In British politics the Shadow Secretary of State for Justice is the member of the Shadow Cabinet who shadows the Secretary of State for Justice, an office which has existed since 2007. Prior to 2007, the office was known as Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs. The post is currently held by Robert Jenrick.
| Shadow Secretary of State for Justice | |
|---|---|
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| Appointer | Leader of the Opposition |
| Inaugural holder | Bill Cash |
Shadow Secretaries of State
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Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairsedit | ||||||
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| Name | Entered office | Left office | Party | Shadow Cabinet | ||
| Bill Cash[1] | 
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1 July 2003 | 13 November 2003 | Conservative | Duncan Smith | |
| Alan Duncan[2] | 
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13 November 2003 | 14 June 2004 | Conservative | Howard | |
| Oliver Heald[3] | 
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15 June 2004 | 8 May 2007 | Conservative | ||
| Cameron | ||||||
Shadow Secretary of State for Justiceedit | ||||||
| Name | Entered office | Left office | Party | Shadow Cabinet | ||
| Oliver Heald[3] |
|
9 May 2007 | 3 July 2007 | Conservative | Cameron | |
| Nick Herbert[4] | 
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3 July 2007 | 19 January 2009 | Conservative | ||
| Dominic Grieve[5] | 
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19 January 2009[n 1] | 11 May 2010 | Conservative | ||
| Jack Straw[6] | 
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12 May 2010 | 8 October 2010 | Labour | Harman I | |
| Sadiq Khan[7] | 
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8 October 2010 | 30 March 2015 | Labour | Miliband | |
| The Lord Falconer of Thoroton[8] | 
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11 May 2015 | 26 June 2016 | Labour | Harman II | |
| Corbyn | ||||||
| Richard Burgon[9] | 
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27 June 2016 | 6 April 2020 | Labour | ||
| David Lammy[10] | 
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6 April 2020 | 29 November 2021 | Labour | Starmer | |
| Steve Reed | 
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29 November 2021 | 4 September 2023 | Labour | ||
| Shabana Mahmood | 
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4 September 2023 | 5 July 2024 | Labour | ||
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8 July 2024 | 4 November 2024 | Conservative | Sunak | |
| Robert Jenrick | 
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4 November 2024 | Incumbent | Conservative | Badenoch | |
Notes
edit- ^ The source by Grieve's name states Grieve's tenure as 7 September 2009 - 6 May 2010
References
edit- ^ "Sir William Cash MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Rt Hon Sir Alan Duncan". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Rt Hon Sir Oliver Heald QC MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Lord Herbert of South Downs". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Rt Hon Jack Straw". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Rt Hon Sadiq Khan". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Lord Falconer of Thoroton". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Richard Burgon MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Rt Hon David Lammy MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 August 2021.