Ed Miliband became Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition upon being elected to the former post on 25 September 2010. The election was triggered by Gordon Brown's resignation following the party's fall from power at the 2010 general election, which yielded a Conservative–Liberal Democrat Coalition. Miliband appointed his first Shadow Cabinet in October 2010, following the Labour Party Shadow Cabinet elections. These elections were the last such elections before they were abolished in 2011. Miliband conducted two major reshuffles in 2011 and 2013, with a number of minor changes throughout his term. Following the 2015 general election and Miliband's resignation, acting leader Harriet Harman announced a new shadow cabinet to last until the election of a new party leader in September 2015. Shadow Cabinet from 2010 to 2015 Initial Shadow Cabinet Miliband announced his first Shadow Cabinet on 8 October 2010 following the 2010 Shadow Cabinet elections. Under the party rules, as amended in 2010, the Shadow Cabinet comprised the Leader, the Deputy Leader, the Leader of the Labour Peers, the Chief Whips in both houses, and 19 MPs elected by the Parliamentary Labour Party. Ed Miliband – Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party Harriet Harman – Shadow Deputy Prime Minister, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Shadow Secretary of State for International Development Alan Johnson – Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Yvette Cooper – Shadow Foreign Secretary and Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities Ed Balls – Shadow Home Secretary Rosie Winterton – Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons Andy Burnham – Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Election Coordinator Sadiq Khan – Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice (with responsibility for political and constitutional reform) Liam Byrne – Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions John Denham – Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills John Healey – Shadow Secretary of State for Health Caroline Flint – Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Jim Murphy – Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Meg Hillier – Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Hilary Benn – Shadow Leader of the House of Commons and Shadow Lord Privy Seal Maria Eagle – Shadow Secretary of State for Transport Mary Creagh – Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food