Harriet Harman led the Shadow Cabinet during her time as pro tempore Leader of the Labour Party in 2010—from the time Gordon Brown resigned as Labour Leader (and Prime Minister) until Ed Miliband was elected to the leadership.

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Shadow Cabinet of the United Kingdom
May – September 2010
Date formed	11 May 2010
Date dissolved	25 September 2010
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Leader of the Opposition	Harriet Harman
Shadow Deputy Prime Minister	Jack Straw
Member party	Labour Party
Status in legislature	Official Opposition 258 / 650 (40%)
History
Election(s)	2010 general election
Outgoing election	2010 Labour leadership election
Legislature term(s)	55th UK Parliament
Predecessor	Shadow Cabinet of David Cameron
Successor	Shadow Cabinet of Ed Miliband

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With a few exceptions, Labour Cabinet ministers retained their roles in the Shadow Cabinet. Harman, who had been Leader of the House of Commons, gave the responsibility of shadowing that role to Rosie Winterton, who had attended Cabinet as Minister for Regional Economic Development and Coordination. The two peers who led Cabinet departments, Peter Mandelson at Business, Innovation and Skills and Andrew Adonis at Department for Transport, left the Shadow Cabinet in the first few days after Labour entered opposition. They were replaced by Pat McFadden and Sadiq Khan, respectively.