The Shadow Cabinets appointed by Michael Howard, a

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, are listed below.

Shadow Cabinet (11 November 2003 – 15 March 2004)

* Rt. Hon. Michael Howard QC MP –

Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition The Leader of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition, more commonly referred to as the Leader of the Opposition, is the person who leads the Official Opposition in the United Kingdom. The position is seen as the shadow head of government of the Uni ...

and Leader of the Conservative Party * Rt. Hon. Michael Ancram QC MP – Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party, Shadow Foreign Secretary and Shadow Secretary of State for International Affairs * Rt. Hon. Oliver Letwin MP –

Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer The Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer in the British Parliamentary system is the member of the Shadow Cabinet who is responsible for shadowing the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The title is given at the gift of the Leader of the Opposition and ...

and Shadow Secretary of State for Economic Affairs * Rt. Hon. David Davis MP –

Shadow Home Secretary In British politics, the Shadow Home Secretary (formally known as the Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department) is the person within the shadow cabinet who shadows the Home Secretary; this effectively means scrutinising government poli ...

and Shadow Secretary of State for Home, Constitutional and Legal Affairs * Dr. Liam Fox MP and Rt. Hon. Maurice Saatchi, Lord Saatchi –

Chairman of the Conservative Party The chairman of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom is responsible for party administration and overseeing the Conservative Campaign Headquarters, formerly Conservative Central Office. When the Conservatives are in government, the off ...

* Tim Yeo MP –

Shadow Secretary of State for Public Services, Education and Health The Shadow Secretary of State for Public Services, Education and Health is a former position in the Shadow Cabinet of Michael Howard that was held by Tim Yeo. The modern equivalents are the Shadow Secretary of State for Education and the Shadow ...

* Rt. Hon. Theresa May MP – Shadow Secretary of State for Environment and Transport * Rt. Hon. Thomas Galbraith, Lord Strathclyde PC –

Shadow Leader of the House of Lords The Shadow Leader of the House of Lords, also referred as the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords, is the person who leads the Official Opposition in the House of Lords. Their job is to work with the Leader, Lord Speaker and other sen ...

* Rt. Hon. David Curry MP – Shadow Secretary of State for Local and Devolved Government Affairs * David Willetts MP – Head of policy co-ordination and

Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions The Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is an office within British politics held by a member of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition. The duty of the office holder is to scrutinise the actions of the government's Secretary of State for W ...

, Economic Affairs * Rt. Hon. David Maclean MP – Opposition Chief Whip

Junior Shadow Ministers

* Hon. Nicholas Soames MP –

Shadow Secretary of State for Defence The Shadow Secretary of State for Defence is a member of the UK Shadow Cabinet responsible for the scrutiny of the Secretary of State for Defence and the department, the Ministry of Defence. The post is currently held by John Healey. Shadow S ...

, International Affairs * John Bercow MP –

Shadow Secretary of State for International Development The shadow cabinet minister for international development is the lead spokesperson for the United Kingdom's Official Opposition on issues related to international aid, most notably to the third world. The shadow cabinet minister holds the Minist ...

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Shadow Cabinet (11 November 2003 – 15 March 2004)

Junior Shadow Ministers

Michael Howard Shadow Cabinet reshuffle, 15 March 2004

Shadow Cabinet (15 March 2004 – 14 June 2004)

Junior Shadow Ministers

Shadow Cabinet (14 June 2004 – 6 May 2005)

Junior Shadow Ministers

Shadow Cabinet (6 May 2005 – 5 December 2005)

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