Shadow Foreign Secretary
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| Shadow Foreign Secretary | |
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| Appointer | Leader of the Opposition |
| Inaugural holder | Alfred Robens |
| Formation | 14 December 1955 |
| Website | The Shadow Cabinet |
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In British politics, the shadow foreign secretary is a position within the opposition's shadow cabinet that deals mainly with issues surrounding the Foreign Office. If elected, the person designated as shadow foreign secretary may be slated to serve as the new Foreign Secretary.
List of Shadow Foreign Secretaries[edit]
| Name | Portrait | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Robens |  |
14 December 1955 | 22 July 1956 | Labour | |
| Aneurin Bevan | _crop.jpg) |
22 July 1956 | 11 October 1959 | Labour | |
| Denis Healey |  |
11 October 1959 | 2 November 1961 | Labour | |
| Harold Wilson |  |
2 November 1961 | 14 February 1963 | Labour | |
| Patrick Gordon Walker |  |
14 February 1963 | 15 October 1964 | Labour | |
| R. A. Butler |  |
15 October 1964 | 16 February 1965[1] | Conservative | |
| Reginald Maudling |  |
16 February 1965[2] | 11 November 1965 | Conservative | |
| Christopher Soames | |
11 November 1965 | 13 April 1966 | Conservative | |
| Alec Douglas-Home | .jpg) |
13 April 1966 | 18 June 1970 | Conservative | |
| Denis Healey | |
20 June 1970 | 19 April 1972 | Labour | |
| James Callaghan |  |
19 April 1972 | 28 February 1974 | Labour | |
| Geoffrey Rippon | .jpg) |
28 February 1974 | 11 February 1975 | Conservative | |
| Reginald Maudling | |
11 February 1975 | 11 April 1976 | Conservative | |
| John Davies |  |
11 April 1976 | 6 November 1978 | Conservative | |
| Francis Pym[3] |  |
6 November 1978 | 4 May 1979 | Conservative | |
| David Owen |  |
4 May 1979 | 14 July 1979 | Labour | |
| Peter Shore | |
14 July 1979 | 8 December 1980 | Labour | |
| Denis Healey | |
8 December 1980 | 13 June 1987 | Labour | |
| Gerald Kaufman |  |
13 June 1987 | 24 July 1992 | Labour | |
| Jack Cunningham | |
24 July 1992 | 20 October 1994 | Labour | |
| Robin Cook |  |
20 October 1994 | 2 May 1997 | Labour | |
| John Major |  |
7 May 1997 | 11 June 1997 | Conservative | |
| Michael Howard |  |
11 June 1997 | 15 June 1999 | Conservative | |
| John Maples | |
15 June 1999 | 2 February 2000 | Conservative | |
| Francis Maude |  |
2 February 2000 | 18 September 2001 | Conservative | |
| Michael Ancram | _cropped.jpg) |
18 September 2001 | 10 May 2005 | Conservative | |
| Liam Fox |  |
10 May 2005 | 6 December 2005 | Conservative | |
| William Hague |  |
6 December 2005 | 11 May 2010 | Conservative | |
| David Miliband |  |
11 May 2010 | 8 October 2010 | Labour | |
| Yvette Cooper | _(tightcrop).jpg) |
8 October 2010 | 20 January 2011 | Labour | |
| Douglas Alexander |  |
20 January 2011 | 7 May 2015 | Labour | |
| Hilary Benn |  |
11 May 2015 | 26 June 2016 | Labour | |
| Emily Thornberry | .jpg) |
27 June 2016 | Incumbent | Labour | |
References[edit]
- ^ Baston 2004, 246
- ^ Baston 2004, 246
- ^ It was announced following Davies resignation that Pym would lead the two-day debate on Rhodesia for the Conservatives. See Geoffrey Parkhouse (7 November 1978). "Pym favourite for top Thatcher post". The Glasgow Herald. p. 1. By approximately 20 November, Norman St John-Stevas had replaced him as Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, and Pym continued as Shadow Foreign Secretary through the end of the Parliament in 1979.
Book[edit]
- Lewis Baston (2004) Reggie: The Life of Reginald Maudling. Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-2924-3
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