Shadow Secretary of State for Education

The shadow secretary of state for education, also called the shadow education secretary, is an office in the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet responsible for Opposition policy on education.

List of shadow secretaries of state
Shadow Secretaries of State for Education and ScienceShadow Secretary Took office Left office Political party Shadow Cabinet Roy Hattersley 60px 4 May 1973 5 March 1974 Labour Wilson II Norman St John-Stevas 28 February 1974 6 November 1978 Conservative Thatcher Mark Carlisle  6 November 1978 4 May 1979 Gordon OakesSecretary of State for Education and Science Shirley Williams lost her seat in the General Election.  4 May 1979 14 July 1979 LabourCallaghan Neil Kinnock 60px 14 July 1979 2 October 1983 Foot Giles Radice 60px 2 October 1983 13 July 1987 Kinnock Jack Straw 60px 13 July 1987 18 July 1992Shadow Secretaries of State for EducationShadow Secretary Took office Left office Political party Shadow Cabinet Ann Taylor 60px 18 July 1992 20 October 1994 Labour Smith Beckett David Blunkett 60px 20 October 1994 19 October 1995 BlairShadow Secretaries of State for Education and EmploymentShadow Secretary Took office Left office Political Party Shadow Cabinet David Blunkett 60px 19 October 1995 2 May 1997 Labour Blair Gillian Shephard 60px 2 May 1997 11 June 1997 Conservative Major Stephen Dorrell 60px 11 June 1997 15 June 1998 Hague David Willetts 60px 1 June 1998 15 June 1999 Theresa May 60px 15 June 1999 18 September 2001Shadow Secretary of State for Education and SkillsShadow Secretary Took office Left office Political party Shadow Cabinet Damian Green 60px 18 September 2001 11 November 2003 Conservative Duncan Smith Tim Yeo 60px 11 November 2003 14 July 2004 Howard Tim Collins  14 July 2004 5 May 2005 David Cameron 60px 10 May 2005 6 December 2005David Willetts60px 8 December 2005 3 July 2007CameronShadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and FamiliesShadow Secretary Took office Left office Political party Shadow Cabinet Michael Gove 60px 3 July 2007 6 May 2010ConservativeCameronShadow Secretaries of State for EducationShadow Secretary Took office Left office Political party Shadow Cabinet Ed Balls 60px 12 May 2010 8 October 2010 Labour Harman I Andy Burnham 60px 8 October 2010 7 October 2011 Miliband Stephen Twigg 60px 7 October 2011 7 October 2013 Tristram Hunt 60px 7 October 2013 14 September 2015 Harman II Lucy Powell 60px 14 September 2015 26 June 2016 Corbyn Pat Glass 60px 27 June 2016 29 June 2016 Angela Rayner 60px 1 July 2016 5 April 2020Rebecca Long-Bailey60px6 April 202025 June 2020StarmerKate Green60px27 June 202029 November 2021Bridget Phillipson60px29 November 20215 July 2024Damian Hinds60px8 July 20244 November 2024ConservativeSunakLaura Trottframeless|83x83px4 November 2024IncumbentBadenoch

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