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==List of Shadow Foreign Secretaries== |
==List of Shadow Foreign Secretaries== |
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! colspan=2|Term of office |
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| 14 December 1955 |
| 14 December 1955 |
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| 6 November 1956 |
| 6 November 1956 |
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| Labour |
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| rowspan="4" |[[Hugh Gaitskell]] |
| rowspan="4" |[[Hugh Gaitskell]] |
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|- |
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! style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |
! style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |
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| [[Aneurin Bevan]] |
| [[Aneurin Bevan]] |
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| [[File:Aneurin Bevan ( |
| [[File:Aneurin Bevan (1943).jpg|82x82px]] |
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| 6 November 1956 |
| 6 November 1956 |
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| 11 October 1959 |
| 11 October 1959 |
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| Labour |
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| 11 October 1959 |
| 11 October 1959 |
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| 2 November 1961 |
| 2 November 1961 |
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| Labour |
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|- |
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! style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |
! style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |
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| [[Harold Wilson]] |
| [[Harold Wilson]] |
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| [[File: |
| [[File:Harold Wilson.jpg|75x75px]] |
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| 2 November 1961 |
| 2 November 1961 |
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| 14 February 1963 |
| 14 February 1963 |
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| Labour |
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! style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |
! style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |
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| [[Patrick Gordon Walker]] |
| [[Patrick Gordon Walker]] |
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| [[File:Patrick-Chrestien-Gordon-Walker-Baron-Gordon-Walker.jpg|77x77px]] |
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| 14 February 1963 |
| 14 February 1963 |
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| 15 October 1964 |
| 15 October 1964 |
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| Labour |
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|[[Harold Wilson]] |
|[[Harold Wilson]] |
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|- |
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! style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |
! style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |
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| [[Rab Butler|R. A. Butler]] |
| [[Rab Butler|R. A. Butler]] |
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| [[File: |
| [[File:Rab Butler.jpg|76x76px]] |
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| 15 October 1964 |
| 15 October 1964 |
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| 16 February 1965<ref>Baston 2004, 246</ref> |
| 16 February 1965<ref>Baston 2004, 246</ref> |
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| Conservative |
| rowspan="4" | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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|[[Alec Douglas-Home|Sir Alec Douglas-Home]] |
|[[Alec Douglas-Home|Sir Alec Douglas-Home]] |
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| 16 February 1965<ref>Baston 2004, 246</ref> |
| 16 February 1965<ref>Baston 2004, 246</ref> |
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| 11 November 1965 |
| 11 November 1965 |
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| Conservative |
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| rowspan="3" |[[Edward Heath]] |
| rowspan="3" |[[Edward Heath]] |
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|- |
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! style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |
! style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |
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| [[Christopher Soames]] |
| [[Christopher Soames]] |
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| [[File:Christopher Soames.jpg| |
| [[File:Christopher Soames (cropped).jpg|80x80px]] |
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| 11 November 1965 |
| 11 November 1965 |
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| 13 April 1966 |
| 13 April 1966 |
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| Conservative |
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! style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |
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| 13 April 1966 |
| 13 April 1966 |
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| 18 June 1970 |
| 18 June 1970 |
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| Conservative |
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|- |
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! style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |
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| 20 June 1970 |
| 20 June 1970 |
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| 19 April 1972 |
| 19 April 1972 |
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| Labour |
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| rowspan="2" |[[Harold Wilson]] |
| rowspan="2" |[[Harold Wilson]] |
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|- |
|- |
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! style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |
! style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |
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| [[James Callaghan]] |
| [[James Callaghan]] |
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| [[File:James Callaghan. |
| [[File:James Callaghan (1975).jpg|81x81px]] |
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| 19 April 1972 |
| 19 April 1972 |
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| 4 March 1974 |
