Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
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 Shadow Secretary of State for Defence  (British Shadow Cabinet) | |
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| Start | 1 April 1964 |
| Website | http://www2.labour.org.uk/shadow-cabinet |
| The MP in charge of shadowing the 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.
Office Holders on Wikispooks
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Nia Griffith | 6 October 2016 | 6 April 2020 |
| Clive Lewis | 27 June 2016 | 6 October 2016 |
| Emily Thornberry | 5 January 2016 | 27 June 2016 |
| Maria Eagle | 14 September 2015 | 5 January 2016 |
| Jim Murphy | 8 October 2010 | 7 October 2013 |
| Bob Ainsworth | 11 May 2010 | 8 October 2010 |
| Liam Fox | 6 December 2005 | 11 May 2010 |
| Michael Ancram | 10 May 2005 | 6 December 2005 |
| Nicholas Soames | 6 November 2003 | 10 May 2005 |
| Iain Duncan Smith | 15 June 1999 | 13 September 2001 |
| George Young | 11 June 1997 | 1 June 1998 |
| David Clark | 18 July 1992 | 2 May 1997 |
| John Silkin | 24 November 1981 | 26 October 1984 |
| Brynmor John | 8 December 1980 | 24 November 1981 |
| William Rodgers | 14 June 1979 | 8 December 1980 |
| Fred Mulley | 4 May 1979 | 14 June 1979 |
| Ian Gilmour | 15 January 1976 | 4 May 1979 |
| George Younger | 18 February 1975 | 15 January 1976 |
| Ian Gilmour | 11 March 1974 | 29 October 1974 |
| Fred Peart | 10 April 1972 | 5 March 1974 |
| Geoffrey Rippon | 1969 | 20 June 1970 |
| Reginald Maudling | 21 April 1968 | 1969 |
| Enoch Powell | 7 July 1965 | 21 April 1968 |
| Peter Thorneycroft | 16 October 1964 | 4 August 1965 |
| Denis Healey | 1 April 1964 | 16 October 1964 |
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