Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | |
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Member of | Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet |
Appointer | Leader of the Opposition |
The shadow secretary of state for Wales (or shadow Welsh secretary) is a member of the UK Shadow Cabinet responsible for the scrutiny of the secretary of state for Wales and their department, the Wales Office. [1] The incumbent holder of the office is Mims Davies.
Frontbench spokesmen for Wales | ||||||
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Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Shadow Cabinet | ||
Jim Griffiths | ![]() | November 1959 | 16 October 1964 | Labour | Gaitskell | |
Brown | ||||||
Wilson | ||||||
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | ||||||
Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Shadow Cabinet | ||
Keith Joseph | ![]() | 29 October 1964 | 5 August 1965 | Conservative | Douglas-Home | |
Peter Thorneycroft | ![]() | 5 August 1965 | 6 October 1965 | Conservative | Heath | |
David Gibson-Watt | ![]() | 6 October 1965 | 19 June 1970 | Conservative | ||
George Thomas | ![]() | 19 June 1970 | 4 March 1974 | Labour | Wilson II | |
Peter Thomas | ![]() | 4 March 1974 | 18 February 1975 | Conservative | Heath II | |
Nicholas Edwards MP for Pembrokeshire | ![]() | 18 February 1975 | 4 May 1979 | Conservative | Thatcher | |
John Morris MP for Aberavon | ![]() | 4 May 1979 | 14 June 1979 | Labour | Callaghan | |
Alec Jones MP for Rhondda | ![]() | 14 June 1979 | 20 March 1983 | Labour | ||
Foot | ||||||
Denzil Davies MP for Llanelli | ![]() | 20 March 1983 | 31 October 1983 | Labour | ||
Barry Jones MP for Alyn and Deeside | ![]() | 31 October 1983 | 13 July 1987 | Labour | Kinnock | |
Alan Williams MP for Swansea West | ![]() | 13 July 1987 | 9 January 1989 | Labour | ||
Barry Jones MP for Alyn and Deeside | ![]() | 9 January 1989 | 24 July 1992 | Labour | ||
Ann Clwyd MP for Cynon Valley | ![]() | 24 July 1992 | 21 October 1993 | Labour | Smith | |
Ron Davies MP for Caerphilly | ![]() | 21 October 1993 | 2 May 1997 | Labour | ||
Beckett | ||||||
Blair | ||||||
William Hague MP for Richmond | ![]() | 2 May 1997 | 19 June 1997 | Conservative | Major | |
Michael Ancram MP for Devizes | ![]() | 19 June 1997 | 1 June 1998 | Conservative | Hague | |
Liam Fox MP for Woodspring | ![]() | 1 June 1998 | 15 June 1999 | Conservative | ||
Sir George Young MP for North West Hampshire | ![]() | 15 June 1999 | 26 September 2000 | Conservative | ||
Angela Browning MP for Tiverton and Honiton | ![]() | 26 September 2000 | 18 September 2001 | Conservative | ||
Nigel Evans MP for Ribble Valley | ![]() | 18 September 2001 | 11 November 2003 | Conservative | Duncan Smith | |
Bill Wiggin MP for Leominster | ![]() | 11 November 2003 | 6 December 2005 | Conservative | Howard | |
Cheryl Gillan MP for Chesham and Amersham | ![]() | 6 December 2005 | 11 May 2010 | Conservative | Cameron | |
Peter Hain MP for Neath | ![]() | 11 May 2010 | 15 May 2012 | Labour | Harman | |
Miliband | ||||||
Owen Smith MP for Pontypridd | ![]() | 15 May 2012 | 14 September 2015 | Labour | ||
Harman II | ||||||
Nia Griffith MP for Llanelli | ![]() | 14 September 2015 | 27 June 2016 | Labour | Corbyn | |
Paul Flynn MP for Newport West | ![]() | 3 July 2016 | 6 October 2016 | Labour | ||
Jo Stevens MP for Cardiff Central | ![]() | 6 October 2016 | 27 January 2017 | Labour | ||
Christina Rees MP for Neath | ![]() | 9 February 2017 | 6 April 2020 | Labour | ||
Nia Griffith MP for Llanelli | ![]() | 6 April 2020 | 29 November 2021 | Labour | Starmer | |
Jo Stevens MP for Cardiff Central | ![]() | 29 November 2021 | 8 July 2024 | Labour | ||
Byron Davies Baron Davies of Gower | ![]() | 8 July 2024 | 5 November 2024 | Conservative | Sunak | |
Mims Davies | ![]() | 5 November 2024 | Incumbent | Conservative | Badenoch |