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Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

Index Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

The Shadow Secretary of State for Defence is a member of the UK Shadow Cabinet responsible for the scrutiny of the Secretary of State for Defence and the department, the Ministry of Defence. [1]

57 relations: Alec Douglas-Home, Bernard Jenkin, Bill Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank, Bob Ainsworth, Brynmor John, Clive Lewis (politician), David Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere, Denis Healey, Denzil Davies, Emily Thornberry, Enoch Powell, First Shadow Cabinet of Edward Heath, First Shadow Cabinet of Harriet Harman, Fred Mulley, Fred Peart, Baron Peart, Geoffrey Rippon, George Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth, George Young, Baron Young of Cookham, George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, Harold Wilson, Iain Duncan Smith, Ian Gilmour, Baron Gilmour of Craigmillar, Jeremy Corbyn, Jim Murphy, John Major, John Maples, John Silkin, Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom), Liam Fox, Maria Eagle, Martin O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of Clackmannan, Michael Ancram, Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), Nia Griffith, Nicholas Soames, Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom), Peter Thorneycroft, Peter Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester, Reginald Maudling, Second Shadow Cabinet of Edward Heath, Second Shadow Cabinet of Harold Wilson, Secretary of State for Defence, Shadow Cabinet of David Cameron, Shadow Cabinet of Ed Miliband, Shadow Cabinet of Iain Duncan Smith, Shadow Cabinet of James Callaghan, Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn, Shadow Cabinet of John Major, Shadow Cabinet of John Smith, Shadow Cabinet of Margaret Beckett, ..., Shadow Cabinet of Margaret Thatcher, Shadow Cabinet of Michael Foot, Shadow Cabinet of Michael Howard, Shadow Cabinet of Neil Kinnock, Shadow Cabinet of Tony Blair, Shadow Cabinet of William Hague, Vernon Coaker. Expand index (7 more) »

Alec Douglas-Home

Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, (2 July 1903 – 9 October 1995) was a British statesman of the Conservative Party who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1963 to October 1964.

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Bernard Jenkin

Sir Bernard Christison Jenkin (born 9 April 1959) is a British Conservative politician.

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Bill Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank

William Thomas Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank, PC (born Liverpool, Lancashire, 28 October 1928), usually known as William Rodgers but also often known as Bill Rodgers, was one of the "Gang of Four" of senior British Labour Party politicians who defected to form the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

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Bob Ainsworth

Robert William Ainsworth (born 19 June 1952) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Coventry North East from 1992 to 2015, and was the Secretary of State for Defence from 2009 to 2010.

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Brynmor John

Brynmor Thomas John (18 April 1934 – 13 December 1988) was a British Labour politician.

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Clive Lewis (politician)

Clive Anthony Lewis (born 11 September 1971) is a British Labour politician who has been the member of parliament (MP) for Norwich South since winning the seat at the 2015 general election He studied at the University of Bradford before being elected to various student union roles and then serving as vice-president of the National Union of Students.

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David Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere

David George Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere PC DL (born 19 October 1939 in Castle Douglas, Scotland) is a British Labour politician, former cabinet minister and author.

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Denis Healey

Denis Winston Healey, Baron Healey, (30 August 1917 – 3 October 2015) was a British Labour Party politician who served as Secretary of State for Defence from 1964 to 1970, Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1974 to 1979 and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1980 to 1983.

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Denzil Davies

David John Denzil Davies (born 9 October 1938) is a British Labour politician.

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Emily Thornberry

Emily Anne Thornberry (born 27 July 1960) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Islington South and Finsbury since the 2005 general election.

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Enoch Powell

John Enoch Powell (16 June 19128 February 1998) was a British politician, classical scholar, author, linguist, soldier, philologist and poet.

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First Shadow Cabinet of Edward Heath

The First Shadow Cabinet of Edward Heath was created on 28 July 1965 after the Conservative Party elected Edward Heath as its leader, replacing Sir Alec Douglas-Home.

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First Shadow Cabinet of Harriet Harman

Harriet Harman led the Shadow Cabinet during her time as pro tempore Leader of the Labour Party in 2010—from the time Gordon Brown resigned as Leader (and Prime Minister) until Ed Miliband was elected to the leadership.

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Fred Mulley

Frederick William Mulley, Baron Mulley, PC (3 July 1918 – 15 March 1995) was a British Labour politician, barrister-at-law and economist.

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Fred Peart, Baron Peart

Thomas Frederick Peart, Baron Peart, PC (30 April 1914 – 26 August 1988) was a British Labour politician who served in the Labour governments of the 1960s and 1970s and was a candidate for Deputy Leader of the Party.

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Geoffrey Rippon

Aubrey Geoffrey Frederick Rippon, Baron Rippon of Hexham, PC, QC (28 May 1924 – 28 January 1997) was a British Conservative politician.

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George Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth

George Morgan Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth, KT, PC, DL, FRSE (16 January 1921 – 3 October 2008) was a journalist and British politician who served as a Labour Party MP.

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George Young, Baron Young of Cookham

George Samuel Knatchbull Young, Baron Young of Cookham, (born 16 July 1941), known as Sir George Young, 6th Baronet, from 1960 to 2015, is a British Conservative Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1974 to 2015, having represented North West Hampshire since 1997 and Ealing Acton prior to that.

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George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie

George Kenneth Hotson Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, Baron Younger of Prestwick, (22 September 1931 – 26 January 2003) was a British politician and banker.

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Harold Wilson

James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) was a British Labour politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1970 and from 1974 to 1976.

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Iain Duncan Smith

George Iain Duncan Smith (born 9 April 1954), often referred to by his initials IDS, is a British Conservative Party politician.

