chancellor, an office which has existed since the Norman Conquest. Sinc ...
, Home, Constitutional and Legal Affairs * Andrew Tyrie MP
Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury In British politics, the Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury (or colloquially Shadow Financial Secretary) is a Shadow Minister, shadow ministerial position of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom), Official Opposition tha ...


Michael Howard Shadow Cabinet reshuffle, 15 March 2004

There was a minor reshuffle of the Shadow Cabinet due to the stepping down of Rt. Hon. David Curry MP as Shadow Secretary of State for Local and Devolved Government Affairs


Shadow Cabinet (15 March 2004 – 14 June 2004)

* Rt. Hon. Michael Howard QC MPLeader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition and Leader of the Conservative Party * Rt. Hon. Michael Ancram QC MPDeputy Leader of the Conservative Party and
Shadow Foreign Secretary The shadow secretary of state for foreign, Commonwealth and development affairs, commonly called the shadow foreign secretary, is a position within the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom), UK official opposition shadow cabinet th ...
* Rt. Hon. Oliver Letwin MP
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer The shadow chancellor of the exchequer in the British Parliamentary system is the member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom), Shadow Cabinet who is responsible for shadowing the Chancellor of the Exchequer, chancellor of ...
* Rt. Hon. David Davis MP
Shadow Home Secretary In British politics, the shadow home secretary (formally known as the shadow secretary of state for the home department) is the person within the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (UK), shadow cabinet who shadows the home secretary; this effecti ...
* Dr. Liam Fox MP and Rt. Hon. Maurice Saatchi, Lord Saatchi
Chairman of the Conservative Party The chairman of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom is responsible for party administration and overseeing the Conservative Campaign Headquarters, formerly Conservative Central Office. When the Conservative Party (UK), Conservatives are ...
* Tim Yeo MP – Shadow Secretary of State for Public Services, Education and Health * Rt. Hon. Theresa May MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment and Transport The shadow secretary of state for transport is a political post in the United Kingdom. It has been consistently held by a member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet since May 1979. The shadow secretary helps hold the transport secretary ...
* Rt. Hon. Thomas Galbraith, Lord Strathclyde PC
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords The Shadow Leader of the House of Lords, also referred as the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords, and casually as the Shadow Lords Leader, is the person who leads the Official Opposition in the House of Lords. Their job is to work wi ...
* Caroline Spelman MPShadow Secretary of State for Local and Devolved Government Affairs * David Willetts MP – Head of policy co-ordination and
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions The Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is an office within British politics held by a member of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition (United Kingdom), His Majesty's Loyal Opposition. The duty of the office holder is to scrutinise the ...
* Rt. Hon. David Maclean MP
Opposition Chief Whip The Chief Whip is a political leader whose task is to enforce the whipping system, which aims to ensure that legislators who are members of a political party attend and vote on legislation as the party leadership prescribes. United Kingdom I ...


