Shadow Foreign Secretary

The shadow secretary of state for foreign, Commonwealth and development affairs, also known as the shadow foreign secretary, is a position within the UK official opposition shadow cabinet. They focus on issues about the Foreign Office. If elected, the person serving as shadow foreign secretary may become the new foreign secretary.

List of shadow foreign secretaries
NamePortraitTerm of office Political party Shadow Cabinet Alfred Robens 60px 14 December 1955 6 November 1956 LabourGaitskell Aneurin Bevan 60px 6 November 1956 11 October 1959 Labour Denis Healey 60px 11 October 1959 2 November 1961 Labour Harold Wilson 60px 2 November 1961 14 February 1963 Labour Patrick Gordon Walker 60px 14 February 1963 15 October 1964 LabourWilson I R. A. Butler 60px 15 October 1964 16 February 1965 ConservativeDouglas-Home Reginald Maudling 16 February 1965 11 November 1965 ConservativeHeath I Christopher Soames 60px 11 November 1965 13 April 1966 Conservative Alec Douglas-Home 60px 13 April 1966 18 June 1970 Conservative Denis Healey 60px 20 June 1970 19 April 1972 LabourWilson II James Callaghan 60px 19 April 1972 4 March 1974 Labour Geoffrey Rippon 60px 4 March 1974 11 February 1975 ConservativeHeath II Reginald Maudling 11 February 1975 11 April 1976 ConservativeThatcher John Davies 11 April 1976 6 November 1978 Conservative Francis Pym 60px 6 November 1978 4 May 1979 Conservative David Owen 60px 4 May 1979 14 July 1979 LabourCallaghan Peter Shore 14 July 1979 8 December 1980 LabourDenis Healey60px8 December 198013 June 1987Labour FootKinnock Gerald Kaufman 60px 13 June 1987 24 July 1992 LabourJack Cunningham60px24 July 199220 October 1994LabourSmithBeckett Robin Cook 60px 20 October 1994 2 May 1997 LabourBlair John Major 60px 7 May 1997 11 June 1997ConservativeMajor Michael Howard 60px 11 June 1997 15 June 1999 ConservativeHague John Maples 15 June 1999 2 February 2000 Conservative Francis Maude 60px 2 February 2000 18 September 2001 ConservativeMichael Ancram60px18 September 200110 May 2005Conservative Duncan SmithHoward Liam Fox 60px 10 May 2005 6 December 2005 Conservative William Hague 60px 6 December 2005 11 May 2010 ConservativeCameron David Miliband 60px 11 May 2010 8 October 2010 LabourHarman IYvette Cooper60px8 October 201020 January 2011LabourMilibandDouglas Alexander60px20 January 201111 May 2015LabourHilary Benn60px11 May 201526 June 2016Labour Harman II CorbynEmily Thornberry60px27 June 20165 April 2020LabourLisa Nandy60px5 April 202029 November 2021LabourStarmerDavid Lammy60px29 November 20215 July 2024LabourAndrew Mitchell60px8 July 20244 November 2024ConservativeSunakDame Priti Patel60px4 November 2024IncumbentConservativeBadenoch

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