The shadow attorney general for England and Wales is an office within British politics held by a member of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition. The duty of the office holder is to scrutinise the actions of the Attorney General for England and Wales and develop alternative policies. The shadow attorney general is not a member of the Shadow Cabinet, but attends its meetings.
The shadow attorney general is deputised by the shadow solicitor general.
List of shadow attorneys general Name Entered office Left office Political party Shadow Cabinet Lynn Ungoed-Thomas 15 July 1955 27 November 1956 Labour Attlee Gaitskell Frank Soskice 27 November 1956 16 October 1964 Labour Brown Wilson John Hobson 16 October 1964 4 December 1967 Conservative Douglas-Home Heath Peter Rawlinson April 1968 19 June 1970 Conservative Elwyn Jones 19 June 1970 4 March 1974 Labour Wilson II Peter Rawlinson 4 March 1974 20 March 1974 Conservative Heath II Michael Havers 20 March 1974 4 May 1979 Conservative Thatcher Samuel Silkin 4 May 1979 14 July 1979 Labour Callaghan John Morris 14 July 1979 24 November 1981 Labour Foot Peter Archer 24 November 1981 24 November 1982 Labour Arthur Davidson 24 November 1982 9 June 1983 Labour John Morris 9 June 1983 2 May 1997 Labour Kinnock Smith Beckett Blair Nicholas Lyell 2 May 1997 19 June 1997 Conservative Major Edward Garnier 19 June 1997 13 September 2001 Conservative Hague Bill Cash 14 September 2001 6 November 2003 Conservative Duncan Smith Dominic Grieve 6 November 2003 8 September 2009 Conservative Howard Cameron Edward Garnier 8 September 2009 11 May 2010 Conservative Patricia Janet Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal 11 May 2010 7 October 2011 Labour Harman Miliband Emily Thornberry 7 October 2011 3 December 2014 Labour Willy Bach, Baron Bach 3 December 2014 14 September 2015 Labour Harman II Catherine McKinnell 14 September 2015 11 January 2016 Labour Corbyn Karl Turner 11 January 2016 26 June 2016 Labour Vacant 26 June 2016 6 October 2016 Shami Chakrabarti, Baroness Chakrabarti 6 October 2016 6 April 2020 LabourCharlie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton 6 April 202029 November 2021Labour Starmer Emily Thornberry 29 November 2021 5 July 2024 Labour Jeremy Wright 8 July 2024 6 November 2024 Conservative SunakDavid Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of Tredegar6 November 2024IncumbentConservative Badenoch
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