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Posted: Wed 6th Nov 2024
New Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has appointed her shadow Cabinet, with Andrew Griffth becoming shadow business and trade secretary.
Badenoch was announced as leader after she won the final round of a ballot of party members to replace Rishi Sunak. She defeated Robert Jenrick by 12,418 votes.
Griffith replaces Kevin Hollinrake, the former shadow business secretary who was small business minister when the Conservatives were in government. Hollinrake is now shadow housing secretary.
Griffth had various roles in the former government including science research and innovation minister, director of the Number 10 policy unit, and economic secretary to the Treasury. Before becoming an MP in 2019, he was the chief financial officer and chief operating officer of Sky, as well as chairman of Just Eat.
Other business-related appointments in Badenoch's new Cabinet are Mel Stride as shadow chancellor, Stuart Andrew as shadow culture secretary and Alan Mak as shadow science, innovation and technology secretary.
Among Badenoch's junior minister appointments are Harriet Baldwin, who has become a shadow minister for the Department of Business and Trade.
Mel Stride, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
Priti Patel, Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Chris Philp, Shadow Home Secretary
Laura Trott, Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Alex Burghart, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
James Cartlidge, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
Helen Whately, Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Andrew Griffith, Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Claire Coutinho, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Robert Jenrick, Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
Edward Argar, Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Stuart Andrew, Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Victoria Atkins, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Gareth Bacon, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
Alan Mak, Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Mims Davies, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
Andrew Bowie, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
Alex Burghart, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Jesse Norman, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Lord True, Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
Mims Davies, Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities
Rebecca Harris, Opposition Chief Whip (Commons)
Baroness Williams of Trafford, Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
Sir Jeremy Wright, Shadow Attorney General
