Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
In British politics the Shadow Secretary of State for Justice is the member of the Shadow Cabinet who shadows the Secretary of State for Justice, an office which has existed since 2007. Prior to 2007, the office was known as Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs. The current Shadow Secretary of State for Justice is Sadiq Khan of the Labour Party.
Shadow Secretaries
Official Opposition
| Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Duncan | .jpg) |
13 November 2003 | 14 June 2004 | Conservative | |
| Oliver Heald |  |
14 June 2004 | 8 May 2007 | Conservative | |
| Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party | ||
| Oliver Heald | |
9 May 2007 | 2 July 2007 | Conservative | |
| Nick Herbert |  |
2 July 2007 | 19 January 2009 | Conservative | |
| Dominic Grieve |  |
19 January 2009 | 11 May 2010 | Conservative | |
| Jack Straw |  |
11 May 2010 | 7 October 2010 | Labour | |
| Sadiq Khan |  |
8 October 2010 | Incumbent | Labour | |
Liberal Democrats
| Name | Entered office | Left office | Title | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||