February 2000 Reshuffle
On 2 February 2000, Hague again reshuffled the Shadow Cabinet.
- Rt. Hon. William Hague MP — Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition and Leader of the Conservative Party
- Rt. Hon. Michael Portillo MP — Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Rt. Hon. Francis Maude 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
- Archie Norman 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 CBE MP — Shadow Cabinet Office Minister
- Changes from 15 June 1999
- John Redwood leaves the Shadow Cabinet
- John Maples leaves the Shadow Cabinet
- Michael Portillo enters the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Archie Norman enters the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
- Francis Maude moves from Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer to Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
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