| 4 March 1974 |
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| Labour |
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! style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |
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| 4 March 1974 |
| 4 March 1974 |
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| 11 February 1975 |
| 11 February 1975 |
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| Conservative |
| rowspan="4" | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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|[[Edward Heath]] |
|[[Edward Heath]] |
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| 11 February 1975 |
| 11 February 1975 |
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| 11 April 1976 |
| 11 April 1976 |
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| Conservative |
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| rowspan="3" |[[Margaret Thatcher]] |
| rowspan="3" |[[Margaret Thatcher]] |
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! style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |
! style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |
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| [[John Davies (British businessman)|John Davies]] |
| [[John Davies (British businessman)|John Davies]] |
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| [[File:JohnDavies OfficialConservativePartyPhoto-Jan1973-byDerryMoore.jpg|78x78px]] |
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| 11 April 1976 |
| 11 April 1976 |
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| 6 November 1978 |
| 6 November 1978 |
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| Conservative |
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! style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |
! style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |
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| [[Francis Pym]]<ref>Following Davies' resignation, it was announced that Pym would lead the two-day debate on Rhodesia for the Conservatives. See {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3gI-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=dUkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2596,1335047&dq=john+davies&hl=en |title=Pym favourite for top Thatcher post |work=The Glasgow Herald |date=7 November 1978 |author=Geoffrey Parkhouse |page=1}} By approximately 20 November, [[Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley|Norman St John-Stevas]] had replaced him as [[Shadow Leader of the House of Commons]], and Pym continued as Shadow Foreign Secretary through the end of the Parliament in 1979.</ref> |
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| [[File:Francis Leslie Pym.jpg|60px]] |
| [[File:Francis Leslie Pym.jpg|60px]] |
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| 6 November 1978 |
| 6 November 1978 |
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| 4 May 1979 |
| 4 May 1979 |
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| Conservative |
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! style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |
! style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |
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| [[David Owen]] |
| [[David Owen]] |
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| [[File: |
| [[File:Official portrait of Lord Owen crop 2.jpg|80x80px]] |
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| 4 May 1979 |
| 4 May 1979 |
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| 14 July 1979 |
| 14 July 1979 |
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| rowspan="7" | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
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| Labour |
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| rowspan="2" |[[James Callaghan]] |
| rowspan="2" |[[James Callaghan]] |
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|- |
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! style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |
! style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |
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| [[Peter Shore]] |
| [[Peter Shore]] |
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|[[File:Petershore.jpg|84x84px]] |
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| 14 July 1979 |
| 14 July 1979 |
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| 8 December 1980 |
| 8 December 1980 |
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| Labour |
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| rowspan="2" |8 December 1980 |
| rowspan="2" |8 December 1980 |
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| rowspan="2" |13 June 1987 |
| rowspan="2" |13 June 1987 |
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| [[Michael Foot]] |
| [[Michael Foot]] |
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| 13 June 1987 |
| 13 June 1987 |
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| 24 July 1992 |
| 24 July 1992 |
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| Labour |
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| 24 July 1992 |
| 24 July 1992 |
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| 20 October 1994 |
| 20 October 1994 |
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| Labour |
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|[[John Smith (Labour Party leader)|John Smith QC]] |
|[[John Smith (Labour Party leader)|John Smith QC]] |
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| 20 October 1994 |
| 20 October 1994 |
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| 2 May 1997 |
| 2 May 1997 |
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| Labour |
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|[[Tony Blair]] |
|[[Tony Blair]] |
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| 7 May 1997 |
| 7 May 1997 |
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| 11 June 1997 |
| 11 June 1997 |
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|Conservative |
| rowspan="8" |[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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|[[John Major]] |
|[[John Major]] |
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| 11 June 1997 |
| 11 June 1997 |
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| 15 June 1999 |
| 15 June 1999 |
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| Conservative |
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| rowspan="3" |[[William Hague]] |
