Shadow Cabinet of David Cameron

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The list that follows are the Shadow Cabinets led by David Cameron from 2005 to 2010, before he became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Shadow Cabinet (8 December 2005 – 2 July 2007)

Portfolio	Shadow Minister
Leader of the Conservative Party Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition	The Rt Hon. David Cameron
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Senior Member of the Shadow Cabinet	The Rt Hon. William Hague
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer General Election Campaign Co-ordinator	George Osborne
Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department	David Davis
Chairman of the Conservative Party	Francis Maude
Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs	Oliver Heald
Shadow Secretary of State for Health	Andrew Lansley CBE
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government	Caroline Spelman
Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families	David Willetts
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence	Dr. Liam Fox
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	Peter Ainsworth
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	Philip Hammond
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport	Chris Grayling
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons	The Rt Hon. Theresa May
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport	Hugo Swire
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales	Cheryl Gillan
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development	Andrew Mitchell
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry & President of the Board of Trade	Alan Duncan
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury	Theresa Villiers
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland	David Mundell
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	David Lidington
Opposition Chief Whip	The Rt Hon. Patrick McLoughlin
Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords	The Rt Hon. The Lord Strathclyde PC
Also attending the Shadow Cabinet
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords	The Rt Hon. The Baron Cope of Berkeley
Shadow Minister for Women and Equality	Eleanor Laing
Shadow Minister for Europe	Graham Brady
Chairman of the Conservative Policy Review Chairman of the Conservative Research Department	The Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin
Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party	Annabel Goldie MSP

Shadow Cabinet (2 July 2007 – 13 June 2008)

Portfolio	Shadow Minister
Leader of the Conservative Party Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition	The Rt Hon. David Cameron
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Senior Member of the Shadow Cabinet	The Rt Hon. William Hague
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer General Election Campaign Co-ordinator	George Osborne
Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department	David Davis
Chairman of the Conservative Party	Caroline Spelman
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice	Nick Herbert
Shadow Secretary of State for Health	Andrew Lansley CBE
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government	Eric Pickles
Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families	Michael Gove
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence	Dr. Liam Fox
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	Peter Ainsworth
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	Chris Grayling
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport	Theresa Villiers
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Shadow Minister for Women and Equality	The Rt Hon. Theresa May
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport	Jeremy Hunt
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales	Cheryl Gillan
Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	The Rt Hon. Francis Maude
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development	Andrew Mitchell
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform	Alan Duncan
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury	Philip Hammond
Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills	David Willetts
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland	David Mundell
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	Owen Paterson
Opposition Chief Whip	The Rt Hon. Patrick McLoughlin
Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords	The Rt Hon. The Lord Strathclyde PC
Also attending the Shadow Cabinet
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE PC
Shadow Minister for Europe	Mark Francois
Shadow Foreign Office Minister	David Lidington
Shadow Minister for Housing	Grant Shapps
Shadow Minister for Science and Innovation	Adam Afriyie
Shadow Minister for Community Cohesion and Social Action	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Warsi
Shadow Minister for Security National Security Adviser to the Leader of the Opposition	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Neville-Jones DCMG PC
Chairman of the Conservative Policy Review Chairman of the Conservative Research Department	The Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin
Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party	Annabel Goldie MSP

Shadow Cabinet (13 June 2008 – 19 January 2009)

Portfolio	Shadow Minister
Leader of the Conservative Party Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition	The Rt Hon. David Cameron
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Senior Member of the Shadow Cabinet	The Rt Hon. William Hague
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer General Election Campaign Co-ordinator	George Osborne
Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department	Dominic Grieve QC
Chairman of the Conservative Party	Caroline Spelman
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice	Nick Herbert
Shadow Secretary of State for Health	Andrew Lansley CBE
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government	Eric Pickles
Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families	Michael Gove
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence	Dr. Liam Fox
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	Peter Ainsworth
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	Chris Grayling
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport	Theresa Villiers
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Shadow Minister for Women and Equality	The Rt Hon. Theresa May
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport	Jeremy Hunt
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales	Cheryl Gillan
Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	The Rt Hon. Francis Maude
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development	Andrew Mitchell
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform	Alan Duncan
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury	Philip Hammond
Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills	David Willetts
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland	David Mundell
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	Owen Paterson
Opposition Chief Whip	The Rt Hon. Patrick McLoughlin
Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords	The Rt Hon. The Lord Strathclyde PC
Also attending the Shadow Cabinet
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE PC
Shadow Minister for Europe	Mark Francois
Shadow Foreign Office Minister	David Lidington
Shadow Minister for Housing	Grant Shapps
Shadow Minister for Science and Innovation	Adam Afriyie
Shadow Minister for Community Cohesion and Social Action	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Warsi
Shadow Minister for Security National Security Adviser to the Leader of the Opposition	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Neville-Jones DCMG PC
Chairman of the Conservative Policy Review Chairman of the Conservative Research Department	The Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin
Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party	Annabel Goldie MSP

