# Shadow Cabinet of Kemi Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch has served as the Leader of the Opposition as Leader of the Conservative Party since 2 November 2024, following her victory in the 2024 Conservative Leadership election. The election was triggered by Rishi Sunak's resignation as party leader following the 2024 general election, which the Labour Party under Keir Starmer won.

## Formation

Badenoch hinted in a speech after her election victory that Robert Jenrick, her opponent in the election, might be offered a senior job, telling him "you have a key role in our party for years to come". Subsequently, two days later, Jenrick was appointed both Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice. The first appointment, made a day after the leadership election result was announced, saw Dame Rebecca Harris installed as Chief Whip.

## Shadow cabinet appointments

Key :
* Sits in the House of Commons
* Sits in the House of Lords
Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the United Kingdom :
| Portfolio | Shadow Minister | Constituency | Term |
| Shadow cabinet ministers ||||||
| Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Conservative Party | The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP | North West Essex | November 2024 – present |
| Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | The Rt Hon Mel Stride MP | Central Devon | November 2024 – present |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs | The Rt Hon Dame Priti Patel DBE MP | Witham | November 2024 – present |
| Shadow Home Secretary | The Rt Hon Chris Philp MP | Croydon South | November 2024 – present |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | James Cartlidge MP | South Suffolk | July 2024 – present |
| Shadow Lord Chancellor Shadow Secretary of State for Justice | The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP | Newark | November 2024 – present |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | Alan Mak MP | Havant | November 2024 – present |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | The Rt Hon Ed Argar MP | Melton and Syston | November 2024 – present |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government | Kevin Hollinrake MP | Thirsk and Malton | November 2024 – present |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | The Rt Hon Victoria Atkins MP | Louth and Horncastle | November 2024 – present |
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | The Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP | Hereford and South Herefordshire | November 2024 – present |
| Shadow Leader of the House of Lords | The Rt Hon The Lord True CBE PC | Member of the House of Lords | July 2024 – present |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade | Andrew Griffith MP | Arundel and South Downs | November 2024 – present |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Shadow Minister for Equalities | The Rt Hon Claire Coutinho MP | East Surrey | July 2024 – present |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Helen Whately MP | Faversham and Mid Kent | November 2024 – present |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Education | The Rt Hon Laura Trott MBE MP | Sevenoaks | November 2024 – present |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | Gareth Bacon MP | Orpington | November 2024 – present |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | The Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP | Daventry | November 2024 – present |
| Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Alex Burghart MP | Brentwood and Ongar | November 2024 – present July 2024 – present |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | Andrew Bowie MP | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | November 2024 – present |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales Shadow Minister for Women | Mims Davies MP | East Grinstead and Uckfield | November 2024 – present |
| Chairman of the Conservative Party | Nigel Huddleston MP | Droitwich and Evesham | November 2024 – present |
| Chairman of the Conservative Party | The Rt Hon The Lord Johnson of Lainston CBE | Member of the House of Lords | November 2024 – present |
| Also attending shadow cabinet meetings ||||||
| Opposition Chief Whip of the House of Commons | Dame Rebecca Harris DBE MP | Castle Point | November 2024 – present |
| Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Richard Fuller CBE MP | North Bedfordshire | November 2024 – present |
| Shadow Attorney General | The Rt Hon The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar KC | Member of the House of Lords | November 2024 – present |

### Changes

    Changes from Sunak's shadow cabinet to Badenoch's Shadow Cabinet.
* Jeremy Hunt (Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer) returned to the backbenches and was succeeded by Mel Stride.
* James Cleverly (Shadow Home Secretary) returned to the backbenches and was succeeded by Chris Philp.
* Rishi Sunak (former Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Conservative Party) returned to the backbenches.
* Steve Barclay (Shadow Environment Secretary) returned to the backbenches and was succeeded by Victoria Atkins.
* Sir Oliver Dowden (former Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Leader of the Opposition) returned to the backbenches.
* Stuart Andrew (former Opposition Chief Whip of the House of Commons) was succeeded by Dame Rebecca Harris.
* Damian Hinds (former Shadow Education Secretary) was succeeded by Laura Trott.
* Andrew Mitchell (former Shadow Foreign Secretary) was succeeded by Dame Priti Patel.
* Ed Argar (former Shadow Secretary of State for Justice) was succeeded by Robert Jenrick.
* Byron Davies, Baron Davies of Gower (former Shadow Secretary of State for Wales) became a junior Shadow Minister in the Home Office and was succeeded by Mims Davies.