Shadow Minister without Portfolio (UK) explained

Post:	Shadow Minister without Portfolio
Incumbent:	Vacant
Incumbentsince:	6 July 2024
Appointer:	Leader of the Opposition
Website:	The Conservative Party
Department:	Shadow Cabinet

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

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			Conservative	Hague
	Michael Ancram^[2]		2 December 1998	18 September 2001			Conservative
	David Davis^[3]		18 September 2001	23 July 2002			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			Conservative	Howard
	Francis Maude^[5]		10 May 2005	3 July 2007		Conservative
							Cameron
	Oliver Letwin^[6]		8 December 2005	6 May 2010				Conservative
	Caroline Spelman^[7]		3 July 2007	19 January 2009				Conservative

Name		Portrait	Term of office		Length of term of office	Party	Shadow Cabinet
	Michael Dugher^[8]	60px	7 October 2011	7 October 2013			Labour	Miliband
	The Lord Wood of Anfield^[9] ^[10]		17 October 2011	27 May 2015			Labour
	Jon Trickett^[11]		8 October 2013	14 September 2015		Labour
								Harman II
	Jonathan Ashworth^[12]		14 September 2015	7 October 2016			Labour	Corbyn
	Andrew Gwynne^[13]		7 October 2016	14 June 2017			Labour
	Ian Lavery		9 February 2017	5 April 2020			Labour
Vacant			5 April 2020	4 December 2021			Labour	Starmer
	Conor McGinn^[14] ^[15]		4 December 2021	22 September 2022			Labour
Vacant			23 September 2022	4 September 2023			Labour
	Nick Thomas-Symonds^[16]		4 September 2023	6 July 2024			Labour

* Incumbent's length of term last updated: .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lord Parkinson . UK Parliament . 21 May 2022.
2. Web site: The Marquess of Lothian . UK Parliament . 11 April 2022.
3. Web site: Mr David Davis . UK Parliament . 14 May 2022.
4. Web site: Dr Liam Fox . UK Parliament . 19 May 2022.
5. Web site: Lord Maude of Horsham . UK Parliament . 14 May 2022.
6. Web site: Sir Oliver Letwin . UK Parliament . 14 May 2022.
7. Web site: Dame Caroline Spelman . UK Parliament . 14 May 2022.
8. Web site: Michael Dugher . UK Parliament . 11 April 2022.
9. Web site: Lord Wood of Anfield . UK Parliament . 26 July 2021.
10. Web site: Lord Wood of Anfield:the crisis of Conservative values . Daily Telegraph . 5 October 2012 . 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. Web site: Jon Trickett . UK Parliament . 10 April 2022.
12. Web site: Rt Hon Jonathan Ashworth MP . UK Parliament . 26 July 2021.
13. Web site: Andrew Gwynne MP . UK Parliament . 26 July 2021.
14. Web site: Conor McGinn. parliament.uk. 15 September 2023.
15. Web site: His Majesty's Official Opposition: The Shadow Cabinet - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament. 15 September 2023.
16. Web site: Parliamentary career for Nick Thomas-Symonds - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament. 15 September 2023.