Post: | Shadow Secretary of State for Wales |
Incumbent: | Lord Davies of Gower |
Incumbentsince: | 8 July 2024 |
Appointer: | Leader of the Opposition |
Inaugural: | Nicholas Edwards |
Formation: | 1975 |
The shadow secretary of state for Wales (or shadow welsh secretary) is a member of the UK Shadow Cabinet responsible for the scrutiny of the secretary of state for Wales and his/her department, the Wales Office. The incumbent holder of the office is Lord Davies of Gower.
Name | width=50 | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | width=50 | Political party | |
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Nicholas Edwards | 60px | 18 February 1975 | 4 May 1979 | Conservative | |||
John Morris | 4 May 1979 | 14 June 1979 | Labour | ||||
Alec Jones | 60px | 14 June 1979 | 20 March 1983 | Labour | |||
Denzil Davies | 60px | 20 March 1983 | 31 October 1983 | Labour | |||
Barry Jones | 31 October 1983 | 13 July 1987 | Labour | ||||
Alan Williams | 13 July 1987 | 9 January 1989 | Labour | ||||
Barry Jones | 9 January 1989 | 18 July 1992 | Labour | ||||
Ann Clwyd | 18 July 1992 | 1 November 1992 | Labour | ||||
Ron Davies | 5 November 1992 | 2 May 1997 | Labour | ||||
William Hague | 2 May 1997 | 19 June 1997 | Conservative | ||||
Michael Ancram | 19 June 1997 | 1 June 1998 | Conservative | ||||
Liam Fox | 1 June 1998 | 15 June 1999 | Conservative | ||||
Sir George Young | 15 June 1999 | 26 September 2000 | Conservative | ||||
Angela Browning | 26 September 2000 | 18 September 2001 | Conservative | ||||
Nigel Evans | 18 September 2001 | 11 November 2003 | Conservative | ||||
Bill Wiggin | 11 November 2003 | 6 December 2005 | Conservative | ||||
Cheryl Gillan | 6 December 2005 | 11 May 2010 | Conservative | ||||
Peter Hain | 11 May 2010 | 15 May 2012 | Labour | ||||
Owen Smith | 15 May 2012 | 14 September 2015 | Labour | ||||
Nia Griffith | 14 September 2015 | 27 June 2016 | Labour | ||||
Paul Flynn | 3 July 2016 | 6 October 2016 | Labour | ||||
Jo Stevens | 6 October 2016 | 27 January 2017 | Labour | ||||
Christina Rees | 9 February 2017 | 6 April 2020 | Labour | ||||
Nia Griffith | 6 April 2020 | 29 November 2021 | Labour | ||||
Jo Stevens | 29 November 2021 | 8 July 2024 | Labour | ||||
Byron Davies Baron Davies of Gower | 8 July 2024 | Incumbent | Conservative |
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