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Shadow Minister without Portfolio
Shadow Minister without Portfolio
	Incumbent; Vacant; since 6 July 2024
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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 following the 2024 general election.

List of Shadow Ministers without Portfolio

	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	Hague
David Davis^[3]	18 September 2001	23 July 2002	10 months and 5 days	Conservative	Duncan Smith

	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	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		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
	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, 3 months and 24 days*	Labour

* Incumbent's length of term last updated: 28 December 2024.

References

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

[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.

[auto-15] "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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+The '''Shadow Minister without Portfolio''' is a member of the [[Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)|Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet]]. The postholder [[shadow minister|shadows]] the [[Minister without portfolio (United Kingdom)|ministers without portfolio]].
+The position is currently vacant following the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]].
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 |5 April 2020
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-|{{age in years, months and days|5 April 2020|}}*
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+|4 September 2023
+|6 July 2024
+|{{age in years, months and days|4 September 2023|}}*
+|{{Party shading/Labour}} | Labour
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