The shadow solicitor general is a member of the Official Opposition frontbench.
Responsibilities The shadow solicitor general shadows the solicitor general for England and Wales and deputises for the shadow attorney general for England and Wales.
List of officeholders
Peter Rawlinson - 16 October 1964 - 6 October 1965 Nick Brown - 1 January 1985 - 1 January 1988 Donald Anderson - 1 January 1994 - 1 January 1996
NamePortraitEntered officeLeft officePolitical partyLeader of the OppositionNick HawkinsJune 2003May 2004ConservativeMichael Howard Jonathan DjanoglyMay 20046 May 2010Michael HowardDavid CameronMaria Eagle11 May 20108 October 2010LabourHarriet Harman Catherine McKinnell8 October 20107 October 2011Ed MilibandKarl Turner3 December 201411 January 2016Ed MilibandHarriet Harman Jeremy CorbynJo Stevens13 January 20166 October 2016Jeremy CorbynNick Thomas-Symonds9 October 20165 April 2020Ellie Reeves9 April 20204 December 2021Sir Keir StarmerAndy Slaughter4 December 202127 November 2023Karl Turner27 November 20235 July 2024Alberto Costa19 July 20246 November 2024ConservativeRishi Sunak Helen Grant6 November 20242 September 2026ConservativeKemi BadenochJerome Mayhew2 September 2026Incumbent ConservativeKemi Badenoch
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