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Ian Gilmour, Baron Gilmour of Craigmillar

Ian Hedworth John Little Gilmour, Baron Gilmour of Craigmillar, (8 July 1926 – 21 September 2007) was a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom.

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Jeremy Corbyn

Jeremy Bernard Corbyn (born 26 May 1949).

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Jim Murphy

James Francis Murphy (born 23 August 1967) is a Scottish former politician who was Leader of the Scottish Labour Party between 2014 and 2015 and a cabinet minister in the UK Government.

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John Major

Sir John Major (born 29 March 1943) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997.

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John Maples

John Cradock Maples, Baron Maples (22 April 1943 – 9 June 2012) was a British politician.

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John Silkin

John Ernest Silkin (18 March 1923 – 26 April 1987) was a British left-wing Labour politician and solicitor.

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Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)

The Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition (more commonly known as the Leader of the Opposition) is the politician who leads the official opposition in the United Kingdom.

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Liam Fox

Liam Fox (born 22 September 1961) is a British politician of the Conservative Party serving as Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade since 2016.

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Maria Eagle

Maria Eagle (born 17 February 1961) is a British Labour Party politician, Member of Parliament for Garston and Halewood and former Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.

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Martin O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of Clackmannan

Martin John O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of Clackmannan (born 6 January 1945) is a Scottish politician.

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Michael Ancram

Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian, (born 7 July 1945), formerly styled as Earl of Ancram and commonly known as Michael Ancram until he inherited the marquessate in 2004, is a British Conservative Party politician.

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Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)

The Ministry of Defence (MoD or MOD) is the British government department responsible for implementing the defence policy set by Her Majesty's Government and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces.

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Nia Griffith

Nia Rhiannon Griffith (born 4 December 1956) is a Welsh Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Llanelli since 2005.

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Nicholas Soames

Sir Arthur Nicholas Winston Soames (born 12 February 1948), sometimes known as Nick Soames, is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex since 1997.

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Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)

The Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (usually known simply as the Shadow Cabinet) is, in British parliamentary practice, senior members of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition who scrutinise their corresponding Government ministers, develop alternative policies, and hold the Government to account for its actions and responses.

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Peter Thorneycroft

George Edward Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft, (26 July 1909 – 4 June 1994) was a British Conservative Party politician.

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Peter Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester

Peter Edward Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester, (25 March 1932 – 23 June 2010) was a British politician.

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Reginald Maudling

Reginald Maudling (7 March 1917 – 14 February 1979) was a British politician who held several Cabinet posts, including Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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Second Shadow Cabinet of Edward Heath

The Second Shadow Cabinet of Edward Heath was created after the Conservative Party lost the February 1974 general election.

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Second Shadow Cabinet of Harold Wilson

Harold Wilson of the Labour Party would form his Second Shadow Cabinet, as Leader of Her Majesty’s Most Loyal Opposition, after losing the 1970 general election to Conservative Edward Heath.

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Secretary of State for Defence

Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Defence (Defence Secretary) is an official within Her Majesty's Government and head of the Ministry of Defence.

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Shadow Cabinet of David Cameron

The list that follows are the Shadow Cabinets led by David Cameron from 2005 to 2010, before he became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

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Shadow Cabinet of Ed Miliband

Ed Miliband became Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition upon being elected to the former post on 25 September 2010.

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Shadow Cabinet of Iain Duncan Smith

The UK Shadow Cabinet (see also Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (UK)) was appointed by Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith.

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Shadow Cabinet of James Callaghan

James Callaghan became Leader of the Opposition on 4 May 1979 after losing the 1979 election and remained in that office until Michael Foot was elected Leader of the Labour Party on 2 October 1980.

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Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn assumed the position of Leader of the Opposition after being elected as Leader of the Labour Party on 12 September 2015; the election was triggered by Ed Miliband's resignation following the Labour Party's electoral defeat at the 2015 general election when David Cameron formed a majority Conservative government.

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Shadow Cabinet of John Major

John Major, Leader of the Conservative Party was Leader of the Opposition from 2 May 1997, following his defeat at the 1997 general election, until 19 June 1997, when William Hague was elected to succeed him.

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Shadow Cabinet of John Smith

John Smith was Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Official Opposition from 18 July 1992 until his death on 12 May 1994.

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Shadow Cabinet of Margaret Beckett

Margaret Beckett led the United Kingdom Shadow Cabinet when she was Leader of the Labour Party on a pro tempore Leader of the Opposition basis between the death of John Smith on 12 May 1994 and Tony Blair's election as Leader on 21 July 1994, an election in which Beckett was also a candidate.

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Shadow Cabinet of Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher became the first female Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition after winning the 1975 leadership election, the first Conservative leadership election where the post was not vacant.

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Shadow Cabinet of Michael Foot

Michael Foot was Leader of the Opposition from 4 November 1980, following his victory in the 1980 leadership election, to 2 October 1983, when he was replaced by Neil Kinnock at the 1983 leadership election.

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Shadow Cabinet of Michael Howard

The Shadow Cabinets appointed by Michael Howard, a Conservative, are listed below.

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Shadow Cabinet of Neil Kinnock

Neil Kinnock was Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2 October 1983 to 18 July 1992.

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Shadow Cabinet of Tony Blair

Tony Blair, as Leader of the Labour Party, was Leader of the Opposition in the United Kingdom from his election as Leader on 21 July 1994 until he became Prime Minister on 2 May 1997.

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Shadow Cabinet of William Hague

The Shadow Cabinet appointed by Conservative Party leader William Hague was the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet from 1997 to 2001.

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Vernon Coaker

Vernon Rodney Coaker (born 17 June 1953) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gedling since 1997.

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Shadow Defence Secretary.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_Secretary_of_State_for_Defence

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