Full list of names in the Cabinet and Shadow Cabinet

William Mata and Nuray Bulbul

4 June 2024 at 9:53 am·3-min read

The cabinet gather at Downing Street (Rory Arnold / No10 Downing Street)

One month from today (June 4), the public will be casting their votes for their preferred party to lead the country.

In the run-up to the general election, Reform UK have announced their comeback and belittled the Conservatives for their handling of immigration.

Hoping to still stay in power, the Conservatives proposed an annual cap on worker and family visas to tackle immigration. The Tories have also pledged to replace some university programmes in England with 100,000 apprenticeships annually. Also, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak revealed his plan to raise the income tax threshold for pensioners.

On the other side of the political spectrum, the Labour party claimed they would not be increasing income and National Insurance and promised to meet their goal of having the majority of NHS patients in England begin treatment within 18 weeks in five years.

Meanwhile, Sky News has confirmed that Labour's National Executive Committee is finalising the party's list of candidates for the general election, and Diane Abbott has made the cut. Ms Abbott has been selected for Hackney North and Stoke Newington.

In addition, Angela Rayner was given the all-clear after a Greater Manchester Police inquiry looked into prosecuting her over the sale of her council house in 2015.

But who are the current members of Cabinet for both the Conservatives and Labour party?

Cabinet - Conservative Party

Prime Minister - Rishi Sunak
Deputy Prime Minister - Oliver Dowden
Chancellor - Jeremy Hunt
Foreign Secretary - Lord Cameron
Home Secretary - James Cleverly
Defence Secretary - Grant Shapps
Energy Secretary - Claire Coutinho
Justice Secretary - Alex Chalk
Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary - Michelle Donelan
Housing and Levelling Up Secretary - Michael Gove
Health Secretary - Victoria Atkins
Leader of the House of Commons - Penny Mordaunt
Leader of the House of Lords - Baron Nicholas True

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch (PA Wire)

Business Secretary - Kemi Badenoch
Environment Secretary - Steve Barclay
Work and Pensions Secretary - Mel Stride
Education Secretary - Gillian Keegan
Transport Secretary - Mark Harper
Culture, Media and Sport Secretary - Lucy Frazer
Minister for Trade Policy - Greg Hands
Secretary for Northern Ireland - Chris Heaton-Harris
Secretary of State for Scotland - Alister Jack
Secretary of State for Wales - David Davies

A further nine ministers attend cabinet although they are not considered cabinet ministers. These are:

Chief Whip - Simon Hart
Chief Secretary to the Treasury - Laura Trott
Attorney General - Victoria Prentis
Paymaster General - John Glen
Minister for Immigration - Michael Tomlinson
Minister for Security - Tom Tugendhat
Minister of State for Development and Africa - Andrew Mitchell
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs - Johnny Mercer
Minister without Portfolio - Esther McVey

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer (PA Archive)

Shadow cabinet - Labour party

Leader of the opposition - Sir Keir Starmer
Deputy leader - Angela Rayner
Shadow secretary of state for equalities - Anneliese Dodds
National campaign coordinator - Pat McFadden
Shadow Chancellor - Rachel Reeves
Shadow Chief Secretary to Treasury - Pat McFadden
Shadow Foreign Secretary - David Lammy
Shadow Home Secretary - Yvette Cooper
Shadow Education Secretary - Bridget Phillipson

Shadow Housing Secretary Lisa Nandy (PA Archive)

Shadow International Development - Lisa Nandy
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice - Shabana Mahmood
Shadow without Portfolio - Nick Thomas-Symonds
Shadow Defence Secretary - John Healey
Shadow Work and Pensions - Liz Kendall
Shadow Minister for Mental Health - Abena Oppong-Asare
Shadow Business Secretary - Jonathan Reynolds
Shadow Secretary for Climate - Ed Miliband

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting (PA Wire)

Shadow Secretary for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Steve Reed
Shadow Health Secretary - Wes Streeting
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons - Lucy Powell
Shadow Minister for English Devolution and Local Government - Jim McMahon
Shadow Transport Secretary - Louise Haigh
Shadow Minister for Primary Care and Public Health - Preet Kaur Gill
Shadow Secretary for Wales - Jo Stevens
Shadow Secretary for Scotland - Ian Murray

Shadow Attorney General Emily Thornberry (PA Archive)

Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology - Peter Kyle
Shadow Attorney General - Emily Thornberry
Shadow Spokesperson - Baroness Jenny Chapman
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport - Thangam Debbonaire
Shadow leader of the House of Lords - Baroness Angela Smith
Opposition Chief Whip for House of Commons - Alan Campbell
Opposition Chief Whip for House of Lords - Lord Roy Kennedy

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Cabinet - Conservative Party

A further nine ministers attend cabinet although they are not considered cabinet ministers. These are:

Shadow cabinet - Labour party

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