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 post is currently held by Edward Argar.

Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
Incumbent Edward Argar since 8 July 2024
Appointer	Leader of the Opposition
Inaugural holder	Bill Cash

Shadow Secretaries of State

Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs
Name			Entered office	Left office	Party	Shadow Cabinet
	Bill Cash[1]		1 July 2003	13 November 2003	Conservative	Duncan Smith
	Alan Duncan[2]		13 November 2003	14 June 2004	Conservative	Howard
	Oliver Heald[3]		15 June 2004	8 May 2007	Conservative
						Cameron
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
Name			Entered office	Left office	Party	Shadow Cabinet
	Oliver Heald[3]		9 May 2007	3 July 2007	Conservative	Cameron
	Nick Herbert[4]		3 July 2007	19 January 2009	Conservative
	Dominic Grieve[5]		19 January 2009[n 1]	11 May 2010	Conservative
	Jack Straw[6]		12 May 2010	8 October 2010	Labour	Harman I
	Sadiq Khan[7]		8 October 2010	30 March 2015	Labour	Miliband
	The Lord Falconer of Thoroton[8]		11 May 2015	26 June 2016	Labour	Harman II
						Corbyn
	Richard Burgon[9]		27 June 2016	6 April 2020	Labour
	David Lammy[10]		6 April 2020	29 November 2021	Labour	Starmer
	Steve Reed		29 November 2021	4 September 2023	Labour
	Shabana Mahmood		4 September 2023	5 July 2024	Labour
	Edward Argar		8 July 2024	Incumbent	Conservative	Sunak

Notes

1. The source by Grieve's name states Grieve's tenure as 7 September 2009 - 6 May 2010

References

1. "Sir William Cash MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
2. "Rt Hon Sir Alan Duncan". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
3. "Rt Hon Sir Oliver Heald QC MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
4. "Lord Herbert of South Downs". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
5. "Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
6. "Rt Hon Jack Straw". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
7. "Rt Hon Sadiq Khan". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
8. "Lord Falconer of Thoroton". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
9. "Richard Burgon MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
10. "Rt Hon David Lammy MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 August 2021.