Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales
Office within British politics
Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales | |
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Incumbent since 8 July 2024Jeremy Wright | |
Appointer | Leader of the Opposition |
The shadow attorney general for England and Wales is an office within British politics held by a member of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition. The duty of the office holder is to scrutinise the actions of the attorney general for England and Wales and develop alternative policies. The shadow attorney general is not a member of the Shadow Cabinet, but attends its meetings.[1]
The shadow attorney general is deputised by the shadow solicitor general.
List of Shadow Attorneys General
Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Shadow Cabinet | ||
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Michael Havers | 18 February 1975 | 4 May 1979 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | ||
Samuel Silkin | 4 May 1979 | 14 July 1979 | Labour | James Callaghan | ||
John Morris | 14 July 1979 | 24 November 1981 | Labour | |||
Michael Foot | ||||||
Peter Archer | 24 November 1981 | 24 November 1982 | Labour | |||
Arthur Davidson | 24 November 1982 | 9 June 1983 | Labour | |||
John Morris | 9 June 1983 | 2 May 1997 | Labour | |||
Neil Kinnock | ||||||
John Smith | ||||||
Margaret Beckett | ||||||
Tony Blair | ||||||
Nicholas Lyell | 2 May 1997 | 19 June 1997 | Conservative | John Major | ||
Edward Garnier | 19 June 1997 | 13 September 2001 | Conservative | William Hague | ||
Iain Duncan Smith | ||||||
Bill Cash | 14 September 2001 | 6 November 2003 | Conservative | |||
Dominic Grieve | 6 November 2003 | 8 September 2009 | Conservative | Michael Howard | ||
David Cameron | ||||||
Edward Garnier | 8 September 2009 | 11 May 2010 | Conservative | |||
The Baroness Scotland of Asthal | 11 May 2010 | 7 October 2011 | Labour | Harriet Harman | ||
Ed Miliband | ||||||
Emily Thornberry | 7 October 2011 | 3 December 2014 | Labour | |||
The Lord Bach | 3 December 2014 | 14 September 2015 | Labour | |||
Harriet Harman | ||||||
Catherine McKinnell | 14 September 2015 | 11 January 2016 | Labour | Jeremy Corbyn | ||
Karl Turner | 11 January 2016 | 26 June 2016 | Labour | |||
Vacant | 26 June 2016 | 6 October 2016 | ||||
The Baroness Chakrabarti | 6 October 2016 | 6 April 2020 | Labour | |||
The Lord Falconer of Thoroton | 6 April 2020 | 29 November 2021 | Labour | Keir Starmer | ||
Emily Thornberry | 29 November 2021 | 5 July 2024 | Labour | |||
Jeremy Wright | 8 July 2024 | Incumbent | Conservative | Rishi Sunak |
References
- ^ "His Majesty's Official Opposition". www.parliament.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
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