Shadow Solicitor General

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Shadow Solicitor General for England and Wales
Incumbent
Helen Grant
since 6 November 2024
StyleShadow Minister
NominatorLeader of the Opposition
AppointerLeader of the Opposition
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderJonathan Djanogly
FormationAround 2004

The shadow solicitor general is a member of the Official Opposition frontbench.

Responsibilities

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The shadow solicitor general shadows the solicitor general for England and Wales and deputises for the shadow attorney general for England and Wales.

List of officeholders

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Name Portrait Entered office Left office Political party Leader of

the Opposition

Nick Hawkins June 2003 May 2004 Conservative Michael Howard
Jonathan Djanogly File:Official portrait of Mr Jonathan Djanogly crop 2.jpg May 2004 6 May 2010 Michael Howard

David Cameron

Maria Eagle File:Official portrait of Maria Eagle MP crop 2.jpg 11 May 2010 8 October 2010 Labour Harriet Harman

(Acting)

Catherine McKinnell File:Official portrait of Catherine McKinnell crop 2.jpg 8 October 2010 7 October 2011 Ed Miliband
Karl Turner File:Official portrait of Karl Turner crop 2.jpg 3 December 2014 11 January 2016 Ed Miliband

Harriet Harman (Acting)

Jeremy Corbyn

Jo Stevens File:Official portrait of Jo Stevens MP crop 2.jpg 13 January 2016 6 October 2016 Jeremy Corbyn
Nick Thomas-Symonds File:Official portrait of Nick Thomas-Symonds crop 2.jpg 9 October 2016 5 April 2020
Ellie Reeves File:Official portrait of Ellie Reeves crop 2.jpg 9 April 2020[1] 4 December 2021 Sir Keir Starmer
Andy Slaughter File:Official portrait of Andy Slaughter MP crop 2.jpg 4 December 2021 27 November 2023
Karl Turner File:Official portrait of Karl Turner crop 2.jpg 27 November 2023 5 July 2024
Alberto Costa File:Official portrait of Alberto Costa MP crop 2, 2024.jpg 19 July 2024 6 November 2024 Conservative Rishi Sunak
Helen Grant Error creating thumbnail: 6 November 2024 Incumbent Conservative Kemi Badenoch

References

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