Cabinet Name: | Cameron Shadow Cabinet |
Cabinet Type: | Shadow Cabinet |
Jurisdiction: | the United Kingdom |
Flag: | Flag of the United Kingdom.svg |
Flag Border: | true |
Incumbent: | 2005 – 2010 |
Date Formed: | 6 December 2005 |
Date Dissolved: | 11 May 2010 |
Government Head Title: | Leader of the Opposition |
Government Head: | David Cameron |
Deputy Government Head: | William Hague |
State Head Title: | Monarch |
State Head: | Elizabeth II |
Last Election: | 2010 general election |
Legislature Term: | 54th UK Parliament |
Previous: | Shadow Cabinet of Michael Howard |
Successor: | First Shadow Cabinet of Harriet Harman |
David Cameron had four Shadow Cabinets during his tenure as opposition leader. His Shadow Cabinet appointments included MPs associated with the various wings of the party. Former leader William Hague was appointed to the Foreign Affairs brief, while both George Osborne and David Davis were retained, as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and Shadow Home Secretary respectively. Hague, assisted by Davis, stood in for Cameron during his paternity leave in February 2006. In June 2008, Davis announced his intention to resign as an MP, and was immediately replaced as Shadow Home Secretary by Dominic Grieve; Davis' surprise move was seen as a challenge to the changes introduced under Cameron's leadership.