Shadow Cabinet of William Hague - 1999 Reshuffle

1999 Reshuffle

Hague again reshuffled the Shadow Cabinet on 15 June 1999.

  • Rt. Hon. William Hague MP — Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition and Leader of the Conservative Party
  • Rt. Hon. Francis Maude MP — Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
  • Rt. Hon. John Maples MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
  • Rt. Hon. Ann Widdecombe MP — Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department
  • Rt. Hon. Michael Ancram QC MP — Chairman of the Conservative Party
  • Rt. Hon. Theresa May MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Employment
  • Rt. Hon. Sir George Young Bt MP — Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Constitutional Affairs spokesman
  • Rt. Hon. Lord Strathclyde PC — Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords
  • Rt. Hon. Iain Duncan Smith MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
  • Angela Browning MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
  • Rt. Hon. John Redwood MP — Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
  • Tim Yeo MP — Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
  • Gary Streeter MP — Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
  • Rt. Hon. David Heathcoat-Amory MP — Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
  • Peter Ainsworth MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
  • Rt. Hon. Andrew Mackay MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
  • Dr Liam Fox MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Health
  • David Willetts MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Social Security
  • Rt. Hon. James Arbuthnot MP — Opposition Chief Whip
  • Lord Henley — Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords
Junior Shadow Ministers
  • Edward Garnier QC MP — Shadow Attorney General
  • Rt Hon the Lord Kingsland QC — Shadow Lord Chancellor
  • Bernard Jenkin MP — Shadow Minister for Transport
  • Andrew Lansley MP — Shadow Cabinet Office Minister
Changes from 2 December 1998
  • Peter Lilley leaves the Shadow Cabinet
  • Lord Parkinson leaves the Shadow Cabinet
  • Michael Howard leaves the Shadow Cabinet
  • Gillian Shephard leaves the Shadow Cabinet
  • Sir Norman Fowler leaves the Shadow Cabinet
  • Sir Nicholas Lyell leaves the Shadow Ministerial Team
  • Theresa May enters the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Employment
  • Angela Browning enters the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
  • Edward Garnier enters the Shadow Ministerial Team as Shadow Attorney General
  • Bernard Jenkin enters the Shadow Ministerial Team as Shadow Transport Minister
  • Andrew Lansley enters the Shadow Ministerial Team as Shadow Cabinet Office Minister
  • Ann Widdecombe moves from Shadow Secretary of State for Health to Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department
  • John Maples moves from Shadow Secretary of State for Defence to Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
  • John Redwood moves from Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
  • Liam Fox moves from Constitutional Affairs spokesman to Shadow Secretary of State for Health
  • Iain Duncan Smith moves from Shadow Secretary of State for Social Security to Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
  • David Willetts moves from Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Employment to Shadow Secretary of State for Social Security

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