Shadow Lord Chancellor
In British politics the Shadow Lord Chancellor is the member of the Shadow Cabinet who shadows the Lord Chancellor, an office which has existed since the Norman Conquest. From 2003 until 2007, the office-holder was also the Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs (and primarily known as such). This was changed in 2007 to become Shadow Secretary of State for Justice (also called Shadow Justice Secretary). The current Shadow Justice Secretary is Sadiq Khan of the Labour Party.
Loyal Opposition Shadow Chancellors
- Notes
- ^ Kingsland remained Shadow Lord Chancellor after the Government effectively combined the office with Constitutional Affairs (and later Justice) Secretary.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ The Conservatives did not appoint a Shadow Lord Chancellor after Kingsland's death.[5][6]
Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellors
| Name |
Tenure |
Title |
|
John Burnett MP & Bob Russell MP |
May 1997 |
August 1999 |
Frontbench Spokespeople for Legal Affairs (Attorney General; Solicitor General; Lord Chancellor) |
|
The Rt Hon The Lord Goodhart |
August 1999 |
March 2006 |
Shadow Lord Chancellor (Shadow Department for Constitutional Affairs) |
|
David Heath MP |
March 2006 |
December 2007 |
Shadow Justice Secretary & Shadow Lord Chancellor |
|
Chris Huhne MP |
December 2007 |
January 2009 |
Shadow Home Secretary, Shadow Justice Secretary & Shadow Lord Chancellor |
|
David Howarth MP |
January 2009 |
May 2010 |
Shadow Justice Secretary & Shadow Lord Chancellor |
|
Since May 2010, there has been no third party, the Liberal Democrats being the junior party in a coalition government |
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