Harriet Harman led the Shadow Cabinet during her time as pro tempore Leader of the Labour Party in 2010—from the time Gordon Brown resigned as Labour Leader (and Prime Minister) until Ed Miliband was elected to the leadership.
With a few exceptions, Labour Cabinet ministers retained their roles in the Shadow Cabinet. Harman, who had been Leader of the House of Commons, gave the responsibility of shadowing that role to Rosie Winterton, who had attended Cabinet as Minister for Regional Economic Development and Coordination. The two peers who led Cabinet departments, Peter Mandelson at Business, Innovation and Skills and Andrew Adonis at Department for Transport, left the Shadow Cabinet in the first few days after Labour entered opposition. They were replaced by Pat McFadden and Sadiq Khan, previously junior ministers in each respective department.
Members of the Shadow Cabinet PortfolioShadow Minister Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal OppositionActing Leader of the Labour PartyThe Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MPActing Shadow Deputy Prime MinisterShadow Secretary of State for JusticeShadow Lord ChancellorThe Rt Hon Jack Straw MP Shadow Chancellor of the ExchequerThe Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP Shadow Foreign SecretaryThe Rt Hon David Miliband MP Shadow Home SecretaryThe Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP Shadow Secretary of State for DefenceThe Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth MP Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and SkillsThe Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP Shadow Secretary of State for Work and PensionsThe Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate ChangeThe Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP Shadow Secretary of State for HealthThe Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP Shadow Secretary of State for EducationThe Rt Hon Ed Balls MP Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local GovernmentThe Rt Hon John Denham MP Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsThe Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP Shadow Secretary of State for International DevelopmentThe Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP Shadow Minister for the Cabinet OfficeShadow Minister for the OlympicsShadow Minister for LondonThe Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP Shadow Secretary of State for Northern IrelandThe Rt Hon Shaun Woodward MP Shadow Secretary of State for ScotlandThe Rt Hon Jim Murphy MP Shadow Secretary of State for WalesThe Rt Hon Peter Hain MP Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and SportThe Rt Hon Ben Bradshaw MP Leader of the Opposition in the House of LordsThe Rt Hon Janet Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon PC Shadow Leader of the House of CommonsShadow Lord Privy SealShadow Minister for Women and EqualityThe Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MPAlso attends Shadow Cabinet meetings Shadow Secretary of State for Transport The Rt Hon Sadiq Khan MP Shadow Attorney General for England and WalesThe Rt Hon Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal PC
Changes
Gordon Brown resigned as Leader of the Labour Party and was replaced on an Interim basis by Deputy Leader Harriet Harman Harman's previous portfolios were given to Rosie Winterton (Shadow Leader of the House of Commons) and Yvette Cooper (Shadow Minister for Women and Equality) Peter Mandelson (First Secretary of State, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and Lord President of the Council) resigned and was replaced by Jack Straw (as Shadow Deputy Prime Minister) and Pat McFadden (as Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills), previously Minister of State for Business, Innovation and Skills. Andrew Adonis (Secretary of State for Transport) resigned as we replaced by Sadiq Khan, previously Minister of State for Transport.
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