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 and for holding the Secretary of State for Education, junior Education ministers, and the Department for Education to account. The position is currently held by Tristram Hunt.[1]
List of Shadow Secretaries
| Shadow Secretary | Took office | Left office | Political party | Shadow Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Hattersley |  |
4 May 1973 | 5 March 1974 | Labour | Harold Wilson | |
| Norman St John-Stevas |  |
28 February 1974 | 6 November 1978 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | |
| Mark Carlisle | 6 November 1978 | 4 May 1979 | Conservative | |||
| Neil Kinnock |  |
4 May 1979 | 2 October 1983 | Labour | Michael Foot | |
| Giles Radice |  |
2 October 1983 | 13 July 1987 | Labour | Neil Kinnock | |
| Jack Straw |  |
13 July 1987 | 18 July 1992 | Labour | ||
| Shadow Secretary | Took office | Left office | Political party | Leader of the Opposition | ||
| Ann Taylor | 18 July 1992 | 20 October 1994 | Labour | John Smith | ||
| Margaret Beckett (1994) | ||||||
| David Blunkett |  |
20 October 1994 | 19 October 1995 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
| Shadow Secretary | Took office | Left office | Political Party | Leader of the Opposition | ||
| David Blunkett | |
19 October 1995 | 2 May 1997 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
| Gillian Shephard | 2 May 1997 | 11 June 1997 | Conservative | John Major | ||
| Stephen Dorrell |  |
11 June 1997 | 15 June 1998 | Conservative | William Hague | |
| David Willetts |  |
1 June 1998 | 15 June 1999 | Conservative | ||
| Theresa May |  |
15 June 1999 | 18 September 2001 | Conservative | ||
| Shadow Secretary | Took office | Left office | Political party | Leader of the Opposition | ||
| Damian Green |  |
18 September 2001 | 11 November 2003 | Conservative | Iain Duncan Smith | |
| Tim Yeo |  |
11 November 2003 | 14 June 2004 | Conservative | Michael Howard | |
| Tim Collins | 14 June 2004 | 6 May 2005 | Conservative | |||
| David Cameron |  |
6 May 2005 | 6 December 2005 | Conservative | ||
| Shadow Secretary | Took office | Left office | Political party | Leader of the Opposition | ||
| David Willetts | |
6 December 2005 | 2 July 2007 | Conservative | David Cameron | |
| Michael Gove |  |
2 July 2007 | 11 May 2010 | Conservative | ||
| Shadow Secretary | Took office | Left office | Political party | Leader of the Opposition | ||
| Ed Balls |  |
11 May 2010 | 8 October 2010 | Labour | Harriet Harman | |
| Andy Burnham |  |
8 October 2010 | 7 October 2011 | Labour | Ed Miliband | |
| Stephen Twigg |  |
7 October 2011 | 7 October 2013 | Labour | ||
| Tristram Hunt |  |
7 October 2013 | Incumbent | Labour | ||
See also
References
- ↑ Tristram Hunt takes over as Shadow Education Secretary