Post: | Shadow Minister of State at the Cabinet Office |
Incumbent: | Vacant |
Incumbentsince: | 4 September 2023 |
Appointer: | Leader of the Opposition |
Website: | The Labour Party |
Status: | Abolished |
Department: | Shadow Cabinet |
First: | Baroness Chapman of Darlington |
The Shadow Minister of State at the Cabinet Office was a position in the British Shadow Cabinet, appointed by the Leader of the Opposition. The post was made to shadow the Cabinet Office in the Lords, particularly Minister of State for the Cabinet Office Lord Frost who is also Chief Negotiator of Task Force Europe. The position is also Shadow Minister for EU Relations and the opposite to Frost.[1] It is also the Opposition Cabinet Spokesperson in the Lords The position was held by Baroness Chapman of Darlington. She was appointed to the role in June 2021 by Keir Starmer before her departure in 2023.[2]