Husband and wife Yvette Cooper and Ed Balls in as shadow Foreign and Home Secretaries

Alan Johnson was appointed to the key role of shadow chancellor and Ms Cooper's husband Ed Balls is shadow home secretary.

Ms Cooper topped the ballot of Labour MPs for the shadow cabinet, and she and Mr Balls had been tipped for the economic portfolio shadowing Chancellor George Osborne.

Mr Miliband said: "I am delighted with my new shadow cabinet, drawn from a broad range of talents across our party.

"My team is united in one central mission for the future - to win back the trust of the British people and take Labour back to power.

"Together, this new generation of Labour will work together to reject the pessimism of this coalition Government as we set out our vision of what Britain can achieve.

"Our values are those of the British people, and this shadow cabinet will ensure that the hopes and concerns of working families are at the heart of our offer to the country."

Other key appointments were another defeated leadership candidate Andy Burnham as shadow education secretary, Jim Murphy as shadow defence secretary and deputy leader Harriet Harman as shadow international development secretary.

Sadiq Khan, who was Mr Miliband's campaign manager in the leadership election, is rewarded with the plum post of shadow Lord Chancellor and justice secretary.

He will also be responsible for shadowing Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg over his constitutional and political reform programme.

Douglas Alexander, who managed David Miliband's campaign, gets work and pensions, John Denham gets business, innovation and skills, and John Healey is taking on education.

Caroline Flint makes her return to the frontbench as shadow communities and local government secretary, while veteran Hilary Benn becomes shadow leader of the House.

Meg Hillier gets energy and climate change, Ivan Lewis culture media and sport, and Maria Eagle transport, while her twin sister, Angela, is shadow chief secretary to the Treasury.

Mary Creagh is the new shadow environment secretary, Ann McKechin is shadow Scottish secretary, while Tessa Jowell carries on as shadow Olympics minister.

Liam Byrne, the former Treasury chief secretary who famously left a note saying "There is no money left", is shadow Cabinet Office minister.

Peter Hain and Shaun Woodward, who both failed to secure election to the shadow cabinet, nevertheless carry on shadowing Wales and Northern Ireland respectively, as discretionary appointments of the leader.

Jon Trickett, is made Mr Byrne's deputy as shadow minister of state for cabinet office, and will also attend shadow cabinet meetings.

In other appointments, Rosie Winterton is confirmed as chief whip, Baroness Royall the shadow leader of the Lords, Lord Bassam the Lords chief whip, and Baroness Scotland the shadow attorney general.

Just six of the 21 MPs elected to the shadow cabinet gave Ed Miliband their first preference vote during the battle to succeed Gordon Brown. His older brother David was the first choice for 10, according to details released by the party.

Next page: Shadow Cabinet in full Here is the full list of the shadow cabinet:

Leader of the Opposition: Ed Miliband

Deputy leader and shadow secretary of state for international development: Harriet Harman

Shadow chancellor of the Exchequer: Alan Johnson

Shadow secretary of state for foreign and Commonwealth affairs and minister for women and equalities: Yvette Cooper

Shadow secretary of state for the home department: Ed Balls

Chief whip: Rosie Winterton

Shadow secretary of state for education and election coordinator: Andy Burnham

Shadow lord chancellor, secretary of state for justice (with responsibility for political and constitutional reform): Sadiq Khan

Shadow secretary of state for work and pensions: Douglas Alexander

Shadow secretary of state for business, innovation and skills: John Denham

Shadow secretary of state for health: John Healey

Shadow secretary of state for communities and local government: Caroline Flint

Shadow secretary of state for defence: Jim Murphy

Shadow secretary of state for energy and climate change: Meg Hillier

Shadow leader of the House of Commons: Hilary Benn

Shadow secretary of state for transport: Maria Eagle

Shadow secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs: Mary Creagh

Shadow chief secretary to the Treasury: Angela Eagle

Shadow secretary of state for Northern Ireland: Shaun Woodward

Shadow secretary of state for Scotland: Ann McKechin

Shadow secretary of state for Wales: Peter Hain

Shadow secretary of state for culture, media and sport: Ivan Lewis

Shadow leader of the House of Lords: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

Shadow minister for the Olympics: Tessa Jowell

Shadow minister for the Cabinet Office: Liam Byrne

Lords chief whip: Lord Bassam of Brighton

Shadow attorney-general: Baroness Scotland

Also attending shadow cabinet meetings:

Shadow minister of state for the Cabinet Office: Jon Trickett