For the wider team, see Opposition frontbench of Jeremy Corbyn.
Shadow Cabinet of the United Kingdom from 2015 to 2020
Corbyn Shadow Cabinet
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
Labour Party
Status in legislature
Official Opposition
232 / 650 (36%)
(2015)
262 / 650 (40%)
(2017)
201 / 650 (31%)
(2019)
History
Election(s)
2015 2016
Outgoing election
2020
Legislature term(s)
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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Oh Jeremy Corbyn: the big lie
Jeremy Corbyn: Accidental Hero
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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. 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.
^Syal, Rajeev; Perraudin, Frances; Slawson, Nicola (27 June 2016). "Shadow cabinet resignations: who has gone and who is staying". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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