Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
{{Short description|UK shadow minister}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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In British politics the Shadow Secretary of State for Justice is the member of the Shadow Cabinet who shadows the Secretary of State for Justice, an office which has existed since 2007. Prior to 2007, the office was known as Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs. The post is currently held by Robert Jenrick.
Shadow Secretaries of State
{| class=wikitable
! colspan=7 |
=Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs=
|-
! colspan=3|Name
! Entered office
! Left office
! Party
! Shadow Cabinet
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| Bill Cash{{cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/288/career |title=Sir William Cash MP |work=UK Parliament |access-date=28 August 2021}}
| 90px
| 1 July 2003
| 13 November 2003
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | Conservative
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | Duncan Smith
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| Alan Duncan{{cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/343/career |title=Rt Hon Sir Alan Duncan |work=UK Parliament |access-date=28 August 2021}}
| 90px
| 13 November 2003
| 14 June 2004
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | Conservative
| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | Howard
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; border-bottom:solid 1px {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" height=30 |
| rowspan="2" | Oliver Heald{{cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/69/career |title=Rt Hon Sir Oliver Heald QC MP |work=UK Parliament |access-date=28 August 2021}}
| rowspan="2" | 90px
| rowspan="2" | 15 June 2004
| rowspan="2" | 8 May 2007
| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | Conservative
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | Cameron
|-
! colspan=7 |
=Shadow Secretary of State for Justice=
|-
! colspan=3|Name
! Entered office
! Left office
! Party
! Shadow Cabinet
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 90px
| 9 May 2007
| 3 July 2007
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | Conservative
| rowspan="3" {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | Cameron
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| Nick Herbert{{cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/1479/career |title=Lord Herbert of South Downs |work=UK Parliament |access-date=28 August 2021}}
| 90px
| 3 July 2007
| 19 January 2009
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | Conservative
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| Dominic Grieve{{cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/16/career |title=Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC |work=UK Parliament |access-date=28 August 2021}}
| 90px
| 19 January 2009The source by Grieve's name states Grieve's tenure as 7 September 2009 - 6 May 2010
| 11 May 2010
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | Conservative
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Jack Straw{{cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/463/career |title=Rt Hon Jack Straw |work=UK Parliament |access-date=28 August 2021}}
| 90px
| 12 May 2010
| 8 October 2010
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | Labour
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | Harman I
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Sadiq Khan{{cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/1577/career |title=Rt Hon Sadiq Khan |work=UK Parliament |access-date=28 August 2021}}
| 90px
| 8 October 2010
| 30 March 2015
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | Labour
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | Miliband
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan="2" | The Lord Falconer of Thoroton{{cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/2758/career |title=Lord Falconer of Thoroton |work=UK Parliament |access-date=28 August 2021}}
| rowspan="2" | 90px
| rowspan="2" | 11 May 2015
| rowspan="2" | 26 June 2016
| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Labour}} | Labour
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | Harman II
|-
| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Labour}} | Corbyn
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Richard Burgon{{cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/4493/career |title=Richard Burgon MP |work=UK Parliament |access-date=28 August 2021}}
| 90px
| 6 April 2020
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | Labour
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| David Lammy{{cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/206/career |title=Rt Hon David Lammy MP |work=UK Parliament |access-date=28 August 2021}}
| 90px
| 6 April 2020
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | Labour
| rowspan="3" {{Party shading/Labour}} | Starmer
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 90px
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | Labour
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|90px
|5 July 2024
| {{Party shading/Labour}}|Labour
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|90px
|8 July 2024
|4 November 2024
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}}|Conservative
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}}|Sunak
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|90px
|4 November 2024
|Incumbent
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}}|Conservative
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}}|Badenoch
|}
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References
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{{UK Parliament Opposition Cabinet Offices}}