Second Shadow Cabinet of Andrew Kelly

Andrew Kelly, Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition, appointed his second shadow cabinet following the 2017 federal election.

## Shadow Cabinet

### **Changes**

**Victoria Rance**: sacked from Shadow Cabinet. Replaced as Shadow Justice Secretary and Shadow Attorney General by Richard Bailey.

**Richard Bailey**: promoted to Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Shadow Attorney General. Replaced as Shadow Secretary of State for Education by Linda Barry.

**Linda Barry:** promoted to Shadow Secretary of State for Education. Replaced as Shadow Secretary of State for Agriculture by John Cooper (Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Agriculture and Rural Affairs)

**John Cooper:** moved from Shadow Secretary of State for Media, Tourism, Culture and Sport to Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Replaced as Shadow MTCS Secretary by Sharon Henderson.

**Sharon Henderson:** moved from Shadow Secretary of State for Labour, Social Security and Pensions to Shadow Secretary of State for Media, Tourism, Culture and Sport. Replaced as Shadow Labour Secretary by Aaron Turner.

**Jeffrey Wright:** sacked from Shadow Cabinet. Replaced as Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Conservative and Rural Affairs by John Cooper (Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Agriculture and Rural Affairs).

**Aaron Turner:** moved from Shadow Leader of the House to Shadow Secretary of State for Labour, Social Security and Pensions. Replaced as Shadow Leader of the House by Ann Bailey.

**Ann Bailey:** promoted to Shadow Cabinet. Appointed Shadow Leader of the House.

**Victoria Grisham:** moved from Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade to Shadow Minister of State for the Cabinet Office. Replaced as Shadow International Trade Secretary by Lawrence Watson.

**Lawrence Watson:** moved from Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade. Replaced as Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary by Racquell Burgess (Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy).

**George Hatton:** moved from Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to Shadow Secretary of State for Veterans Affairs. Replaced as Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary by Paula Roberts.

**Alun Carney:** lost his seat at the 2017 federal election.

**Adrian Vann:** stepped down at the 2017 federal election. Replaced as Opposition Chief Whip by Rick Bisset.

**Patricia Grote:** promoted to Shadow Cabinet. Appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities.

### **Portfolio Changes**

Following the 2017 federal election, the following shadow cabinet positions were merged:

Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Conservation and Rural Affairs was merged with Shadow Secretary of State for Agriculture to create the portfolio of Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

Shadow Secretary of State for Housing and Urban Development was merged with Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to create the portfolio of Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Commerce and Industry was merged with Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to create the portfolio of Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

The portfolio of Shadow Secretary of State for Veterans Affairs was establish to shadow the newly-established portfolio of Secretary of State for Veterans Affairs.

Following the 2017 federal election, Chancellor Chris Evans split the position of Secretary of State for Labour, Social Security and Pensions into two separate portfolios: Secretary of State for Social Security and Pensions and Secretary of State for Labour and Employment Rights. Andrew Kelly chose not to split the position of Secretary of State for Labour, Social Security and Pensions and, thus, the latter shadows both the Secretary of State for Social Security and Pensions and the Secretary of State for Labour and Employment Rights.

Following the 2017 federal election, Chancellor Chris Evans disbanded the Women and Equalities Office to establish the Federal Department of State for Women and Equalities to be headed by a new Secretary of State for Women and Equalities (replacing the Minister of State for Women and Equalities). Andrew Kelly subsequently established the shadow cabinet portfolio of Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities.