Miliband Shadow Cabinet | |
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Shadow Cabinet of the United Kingdom | |
2010 – 2015 | |
Date formed | 25 September 2010 |
Date dissolved | 8 May 2015 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Leader of the Opposition | Ed Miliband |
Shadow Deputy Prime Minister | Harriet Harman |
Member party | |
Status in legislature | Official Opposition 258 / 650 (40%) |
History | |
Election | 2010 Labour leadership election |
Outgoing election | 2015 general election |
Legislature terms | 55th UK Parliament |
Predecessor | First Shadow Cabinet of Harriet Harman |
Successor | Second Shadow Cabinet of Harriet Harman |
Ed Miliband became Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition upon being elected to the former post on 25 September 2010. The election was triggered by Gordon Brown's resignation following the party's fall from power at the 2010 general election, which yielded a Conservative–Liberal Democrat Coalition. Miliband appointed his first Shadow Cabinet in October 2010, following the Labour Party Shadow Cabinet elections. These elections were the last such elections before they were abolished in 2011.
Miliband conducted two major reshuffles in 2011 and 2013, with a number of minor changes throughout his term.
Following the 2015 general election and Miliband's resignation, acting leader Harriet Harman announced a new shadow cabinet to last until the election of a new party leader in September 2015.