Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales

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Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales
Member ofOfficial Opposition Shadow Cabinet
AppointerLeader of the Opposition
DeputyShadow Solicitor General

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

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Name Entered office Left office Political party Shadow Cabinet
Lynn Ungoed-Thomas File:3x4.svg 15 July 1955 27 November 1956 Labour Attlee
Gaitskell
Frank Soskice File:Frank Soskice 1961.jpg 27 November 1956 16 October 1964 Labour
Brown
Wilson
John Hobson File:3x4.svg 16 October 1964 4 December 1967 Conservative Douglas-Home
Heath
Peter Rawlinson File:3x4.svg April 1968[2] 19 June 1970 Conservative
Elwyn Jones File:Elwyn Jones in Romania (3x4).jpg 19 June 1970 4 March 1974 Labour Wilson II
Peter Rawlinson File:3x4.svg 4 March 1974 20 March 1974 Conservative Heath II
Michael Havers File:3x4.svg 20 March 1974[3] 4 May 1979 Conservative
Thatcher
Samuel Silkin File:3x4.svg 4 May 1979 14 July 1979 Labour Callaghan
John Morris File:Official portrait of Lord Morris of Aberavon crop 2.jpg 14 July 1979 24 November 1981 Labour
Foot
Peter Archer File:3x4.svg 24 November 1981 24 November 1982 Labour
Arthur Davidson File:3x4.svg 24 November 1982 9 June 1983 Labour
John Morris File:Official portrait of Lord Morris of Aberavon crop 2.jpg 9 June 1983 2 May 1997 Labour
Kinnock
Smith
Beckett
Blair
Nicholas Lyell File:3x4.svg 2 May 1997 19 June 1997 Conservative Major
Edward Garnier File:Official portrait of Lord Garnier crop 2, 2025.jpg 19 June 1997 13 September 2001 Conservative Hague
Bill Cash File:Official portrait of Sir William Cash crop 2.jpg 14 September 2001 6 November 2003 Conservative Duncan Smith
Dominic Grieve File:Official portrait of Mr Dominic Grieve crop 2.jpg 6 November 2003 8 September 2009 Conservative Howard
Cameron
Edward Garnier File:Official portrait of Lord Garnier crop 2, 2025.jpg 8 September 2009 11 May 2010 Conservative
The Baroness Scotland of Asthal File:PatriciaScotland2a.jpg 11 May 2010 7 October 2011 Labour Harman
Miliband
Emily Thornberry File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Emily Thornberry MP crop 2.jpg 7 October 2011 3 December 2014 Labour
The Lord Bach File:Official portrait of Lord Bach crop 2.jpg 3 December 2014 14 September 2015 Labour
Harman II
Catherine McKinnell File:Official portrait of Catherine McKinnell crop 2.jpg 14 September 2015 11 January 2016 Labour Corbyn
Karl Turner File: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 File:Official portrait of Baroness Chakrabarti crop 2.jpg 6 October 2016 6 April 2020 Labour
The Lord Falconer of Thoroton File:Official portrait of Lord Falconer of Thoroton crop 2.jpg 6 April 2020 29 November 2021 Labour Starmer
Emily Thornberry File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Emily Thornberry MP crop 2.jpg 29 November 2021 5 July 2024 Labour
Jeremy Wright File:Official portrait of Jeremy Wright MP crop 2, 2024.jpg 8 July 2024 6 November 2024 Conservative Sunak
The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar File:Official portrait of Lord Wolfson of Tredegar crop 2.jpg 6 November 2024 Incumbent Conservative Badenoch

References

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