| Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | |
|---|---|
| Appointer | Leader of the Opposition |
| Inaugural holder | Michael Meacher |
| Formation | 2 November 1989 |
| Website | |
The Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 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 government's Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and develop alternative policies.
Shadow Secretary of State for Social Security | ||||||
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| Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Shadow Cabinet | ||
| Michael Meacher 1939–2015 |  | 2 November 1989 | 18 July 1992 | Labour | Kinnock | |
| Donald Dewar 1937–2000 |  | 18 July 1992 | 19 October 1995 | Labour | Smith | |
| Beckett | ||||||
| Blair | ||||||
| Chris Smith born 1951 |  | 19 October 1995 | 1 July 1996 | Labour | ||
| Harriet Harman born 1950 |  | 1 July 1996 | 2 May 1997 | Labour | ||
| Peter Lilley born 1943 |  | 2 May 1997 | 19 June 1997 | Conservative | Major | |
| Iain Duncan Smith born 1954 |  | 19 June 1997 | 15 June 1999 | Conservative | Hague | |
| David Willetts born 1956 |  | 15 June 1999 | 14 September 2001 | Conservative | ||
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | ||||||
| David Willetts born 1956 | | 14 September 2001 | 6 May 2005 | Conservative | Duncan Smith | |
| Howard | ||||||
| Malcolm Rifkind born 1946 |  | 6 May 2005 | 6 December 2005 | Conservative | ||
| Philip Hammond born 1955 |  | 6 December 2005 | 2 July 2007 | Conservative | Cameron | |
| Chris Grayling born 1962 |  | 2 July 2007 | 19 January 2009 | Conservative | ||
| Theresa May born 1956 |  | 19 January 2009 | 11 May 2010 | Conservative | ||
| Yvette Cooper born 1969 |  | 11 May 2010 | 8 October 2010 | Labour | Harman I | |
| Douglas Alexander born 1967 |  | 8 October 2010 | 20 January 2011 | Labour | Miliband | |
| Liam Byrne born 1970 |  | 20 January 2011 | 7 October 2013 | Labour | ||
| Rachel Reeves born 1979 |  | 7 October 2013 | 8 June 2015 | Labour | ||
| Stephen Timms Acting born 1955 |  | 8 June 2015 | 13 September 2015 | Labour | Harman II | |
| Owen Smith born 1970 |  | 14 September 2015 | 27 June 2016 | Labour | Corbyn | |
| Debbie Abrahams born 1960 |  | 27 June 2016 | 11 March 2018 | Labour | ||
| Margaret Greenwood born 1959 |  | 11 March 2018 | 6 April 2020 | Labour | ||
| Jonathan Reynolds born 1980 |  | 6 April 2020 | 29 November 2021 | Labour & Co-op | Starmer | |
| Jonathan Ashworth born 1978 |  | 29 November 2021 | 4 September 2023 | Labour & Co-op | ||
| Liz Kendall born 1971 |  | 4 September 2023 | 5 July 2024 | Labour | ||
| Mel Stride born 1961 |  | 8 July 2024 | 4 November 2024 | Conservative | Sunak | |
| Helen Whately born 1976 |  | 5 November 2024 | Incumbent | Conservative | Badenoch | |
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