Shadow Cabinet (19 January 2009 – 11 May 2010)

Portfolio	Shadow Minister
Leader of the Conservative Party Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition	The Rt Hon. David Cameron
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Senior Member of the Shadow Cabinet	The Rt Hon. William Hague
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer General Election Campaign Co-ordinator	George Osborne
Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department	Chris Grayling
Chairman of the Conservative Party	Eric Pickles
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice	Dominic Grieve QC
Shadow Secretary of State for Health	Andrew Lansley CBE
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government	Caroline Spelman
Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families	Michael Gove
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence	Dr. Liam Fox
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	Nick Herbert
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Shadow Minister for Women and Equality	The Rt Hon. Theresa May
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change	Greg Clark
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport	Theresa Villiers
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons	The Rt Hon. Sir George Young Bt.
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport	Jeremy Hunt
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales	Cheryl Gillan
Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	The Rt Hon. Francis Maude
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development	Andrew Mitchell
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills	The Rt Hon. Kenneth Clarke QC
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury	Philip Hammond
Shadow Minister for Universities and Skills	David Willetts
Shadow Minister for Housing	Grant Shapps
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland	David Mundell
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	Owen Paterson
Shadow Minister for Europe	Mark Francois
Opposition Chief Whip	The Rt Hon. Patrick McLoughlin
Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords	The Rt Hon. The Lord Strathclyde PC
Also attending the Shadow Cabinet
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE PC
Shadow Minister for Science and Innovation	Adam Afriyie
Shadow Minister for Community Cohesion and Social Action	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Warsi
Shadow Minister for Security National Security Adviser to the Leader of the Opposition	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Neville-Jones DCMG PC
Chairman of the Conservative Policy Review Chairman of the Conservative Research Department	The Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin
Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party	Annabel Goldie MSP

Shadow Cabinets of the United Kingdom

Official Opposition	Heath I (1965–1970) Wilson II (1970–1974) Heath II (1974–1975) Thatcher (1975–1979) Callaghan (1979–1980) Foot (1980–1983) Kinnock (1983–1992) Smith (1992–1994) Beckett (1994) Blair (1994–1997) Major (1997) Hague (1997–2001) Duncan Smith (2001–2003) Howard (2003–2005) Cameron (2005–2010) Harman I (2010) Miliband (2010–2015) Harman II (2015) Corbyn (2015–present)

Liberal Democrats	Ashdown (1997–1999) Kennedy (1999–2006) Campbell (2006–2007) Cable (2007) Clegg (2007–2010) Farron (2015–present)

Scottish National Party	Robertson (2015–present)

1965 to Present

David Cameron

Born: 9 October 1966 (age 50) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2010–2016) Leader of the Conservative Party (2005–2016) MP for Witney (2001–2016)

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Family	Samantha Cameron (wife) Alexander Cameron (brother) Sir William Mount, 2nd Baronet (grandfather)

In the media	Notting Hill set (2004) Dave the Chameleon (2006) WebCameron (2006) Make Me a Tory (2007) When Boris Met Dave (2009) Friends (2010) The New Coalition Academy (2010) Cameron and Clegg Face the Audience (2010) Chipping Norton set (2010) Coalition (2015) Cameron's Coup (2015) Call Me Dave (2015) Piggate (2015)

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Shadow Cabinet of David Cameron

Shadow Cabinet (8 December 2005 – 2 July 2007)

Shadow Cabinet (2 July 2007 – 13 June 2008)

Shadow Cabinet (13 June 2008 – 19 January 2009)

Shadow Cabinet (19 January 2009 – 11 May 2010)

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