Corbyn Shadow Cabinet | |
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Shadow Cabinet of the United Kingdom | |
2015 – 2020 | |
Date formed | 12 September 2015 |
Date dissolved | 4 April 2020 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Leader of the Opposition | Jeremy Corbyn |
Shadow First Secretary | Angela Eagle (2015–16) Emily Thornberry (2017–20) |
Member party | |
Status in legislature | Official Opposition 232 / 650 (36%) (2015) 262 / 650 (40%) (2017)201 / 650 (31%) (2019) |
History | |
Elections | 2015 2016 |
Outgoing election | 2020 |
Legislature terms | 56th UK Parliament 57th UK Parliament 58th UK Parliament |
Predecessor | Second Shadow Cabinet of Harriet Harman |
Successor | Shadow Cabinet of Keir Starmer |
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Jeremy Corbyn assumed the position of Leader of the Opposition after being elected as leader of the Labour Party on 12 September 2015; the election was triggered by Ed Miliband's resignation following the Labour Party's electoral defeat at the 2015 general election when David Cameron formed a majority Conservative government. The usual number of junior shadow ministers were also appointed.
Corbyn appointed his first Shadow Cabinet in September 2015. He appointed John McDonnell as Shadow Chancellor and promoted several female backbenchers, forming a Shadow Cabinet that for the first time had more women than men. He appointed Tom Watson as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and John McDonnell as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. A small reshuffle occurred on 5 January 2016, with one further resignation on 11 January 2016. Dozens of further resignations occurred on 26 and 27 June 2016.[1]
The cabinet was reshuffled following the 2017 and 2019 general elections.
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