Shadow Solicitor General

Shadow Solicitor General for England and Wales
Shadow Solicitor General for England and Wales
	Incumbent; Helen Grant; since 6 November 2024
Style	Shadow Minister
Nominator	Leader of the Opposition
Appointer	Leader of the Opposition
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Jonathan Djanogly
Formation	Around 2004

The shadow solicitor general is a member of the Official Opposition frontbench.

Responsibilities

The shadow solicitor general shadows the solicitor general for England and Wales and deputises for the shadow attorney general for England and Wales.

List of officeholders

Nick Brown - 1 January 1985 - 1 January 1988
Donald Anderson - 1 January 1994 - 1 January 1996

	Entered office	Left office	Political party	Leader of the Opposition
Nick Hawkins	June 2003	May 2004	Conservative	Michael Howard
Jonathan Djanogly	May 2004	6 May 2010	Conservative	Michael Howard David Cameron
Maria Eagle	11 May 2010	8 October 2010	Labour	Harriet Harman (Acting)
Catherine McKinnell	8 October 2010	7 October 2011		Ed Miliband
Karl Turner	3 December 2014	11 January 2016		Ed Miliband Harriet Harman (Acting) Jeremy Corbyn
Jo Stevens	13 January 2016	6 October 2016		Jeremy Corbyn
Nick Thomas-Symonds	9 October 2016	5 April 2020		Jeremy Corbyn
Ellie Reeves	9 April 2020^[1]	4 December 2021		Sir Keir Starmer
Andy Slaughter	4 December 2021	27 November 2023
Karl Turner	27 November 2023	5 July 2024
Alberto Costa	19 July 2024	6 November 2024	Conservative	Rishi Sunak
Helen Grant	6 November 2024	Incumbent	Conservative	Kemi Badenoch

References

^ Rodgers, Sienna. "Shadow ministers appointed as Starmer completes frontbench". LabourList. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

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[1] Rodgers, Sienna. "Shadow ministers appointed as Starmer completes frontbench". LabourList. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

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Shadow Solicitor General for England and Wales
Incumbent Helen Grant since 6 November 2024
Style	Shadow Minister
Nominator	Leader of the Opposition
Appointer	Leader of the Opposition
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Jonathan Djanogly
Formation	Around 2004