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| incumbent = [[Nick Thomas-Symonds]]
| incumbent = Vacant
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| incumbentsince = 6 July 2024
| appointer = [[Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)|Leader of the Opposition]]
| appointer = [[Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)|Leader of the Opposition]]
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| website = [https://www.conservatives.com/ The Conservative Party]
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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)|Minister without portfolio]].
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]].
The position is currently held by [[Nick Thomas-Symonds]], Labour MP for [[Torfaen (UK Parliament constituency)|Torfaen]]. He was appointed to the role in September 2023 by Keir Starmer, succeeding Conor McGinn.


== List of Shadow Ministers without Portfolio ==
== List of Shadow Ministers without Portfolio ==
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|[[Cecil Parkinson]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/931/career |title=Lord Parkinson |work=UK Parliament |access-date=21 May 2022}}</ref>
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|[[Nick Thomas-Symonds]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/4479/career|title=Parliamentary career for Nick Thomas-Symonds - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament|accessdate=15 September 2023}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>
|[[Nick Thomas-Symonds]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/4479/career|title=Parliamentary career for Nick Thomas-Symonds - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament|accessdate=15 September 2023}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>
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|4 September 2023
|4 September 2023
|6 July 2024
|''Present''
|{{age in years, months and days|4 September 2023|}}*
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|{{Party shading/Labour}} | Labour
|{{Party shading/Labour}} | Labour

Latest revision as of 00:28, 22 November 2024

Shadow Minister without Portfolio
Incumbent
Vacant
since 6 July 2024
Shadow Cabinet
AppointerLeader of the Opposition
WebsiteThe Conservative Party

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

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

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  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.
  15. ^ a b "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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