Ed Miliband announces new Shadow Cabinet appointments
The new Shadow Cabinet is:
Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party
Ed Miliband MP
Shadow Deputy Prime Minister, Party Chair and Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Harriet Harman MP
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
Ed Balls MP
Shadow Foreign Secretary and Chair of General Election Campaign (Strategy)
Douglas Alexander MP
Shadow Home Secretary
Yvette Cooper MP
Shadow Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice and Shadow Minister for London
Sadiq Khan MP
Opposition Chief Whip
Rosie Winterton MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Health
Andy Burnham MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
Chuka Umunna MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Rachel Reeves MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Tristram Hunt MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
Vernon Coaker MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Hilary Benn MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Caroline Flint MP
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons and Chair of the National Policy Forum
Angela Eagle MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
Michael Dugher MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Ivan Lewis MP
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
Mary Creagh MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
Margaret Curran MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
Owen Smith MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Maria Eagle MP
Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office
Lucy Powell MP
Shadow Minister without Portfolio and Deputy Party Chair
Jon Trickett MP
Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities
Gloria De Piero MP
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Chris Leslie MP
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Lords Chief Whip
Lord Bassam of Brighton
Also attending Shadow Cabinet:
Shadow Minister for Care and Older People
Liz Kendall MP
Shadow Minister for Housing
Emma Reynolds
Shadow Attorney General
Emily Thornberry MP
Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
Lord Wood of Anfield
Coordinator of the Labour Party Policy Review
Jon Cruddas MP
In addition:
Lucy Powell becomes Vice Chair of the General Election Campaign (Operations)
Alison McGovern becomes Shadow Minister for Children and Families
Anas Sarwar becomes Shadow Minister for International Development
Jon Trickett will also be part of the Leader’s Office as a senior adviser
Editor’s notes:
Of those attending there are 17 men and 15 women.