Junior Shadow Ministers

* Hon. Nicholas Soames MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence The shadow secretary of state for defence is a member of the UK Shadow Cabinet responsible for the scrutiny of the secretary of state for defence and the department, the Ministry of Defence. The post is currently held by James Cartlidge. List ...
* John Bercow MP
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development The shadow cabinet minister for international development is the lead spokesperson for the United Kingdom's His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition, Official Opposition on issues related to international aid, most notably to the Third World. The shad ...
* Rt. Hon. James Arbuthnot MPShadow Secretary of State for Trade * Howard Flight MP
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury The shadow chief secretary to the treasury is the most junior member of the Shadow Cabinet, and is the deputy to the shadow chancellor of the exchequer. The shadow chief secretary to the treasury acts as the primary opposition to the equivalent ...
* Stephen O'Brien MPShadow Secretary of State for Industry * Dominic Grieve MP
Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general (: attorneys general) or attorney-general (AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have executive responsibility for law enf ...
* Tim Collins CBE MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Skills A shadow is a dark area on a surface where light from a light source is blocked by an object. In contrast, shade occupies the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it. The cross-section of a shadow is a two-dimensional ...
* Eric Pickles MPShadow Secretary of State for Local Government * Alan Duncan MPShadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs * Julie Kirkbride MP
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport The secretary of state for culture, media and sport, also referred to as the culture secretary, is a Secretary of State (United Kingdom), secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for strategy and po ...
* Andrew Lansley MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Health A shadow is a dark area on a surface where light from a light source is blocked by an object. In contrast, shade occupies the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it. The cross-section of a shadow is a two-dimensional ...
* Richard Ottaway MP
Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment A shadow is a dark area on a surface where light from a light source is blocked by an object. In contrast, shade occupies the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it. The cross-section of a shadow is a two-dimensio ...
* Andrew Tyrie MPShadow Paymaster General * Eleanor Laing MP
Shadow Minister for Women The shadow minister for women and equalities (previously shadow minister for women, shadow minister for women and equality, shadow secretary of state for women and equalities) is a position in the United Kingdom's Official Opposition, and sits i ...
* Damian Green MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport The shadow secretary of state for transport is a political post in the United Kingdom. It has been consistently held by a member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom), Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet since May 1979. The sha ...
* John Whittingdale MPShadow Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food * Oliver Heald MP
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons The Shadow Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom), Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet responsible for working with the Leader of the House of Commons, Leader of the House in arrangi ...
* Hon. Bernard Jenkin MPShadow Secretary of State for the Regions * David Lidington MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland The shadow secretary of state for Northern Ireland is a member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom), British Shadow Cabinet responsible for the scrutiny of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, secretary of state for ...
* Bill Wiggin MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales The shadow secretary of state for Wales (or shadow Welsh secretary) is a member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom), UK Shadow Cabinet responsible for the scrutiny of the secretary of state for Wales and their department, t ...
* Peter Duncan MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland The shadow secretary of state for Scotland is a member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom), UK Shadow Cabinet responsible for the scrutiny of the Secretary of State for Scotland, secretary of state for Scotland and his/he ...
* Christopher Prout, Lord Kingsland QC –
Shadow Lord Chancellor The shadow lord chancellor is a member of the United Kingdom, British Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom), Shadow Cabinet shadowing the Lord Chancellor, lord chancellor, an office which has existed since the Norman Conquest. Sinc ...


Shadow Cabinet (14 June 2004 – 6 May 2005)

* Rt. Hon. Michael Howard QC MPLeader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition and Leader of the Conservative Party * Rt. Hon. Michael Ancram QC MPDeputy Leader of the Conservative Party and
Shadow Foreign Secretary The shadow secretary of state for foreign, Commonwealth and development affairs, commonly called the shadow foreign secretary, is a position within the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom), UK official opposition shadow cabinet th ...
* Rt. Hon. Oliver Letwin MP
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer The shadow chancellor of the exchequer in the British Parliamentary system is the member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom), Shadow Cabinet who is responsible for shadowing the Chancellor of the Exchequer, chancellor of ...
* Rt. Hon. David Davis MP
Shadow Home Secretary In British politics, the shadow home secretary (formally known as the shadow secretary of state for the home department) is the person within the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (UK), shadow cabinet who shadows the home secretary; this effecti ...
* Dr. Liam Fox MP and Rt. Hon. Maurice Saatchi, Lord Saatchi
Chairman of the Conservative Party The chairman of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom is responsible for party administration and overseeing the Conservative Campaign Headquarters, formerly Conservative Central Office. When the Conservative Party (UK), Conservatives are ...
* Tim Yeo MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment and Transport The shadow secretary of state for transport is a political post in the United Kingdom. It has been consistently held by a member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet since May 1979. The shadow secretary helps hold the transport secretary ...
* Rt. Hon. Theresa May MP
Shadow Secretary of State for the Family The Shadow Secretary of State for the Family was a short-lived position in the British Shadow Cabinet. It was created in 2004 by then Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party leader, and Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom), Leader of the ...
* Rt. Hon. Thomas Galbraith, Lord Strathclyde PC
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords The Shadow Leader of the House of Lords, also referred as the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords, and casually as the Shadow Lords Leader, is the person who leads the Official Opposition in the House of Lords. Their job is to work wi ...
* Caroline Spelman MPShadow Secretary of State for Local and Devolved Government Affairs * David Willetts MPShadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Welfare Reform * Rt. Hon. John Redwood MPShadow Secretary of State for Deregulation * Andrew Lansley MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Health A shadow is a dark area on a surface where light from a light source is blocked by an object. In contrast, shade occupies the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it. The cross-section of a shadow is a two-dimensional ...
* Tim Collins CBE MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Skills A shadow is a dark area on a surface where light from a light source is blocked by an object. In contrast, shade occupies the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it. The cross-section of a shadow is a two-dimensional ...
* Rt. Hon. David Maclean MP
Opposition Chief Whip The Chief Whip is a political leader whose task is to enforce the whipping system, which aims to ensure that legislators who are members of a political party attend and vote on legislation as the party leadership prescribes. United Kingdom I ...


