Ex-security chief in shadow Cabinet

Francis Maude shifts from his chairman's role to stay within the top team shadowing the Cabinet Office. He is replaced by Caroline Spelman, ex-shadow communities secretary.

Education spokesman David Willetts loses responsibility for schools in the wake of the party controversy over grammar schools, but takes up the post of spokesman for innovation, universities and skills.

That move will inevitably be seized on by critics as proof Mr Cameron botched his policy U-turn backing the Government's city academy programme rather than beefing up traditional Conservative support for grammar schools.

Shadow chancellor George Osborne remains in his role and takes on extra responsibilities as general election campaign manager, making sure the Tories are geared up should the premier call a snap election.

Three of the 2005 intake of MPs become shadow cabinet members, as does shadow communities cohesion minister Sayeeda Warsi. Both Ms Warsi and Dame Pauline have been nominated for peerages by Mr Cameron.

"These changes strengthen the shadow cabinet team and harness new talent within the party as we prepare for the next general election," he said. "Two of the big challenges facing this country today are security and community cohesion and we now have two leading experts in these fields in Dame Pauline Neville-Jones and Sayeeda Warsi."

Dame Pauline is a former chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee and political director of the Foreign Office, while Sayeeda Warsi was a community advisor and academic in the field of community cohesion.

The main parliamentary portfolios have remained unchanged in the reshuffle, which mirrors changes the Prime Minister has made to the machinery of government. William Hague, David Davis and Liam Fox remain as shadow foreign, home and defence secretaries.

New MPs brought in include Nick Herbert (Arundel and South Downs) as shadow justice spokesman, Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey) as shadow culture secretary and Michael Gove (Surrey Heath) as shadow schools and children secretary. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar) is promoted to the shadow cabinet as shadow secretary for communities and local government. As well as shadowing the Cabinet Office minister, Mr Maude will have a role overseeing the implementation of the Tories' policy programme.