Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales

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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]

Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales
since 6 November 2024
AppointerLeader of the Opposition

The shadow attorney general is deputised by the shadow solicitor general.

List of shadow attorneys general

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Name Entered office Left office Political party Shadow Cabinet
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 6 November 2024 Conservative Rishi Sunak
The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar   6 November 2024 Incumbent Conservative Kemi Badenoch

References

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