Junior Shadow Ministers

* Hon. Nicholas Soames MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence The shadow secretary of state for defence is a member of the UK Shadow Cabinet responsible for the scrutiny of the secretary of state for defence and the department, the Ministry of Defence. The post is currently held by James Cartlidge. List ...
* Rt. Hon. James Arbuthnot MPShadow Secretary of State for Trade * George Osborne MP
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury The shadow chief secretary to the treasury is the most junior member of the Shadow Cabinet, and is the deputy to the shadow chancellor of the exchequer. The shadow chief secretary to the treasury acts as the primary opposition to the equivalent ...
* Stephen O'Brien MPShadow Secretary of State for Industry * Dominic Grieve MPShadow Attorney General * Eric Pickles MPShadow Secretary of State for Local Government * Alan Duncan MP
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development The shadow cabinet minister for international development is the lead spokesperson for the United Kingdom's His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition, Official Opposition on issues related to international aid, most notably to the Third World. The shad ...
* Andrew Tyrie MPShadow Paymaster General * Eleanor Laing MP
Shadow Minister for Women The shadow minister for women and equalities (previously shadow minister for women, shadow minister for women and equality, shadow secretary of state for women and equalities) is a position in the United Kingdom's Official Opposition, and sits i ...
* James PaiceShadow Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food * John Whittingdale MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport The shadow secretary of state for culture, media and sport (DCMS), previously the shadow secretary of state for national heritage and shadow secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport, is a position in the Official Opposition Shad ...
* Oliver Heald MP
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons The Shadow Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom), Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet responsible for working with the Leader of the House of Commons, Leader of the House in arrangi ...
and Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs * Hon. Bernard Jenkin MPShadow Secretary of State for the Regions * David Lidington MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland The shadow secretary of state for Northern Ireland is a member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom), British Shadow Cabinet responsible for the scrutiny of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, secretary of state for ...
* Bill Wiggin MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales The shadow secretary of state for Wales (or shadow Welsh secretary) is a member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom), UK Shadow Cabinet responsible for the scrutiny of the secretary of state for Wales and their department, t ...
* Peter Duncan MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland The shadow secretary of state for Scotland is a member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom), UK Shadow Cabinet responsible for the scrutiny of the Secretary of State for Scotland, secretary of state for Scotland and his/he ...
* David Cameron MP – Head of policy co-ordination * Christopher Prout, Lord Kingsland QC –
Shadow Lord Chancellor The shadow lord chancellor is a member of the United Kingdom, British Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom), Shadow Cabinet shadowing the Lord Chancellor, lord chancellor, an office which has existed since the Norman Conquest. Sinc ...


Shadow Cabinet (6 May 2005 – 5 December 2005)


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