Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 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 government's Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and develop alternative policies. The office holder is a member of the Shadow Cabinet.
List of Shadow Secretaries
Shadow Secretary of State for Social Security | ||||||
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| Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Shadow Cabinet | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Michael Meacher | 
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2 November 1989 | 18 July 1992 | Labour | Neil Kinnock |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Donald Dewar | 
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18 July 1992 | 19 October 1995 | Labour | John Smith |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Tony Blair | |||||
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Chris Smith | 19 October 1995 | 1 July 1996 | Labour | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Harriet Harman | 
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1 July 1996 | 2 May 1997 | Labour | |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Peter Lilley | 
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2 May 1997 | 19 June 1997 | Conservative | John Major |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Iain Duncan Smith | 
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19 June 1997 | 15 June 1999 | Conservative | William Hague |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | David Willetts | 
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15 June 1999 | 14 September 2001 | Conservative | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | ||||||
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | David Willetts |
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14 September 2001 | 6 May 2005 | Conservative | Iain Duncan Smith |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Michael Howard | |||||
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Malcolm Rifkind | 
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6 May 2005 | 6 December 2005 | Conservative | |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Philip Hammond | 
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6 December 2005 | 2 July 2007 | Conservative | David Cameron |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Chris Grayling | 
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2 July 2007 | 19 January 2009 | Conservative | |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Theresa May | 
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19 January 2009 | 11 May 2010 | Conservative | |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Yvette Cooper | _(tightcrop).jpg)
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11 May 2010 | 8 October 2010 | Labour | Harriet Harman |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Douglas Alexander | 
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8 October 2010 | 20 January 2011 | Labour | Ed Miliband |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Liam Byrne | 
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20 January 2011 | 7 October 2013 | Labour | |
| rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Rachel Reeves | 
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7 October 2013 | 8 June 2015 | Labour | |
| Harriet Harman | ||||||
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Stephen Timms Acting |
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8 June 2015 | 13 September 2015 | Labour | |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Owen Smith | 
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14 September 2015 | 27 June 2016 | Labour | Jeremy Corbyn |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Debbie Abrahams | 
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27 June 2016 | Incumbent | Labour | |