Shadow Minister without Portfolio (UK)
| Shadow Minister without Portfolio | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 6 July 2024Vacant | |
| Shadow Cabinet | |
| Appointer | Leader of the Opposition |
| Website | The Conservative Party |
The Shadow Minister without Portfolio is a member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet. The postholder shadows the ministers without portfolio.
The position is currently vacant after the 2024 United Kingdom general election.
List of Shadow Ministers without Portfolio
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| Name | Portrait | Term of office | Length of term of office | Party | Shadow Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Parkinson[1] | 11 June 1997 | 2 December 1998 | 1 year, 5 months and 21 days | Conservative | Hague | ||
| Michael Ancram[2] | 
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2 December 1998 | 18 September 2001 | 2 years, 9 months and 16 days | Conservative | ||
| David Davis[3] | 
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18 September 2001 | 23 July 2002 | 10 months and 5 days | Conservative | Duncan Smith | |
| Name | Portrait | Term of office | Length of term of office | Party | Shadow Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Fox[4] | 
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10 November 2003 | 10 May 2005 | 1 year and 6 months | Conservative | Howard | |
| Francis Maude[5] | 
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10 May 2005 | 3 July 2007 | 2 years, 1 month and 23 days | Conservative | ||
| Cameron | |||||||
| Oliver Letwin[6] | 
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8 December 2005 | 6 May 2010 | 4 years, 4 months and 28 days | Conservative | ||
| Caroline Spelman[7] | 
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3 July 2007 | 19 January 2009 | 1 year, 6 months and 16 days | Conservative | ||
| Name | Portrait | Term of office | Length of term of office | Party | Shadow Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Dugher[8] | 
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7 October 2011 | 7 October 2013 | 2 years | Labour | Miliband | |
| The Lord Wood of Anfield[9][10] | 
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17 October 2011 | 27 May 2015 | 3 years, 7 months and 10 days | Labour | ||
| Jon Trickett[11] | 
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8 October 2013 | 14 September 2015 | 1 year, 11 months and 6 days | Labour | ||
| Harman II | |||||||
| Jonathan Ashworth[12] | 
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14 September 2015 | 7 October 2016 | 1 year and 23 days | Labour | Corbyn | |
| Andrew Gwynne[13] | 
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7 October 2016 | 14 June 2017 | 8 months and 7 days | Labour | ||
| Ian Lavery | 
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9 February 2017 | 5 April 2020 | 3 years, 1 month and 27 days | Labour | ||
| Vacant | 5 April 2020 | 4 December 2021 | 1 year, 7 months and 29 days | Labour | Starmer | ||
| Conor McGinn[14][15] | 
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4 December 2021 | 22 September 2022 | 9 months and 18 days | Labour | ||
| Vacant | 23 September 2022 | 4 September 2023 | 11 months and 12 days | Labour | |||
| Nick Thomas-Symonds[16][15] | .jpg)
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4 September 2023 | 6 July 2024 | 1 year, 2 months and 5 days* | Labour | ||
* Incumbent's length of term last updated: 9 November 2024.
References
[edit]- ^ "Lord Parkinson". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "The Marquess of Lothian". UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Mr David Davis". UK Parliament. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "Dr Liam Fox". UK Parliament. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "Lord Maude of Horsham". UK Parliament. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "Sir Oliver Letwin". UK Parliament. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "Dame Caroline Spelman". UK Parliament. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "Michael Dugher". UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Lord Wood of Anfield". UK Parliament. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Lord Wood of Anfield:the crisis of Conservative values". Daily Telegraph. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
There is no doubt that David Cameron has had a terrible year, writes Shadow Minister without Portfolio, Lord Wood of Anfield.
- ^ "Jon Trickett". UK Parliament. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Rt Hon Jonathan Ashworth MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Andrew Gwynne MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Conor McGinn". parliament.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ a b "His Majesty's Official Opposition: The Shadow Cabinet - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Parliamentary career for Nick Thomas-Symonds - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". Retrieved 15 September 2023.