| rowspan="3" |[[William Hague]] |
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! style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |
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| [[John Maples]] |
| [[John Maples]] |
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| [[File:John Maples MP.jpg|80x80px]] |
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| 15 June 1999 |
| 15 June 1999 |
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| 2 February 2000 |
| 2 February 2000 |
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| Conservative |
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| 2 February 2000 |
| 2 February 2000 |
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| 18 September 2001 |
| 18 September 2001 |
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| Conservative |
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! rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |
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| rowspan="2" |[[Michael Ancram]] |
| rowspan="2" |[[Michael Ancram]] |
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| rowspan="2" |[[File: |
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Official portrait of The Marquess of Lothian crop 2.jpg|80x80px]] |
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| rowspan="2" |18 September 2001 |
| rowspan="2" |18 September 2001 |
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| rowspan="2" |10 May 2005 |
| rowspan="2" |10 May 2005 |
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| rowspan="2" |Conservative |
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| [[Iain Duncan Smith]] |
| [[Iain Duncan Smith]] |
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| [[Liam Fox]] |
| [[Liam Fox]] |
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| [[File:Liam Fox |
| [[File:Official portrait of Dr Liam Fox crop 2.jpg|80x80px]] |
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| 10 May 2005 |
| 10 May 2005 |
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| 6 December 2005 |
| 6 December 2005 |
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| Conservative |
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| 6 December 2005 |
| 6 December 2005 |
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| 11 May 2010 |
| 11 May 2010 |
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| Conservative |
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|[[David Cameron]] |
|[[David Cameron]] |
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| 11 May 2010 |
| 11 May 2010 |
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| 8 October 2010 |
| 8 October 2010 |
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| rowspan="7" | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
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| Labour |
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|[[Harriet Harman|Harriet Harman QC]] |
|[[Harriet Harman|Harriet Harman QC]] |
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! style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |
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|[[Yvette Cooper]] |
|[[Yvette Cooper]] |
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|[[File:Yvette Cooper |
|[[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP crop 2.jpg|80x80px]] |
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|8 October 2010 |
|8 October 2010 |
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|20 January 2011 |
|20 January 2011 |
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|Labour |
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| rowspan="2" |[[Ed Miliband]] |
| rowspan="2" |[[Ed Miliband]] |
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|20 January 2011 |
|20 January 2011 |
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|11 May 2015 |
|11 May 2015 |
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|Labour |
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| rowspan="2" |[[Hilary Benn]] |
| rowspan="2" |[[Hilary Benn]] |
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| rowspan="2" |[[File:Hilary Benn.jpg| |
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP crop 2.jpg|90x90px]] |
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| rowspan="2" |11 May 2015 |
| rowspan="2" |11 May 2015 |
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| rowspan="2" |26 June 2016 |
| rowspan="2" |26 June 2016 |
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| [[Harriet Harman|Harriet Harman QC]] |
| [[Harriet Harman|Harriet Harman QC]] |
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|27 June 2016 |
|27 June 2016 |
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|5 April 2020 |
|5 April 2020 |
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|Labour |
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|[[File:Official portrait of Lisa Nandy MP crop 2.jpg|60px]] |
|[[File:Official portrait of Lisa Nandy MP crop 2.jpg|60px]] |
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|5 April 2020 |
|5 April 2020 |
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|Incumbent |
|''Incumbent'' |
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|Labour |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 18:10, 14 January 2021
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |
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Appointer | Leader of the Opposition |
Inaugural holder | Alfred Robens |
Formation | 14 December 1955 |
Website | The Shadow Cabinet |
In U.K. politics, the Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs is a position within the opposition's shadow cabinet that deals mainly with issues surrounding the Foreign Office. If elected, the person serving as Shadow Foreign Secretary may be designated to serve as the new Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
The current Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs is MP Lisa Nandy.
List of Shadow Foreign Secretaries
References
- ^ Baston 2004, 246
- ^ Baston 2004, 246
- ^ Following Davies' resignation, it was announced that Pym would lead the two-day debate on Rhodesia for the Conservatives. See Geoffrey Parkhouse (7 November 1978). "Pym favourite for top Thatcher post". The Glasgow Herald. p. 1. By approximately 20 November, Norman St John-Stevas had replaced him as Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, and Pym continued as Shadow Foreign Secretary through the end of the Parliament in 1979.
Book
- Lewis Baston (2004) Reggie: The Life of Reginald Maudling. Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-2924-3