Shadow Minister for Employment
The Shadow Secretary of State for Employment was an office within British politics held by a member of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition. The duty of the office holder was to scrutinise the actions of the government's Secretary of State for Employment and develop alternative policies. The office was replaced by that of Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions after the creation of the Department for Work and Pensions.
List of Shadow Secretaries
Shadow Secretaries of State for Employment | ||||||
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Shadow Secretary | Took office | Left office | Political Party | Leader of the Opposition | ||
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Barbara Castle | 19 June 1970 | 19 October 1971 | Labour | Harold Wilson | |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | James Callaghan | 19 October 1971 | 19 April 1972 | Labour | ||
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Reg Prentice | 19 April 1972 | 4 March 1974 | Labour | ||
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | William Whitelaw | 11 March 1974 | 29 October 1974 | Conservative | Edward Heath | |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | James Prior | 29 October 1974 | 4 May 1979 | Conservative | ||
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Margaret Thatcher | |||||
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Albert Booth | 4 May 1979 | 14 July 1979 | Labour | James Callaghan | |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Eric Varley | 14 July 1979 | 31 October 1983 | Labour | ||
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Michael Foot | |||||
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | John Smith | 31 October 1983 | 26 October 1984 | Labour | Neil Kinnock | |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | John Prescott | 26 October 1984 | 13 July 1987 | Labour | ||
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Michael Meacher | 13 July 1987 | 2 November 1989 | Labour | ||
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Tony Blair | 2 November 1989 | 18 July 1992 | Labour | ||
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Frank Dobson | 18 July 1992 | 21 October 1993 | Labour | John Smith | |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | John Prescott | 21 October 1993 | 20 October 1994 | Labour | ||
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Harriet Harman | 20 October 1994 | 19 October 1995 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
Shadow Secretaries of State for Education and Employment | ||||||
Shadow Secretary | Took office | Left office | Political Party | Leader of the Opposition | ||
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | David Blunkett | 19 October 1995 | 2 May 1997 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Gillian Shephard | 2 May 1997 | 11 June 1997 | Conservative | John Major | |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Stephen Dorrell | 11 June 1997 | 15 June 1998 | Conservative | William Hague | |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | David Willetts | 1 June 1998 | 15 June 1999 | Conservative | ||
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Theresa May | 15 June 1999 | 18 September 2001 | Conservative |