Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
 Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change  (UK Shadow Cabinet) | |
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| Post in the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet. |
The Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero is a post in the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet. The Shadow Secretary originally helped hold the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and junior ministers to account and is the lead spokesperson on energy and "climate change" issues for their party. The post currently holds the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero to account in Parliament.
A previous Official Opposition post of Shadow Secretary of State for Energy existed until the Department of Energy was merged into the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in 1992. In 2008, the Department for Energy and Climate Change was split from the DTI's successor department, effectively reviving the former department and the need for an Opposition shadow.
Office Holders on Wikispooks
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Barry Gardiner | 27 June 2016 | 8 October 2016 |
| Meg Hillier | 8 October 2010 | 7 October 2011 |
| Ed Miliband | 11 May 2010 | 8 October 2010 |
| Greg Clark | 6 October 2008 | 11 May 2010 |
| Frank Dobson | 2 November 1989 | 18 July 1992 |
| Tony Blair | 23 November 1988 | 2 November 1989 |
| John Prescott | 13 July 1987 | 23 November 1988 |
| John Smith | 24 November 1982 | 2 October 1983 |
| Merlyn Rees | 4 November 1980 | 24 November 1982 |
| David Owen | 14 July 1979 | 4 November 1980 |
| Tom King | 19 November 1976 | 4 May 1979 |
| John Biffen | 15 January 1976 | 19 November 1976 |
| Patrick Jenkin | 18 February 1975 | 19 November 1976 |
