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Shadow Minister without Portfolio
Incumbent
Vacant
since 6 July 2024
Shadow Cabinet
AppointerLeader of the Opposition
WebsiteThe 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] 2 December 1998 18 September 2001 2 years, 9 months and 16 days Conservative
David Davis[3] 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] 10 November 2003 10 May 2005 1 year and 6 months Conservative Howard
Francis Maude[5] 10 May 2005 3 July 2007 2 years, 1 month and 23 days Conservative
Cameron
Oliver Letwin[6] 8 December 2005 6 May 2010 4 years, 4 months and 28 days Conservative
Caroline Spelman[7] 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] 7 October 2011 7 October 2013 2 years Labour Miliband
The Lord Wood of Anfield[9][10] 17 October 2011 27 May 2015 3 years, 7 months and 10 days Labour
Jon Trickett[11] 8 October 2013 14 September 2015 1 year, 11 months and 6 days Labour
Harman II
Jonathan Ashworth[12] 14 September 2015 7 October 2016 1 year and 23 days Labour Corbyn
Andrew Gwynne[13] 7 October 2016 14 June 2017 8 months and 7 days Labour
Ian Lavery 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] 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] 4 September 2023 6 July 2024 1 year, 2 months and 3 days* Labour

* Incumbent's length of term last updated: 7 November 2024.

References

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  1. ^ "Lord Parkinson". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  2. ^ "The Marquess of Lothian". UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Mr David Davis". UK Parliament. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Dr Liam Fox". UK Parliament. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Lord Maude of Horsham". UK Parliament. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Sir Oliver Letwin". UK Parliament. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Dame Caroline Spelman". UK Parliament. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Michael Dugher". UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Lord Wood of Anfield". UK Parliament. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Jon Trickett". UK Parliament. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Rt Hon Jonathan Ashworth MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Andrew Gwynne MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Conor McGinn". parliament.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  15. ^ a b "His Majesty's Official Opposition: The Shadow Cabinet - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Parliamentary career for Nick Thomas-Symonds - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". Retrieved 15 September 2023.
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