Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales

Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales
Incumbent Emily Thornberry since 29 November 2021
Appointer	Leader of the Opposition
Website	The Shadow Cabinet

The Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales is an office within British politics held by a member of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition. The duty of the office holder is to scrutinise the actions of the Attorney General for England and Wales and develop alternative policies. The Shadow Attorney General is not a member of the Shadow Cabinet, but attends its meetings.^[1]

The Shadow Attorney General is deputised by the Shadow Solicitor General.

List of Shadow Attorneys General[]

Name			Entered office	Left office	Political party	Shadow Cabinet
	The Lord Havers		18 February 1975	4 May 1979	Conservative	Margaret Thatcher
	The Lord Silkin of Dulwich		4 May 1979	14 July 1979	Labour	James Callaghan
	John Morris		14 July 1979	24 November 1981	Labour
						Michael Foot
	The Lord Archer of Sandwell		24 November 1981	24 November 1982	Labour
	Arthur Davidson		24 November 1982	9 June 1983	Labour
	The Lord Morris of Aberavon		9 June 1983	2 May 1997	Labour
						Neil Kinnock
						John Smith
						Margaret Beckett
						Tony Blair
	The Lord Lyell of Markyate		2 May 1997	19 June 1997	Conservative	John Major
	Edward Garnier		19 June 1997	13 September 2001	Conservative	William Hague
						Iain Duncan Smith
	Bill Cash		14 September 2001	6 November 2003	Conservative
	Dominic Grieve		6 November 2003	8 September 2009	Conservative	Michael Howard
						David Cameron
	Edward Garnier		8 September 2009	11 May 2010	Conservative
	The Baroness Scotland of Asthal		11 May 2010	7 October 2011	Labour	Harriet Harman
						Ed Miliband
	Emily Thornberry		7 October 2011	3 December 2014	Labour
	The Lord Bach		3 December 2014	14 September 2015	Labour
						Harriet Harman
	Catherine McKinnell		14 September 2015	11 January 2016	Labour	Jeremy Corbyn
	Karl Turner		11 January 2016	26 June 2016	Labour
Vacant			26 June 2016	6 October 2016
	The Baroness Chakrabarti		6 October 2016	6 April 2020	Labour
	Lord Falconer		6 April 2020	29 November 2021	Labour	Keir Starmer
	Emily Thornberry		29 November 2021	Incumbent	Labour	Keir Starmer

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