Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales

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Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales
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since 6 November 2024
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

NameEntered officeLeft officePolitical partyShadow Cabinet
Michael Havers 18 February 19754 May 1979Conservative Margaret Thatcher
Samuel Silkin 4 May 197914 July 1979Labour James Callaghan
John Morris Official portrait of Lord Morris of Aberavon crop 2.jpg 14 July 197924 November 1981Labour
Michael Foot
Peter Archer 24 November 198124 November 1982Labour
Arthur Davidson 24 November 19829 June 1983Labour
John Morris Official portrait of Lord Morris of Aberavon crop 2.jpg 9 June 19832 May 1997Labour
Neil Kinnock
John Smith
Margaret Beckett
Tony Blair
Nicholas Lyell 2 May 199719 June 1997Conservative John Major
Edward Garnier Official portrait of Lord Garnier crop 2, 2025.jpg 19 June 199713 September 2001Conservative William Hague
Iain Duncan Smith
Bill Cash Official portrait of Sir William Cash crop 2.jpg 14 September 20016 November 2003Conservative
Dominic Grieve Official portrait of Mr Dominic Grieve crop 2.jpg 6 November 20038 September 2009Conservative Michael Howard
David Cameron
Edward Garnier Official portrait of Lord Garnier crop 2, 2025.jpg 8 September 200911 May 2010Conservative
The Baroness Scotland of Asthal PatriciaScotland2a.jpg 11 May 20107 October 2011Labour Harriet Harman
Ed Miliband
Emily Thornberry Official portrait of Rt Hon Emily Thornberry MP crop 2.jpg 7 October 20113 December 2014Labour
The Lord Bach Official portrait of Lord Bach crop 2.jpg 3 December 201414 September 2015Labour
Harriet Harman
Catherine McKinnell Official portrait of Catherine McKinnell crop 2.jpg 14 September 201511 January 2016Labour Jeremy Corbyn
Karl Turner Official portrait of Karl Turner crop 2.jpg 11 January 2016 26 June 2016 Labour
Vacant 26 June 2016 6 October 2016
The Baroness Chakrabarti Official portrait of Baroness Chakrabarti crop 2.jpg 6 October 20166 April 2020Labour
The Lord Falconer of Thoroton Official portrait of Lord Falconer of Thoroton crop 2.jpg 6 April 2020 29 November 2021 Labour Keir Starmer
Emily Thornberry Official portrait of Rt Hon Emily Thornberry MP crop 2.jpg 29 November 2021 5 July 2024Labour
Jeremy Wright Official portrait of Jeremy Wright MP crop 2, 2024.jpg 8 July 20246 November 2024Conservative Rishi Sunak
The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar Official portrait of Lord Wolfson of Tredegar crop 2.jpg 6 November 2024IncumbentConservative Kemi Badenoch

References

  1. ↑ "His Majesty's Official Opposition". www.parliament.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
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