Shadow Cabinet of Michael Howard

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The Shadow Cabinets appointed by Michael Howard, a Conservative, are listed below.

Shadow Cabinet (11 November 2003 – 15 March 2004)

Rt. Hon. Michael Howard QC MP — Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition and Leader of the Conservative Party
Rt. Hon. Michael Ancram QC MP — Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party, Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Shadow Secretary of State for International Affairs
Rt. Hon. Oliver Letwin MP — Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and Shadow Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
Rt. Hon. David Davis MP — Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department and Shadow Secretary of State for Home, Constitutional and Legal Affairs
Dr. Liam Fox MP and Rt. Hon. Lord Saatchi — Chairman of the Conservative Party
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
Rt. Hon. Lord Strathclyde PC — Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
Rt. Hon. David Curry MP — Shadow 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, Economic Affairs
Rt. Hon. David Maclean MP — Opposition Chief Whip

Junior Shadow Ministers

Hon. Nicholas Soames MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, International Affairs
John Bercow MP — Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, International Affairs
Rt. Hon. James Arbuthnot MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Trade, International/Economic Affairs
Howard Flight MP — Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Economic Affairs
Stephen O'Brien MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Industry, Economic Affairs
Dominic Grieve MP — Attorney General,Home, Constitutional and Legal Affairs
Tim Collins CBE MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Skills, Public Services, Education and Health
Eric Pickles MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Local Government, Local and Devolved Government Affairs
Alan Duncan MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs, Home, Constitutional and Legal Affairs
Julie Kirkbride MP — Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Home, Constitutional and Legal Affairs
Andrew Lansley MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Health, Public Services, Education and Health
Caroline Spelman MP — Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment and Shadow Minister for Women, Environment and Transport
Damian Green MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Environment and Transport
John Whittingdale MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Environment and Transport
Oliver Heald MP — Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Hon. Bernard Jenkin MP — Shadow Secretary of State for the Regions, Local and Devolved Government Affairs
David Lidington MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Local and Devolved Government Affairs
Bill Wiggin MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, Local and Devolved Government Affairs
Peter Duncan MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland, Local and Devolved Government Affairs
Lord Kingsland QC — Shadow Lord Chancellor, Home, Constitutional and Legal Affairs
Andrew Tyrie MP — Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury

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 MP — Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition and Leader of the British Conservative Party
Rt. Hon. Michael Ancram QC MP — Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party and Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Rt. Hon. Oliver Letwin MP — Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
Rt. Hon. David Davis MP — Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department
Dr. Liam Fox MP and Rt. Hon. Lord Saatchi — Chairman of the Conservative Party
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
Rt. Hon. Lord Strathclyde PC — Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
Caroline Spelman MP — Shadow 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
Rt. Hon. David Maclean MP — Opposition Chief Whip

Junior Shadow Ministers

Hon. Nicholas Soames MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
John Bercow MP — Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
Rt. Hon. James Arbuthnot MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Trade
Howard Flight MP — Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Stephen O'Brien MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Industry
Dominic Grieve MP — Attorney General
Tim Collins CBE MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Skills
Eric Pickles MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Local Government
Alan Duncan MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs
Julie Kirkbride MP — Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Andrew Lansley MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Health
Richard Ottaway MP — Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment
Andrew Tyrie MP — Shadow Paymaster General
Eleanor Laing MP — Shadow Minister for Women
Damian Green MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
John Whittingdale MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Oliver Heald MP — Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Hon. Bernard Jenkin MP — Shadow Secretary of State for the Regions
David Lidington MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Bill Wiggin MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
Peter Duncan MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
Lord Kingsland QC — Shadow Lord Chancellor

Shadow Cabinet (15 March 2004 – 6 May 2005)

Junior Shadow Ministers

Hon. Nicholas Soames MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
Rt. Hon. James Arbuthnot MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Trade
George Osborne MP — Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Stephen O'Brien MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Industry
Dominic Grieve MP — Attorney General
Eric Pickles MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Local Government
Alan Duncan MP — Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
Andrew Tyrie MP — Shadow Paymaster General
Eleanor Laing MP — Shadow Minister for Women
James Paice — Shadow Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
John Whittingdale MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Oliver Heald MP — Shadow Leader of the House of Commons and Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs
Hon. Bernard Jenkin MP — Shadow Secretary of State for the Regions
David Lidington MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Bill Wiggin MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
Peter Duncan MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
David Cameron MP — Head of policy co-ordination
Lord Kingsland QC — Shadow Lord Chancellor

Shadow Cabinet (6 May 2005 - 5 December 2005)

Portfolio	Shadow Minister
Leader of the Conservative Party Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition	The Rt Hon Michael Howard QC MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Deputy Leader of the Opposition	The Rt Hon Michael Ancram QC MP
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer	George Osborne MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	Dr Liam Fox MP
Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department	The Rt Hon David Davis MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs	Oliver Heald MP
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons	Chris Grayling MP
Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords	The Rt Hon The Lord Strathclyde PC
Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry	David Willetts MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Skills	David Cameron MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport	Alan Duncan MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Health	Andrew Lansley CBE MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP
Shadow Secretary of State for the Family Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport	The Rt Hon Theresa May MP
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development	Andrew Mitchell MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Deregulation	The Rt Hon John Redwood MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	The Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind KCMG QC MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Local Government Affairs and Communities	Caroline Spelman MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	David Lidington MP
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury	Philip Hammond MP
Opposition Chief Whip	The Rt Hon David Maclean MP
Chairman of the Conservative Party	The Rt Hon Francis Maude MP
Other posts on the opposition frontbench
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Shadow Minister for Women and Equality	Eleanor Laing
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales	Bill Wiggin
Deputy Chief Whip	Patrick McLoughlin
Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales	Dominic Grieve
Shadow Minister for Local Government	Eric Pickles
Shadow Minister for London	Mark Field
Shadow Minister for Energy	Bernard Jenkin
Shadow Minister for Business & Consumer Affairs	Charles Hendry
Shadow Minister for Homeland Security	Patrick Mercer OBE
Other posts at Conservative Headquarters
Deputy Chairman	Raymond Monbiot CBE
Deputy Chairman (Candidates)	Andrew MacKay
Vice-Chairmen (Campaigning)	Andrew Turner, Andrew Rosindell
Vice-Chairmen (Business)	Kay Coleman
Vice-Chairmen (Conservatives Direct)	Jennie Elias
Vice-Chairmen (Conservatives Abroad)	Nigel Evans
Vice-Chairmen (Candidates)	Baroness Morris of Bolton OBE

External links

Conservative Party - Shadow Cabinet
Conservative front bench BBC News

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