Shadow Minister without Portfolio (UK)

The Shadow Minister without Portfolio is a member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet. The postholder shadows the ministers without portfolio.

Shadow Minister without Portfolio
Incumbent Vacant since 6 July 2024
Shadow Cabinet
Appointer	Leader of the Opposition
Website	The Conservative Party

The position is currently vacant after the 2024 United Kingdom general election.

List of Shadow Ministers without Portfolio

Name		Portrait	Term of office		Length of term of office	Party	Shadow Cabinet
	Cecil Parkinson[1]		11 June 1997	2 December 1998	1 year, 5 months and 21 days	Conservative	Hague
	Michael Ancram[2]		2 December 1998	18 September 2001	2 years, 9 months and 16 days	Conservative
	David Davis[3]		18 September 2001	23 July 2002	10 months and 5 days	Conservative	Duncan Smith

Name		Portrait	Term of office		Length of term of office	Party	Shadow Cabinet
	Liam Fox[4]		10 November 2003	10 May 2005	1 year and 6 months	Conservative	Howard
	Francis Maude[5]		10 May 2005	3 July 2007	2 years, 1 month and 23 days	Conservative
							Cameron
	Oliver Letwin[6]		8 December 2005	6 May 2010	4 years, 4 months and 28 days	Conservative
	Caroline Spelman[7]		3 July 2007	19 January 2009	1 year, 6 months and 16 days	Conservative

Name		Portrait	Term of office		Length of term of office	Party	Shadow Cabinet
	Michael Dugher[8]		7 October 2011	7 October 2013	2 years	Labour	Miliband
	The Lord Wood of Anfield[9][10]		17 October 2011	27 May 2015	3 years, 7 months and 10 days	Labour
	Jon Trickett[11]		8 October 2013	14 September 2015	1 year, 11 months and 6 days	Labour
							Harman II
	Jonathan Ashworth[12]		14 September 2015	7 October 2016	1 year and 23 days	Labour	Corbyn
	Andrew Gwynne[13]		7 October 2016	14 June 2017	8 months and 7 days	Labour
	Ian Lavery		9 February 2017	5 April 2020	3 years, 1 month and 27 days	Labour
Vacant			5 April 2020	4 December 2021	1 year, 7 months and 29 days	Labour	Starmer
	Conor McGinn[14][15]		4 December 2021	22 September 2022	9 months and 18 days	Labour
Vacant			23 September 2022	4 September 2023	11 months and 12 days	Labour
	Nick Thomas-Symonds[16][15]		4 September 2023	6 July 2024	1 year, 1 month and 30 days*	Labour

* Incumbent's length of term last updated: 3 November 2024.

References

1. "Lord Parkinson". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
2. "The Marquess of Lothian". UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
3. "Mr David Davis". UK Parliament. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
4. "Dr Liam Fox". UK Parliament. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
5. "Lord Maude of Horsham". UK Parliament. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
6. "Sir Oliver Letwin". UK Parliament. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
7. "Dame Caroline Spelman". UK Parliament. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
8. "Michael Dugher". UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
9. "Lord Wood of Anfield". UK Parliament. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
10. "Lord Wood of Anfield:the crisis of Conservative values". Daily Telegraph. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2022. There is no doubt that David Cameron has had a terrible year, writes Shadow Minister without Portfolio, Lord Wood of Anfield.
11. "Jon Trickett". UK Parliament. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
12. "Rt Hon Jonathan Ashworth MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
13. "Andrew Gwynne MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
14. "Conor McGinn". parliament.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
15. "His Majesty's Official Opposition: The Shadow Cabinet - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". Retrieved 15 September 2023.
16. "Parliamentary career for Nick Thomas-Symonds - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". Retrieved 15 September 2023.