The shadow secretary of state for Wales (or shadow Welsh secretary) is a member of the UK Shadow Cabinet responsible for the scrutiny of the secretary of state for Wales and their department, the Wales Office. The incumbent holder of the office is Mims Davies.
List of shadow secretaries Frontbench spokesmen for WalesName Entered office Left office Political party Shadow CabinetJim Griffiths November 1959 16 October 1964 Labour Gaitskell Brown WilsonShadow Secretary of State for WalesName Entered office Left office Political party Shadow Cabinet Keith Joseph 29 October 1964 5 August 1965 Conservative Douglas-Home Peter Thorneycroft 5 August 1965 6 October 1965 Conservative Heath David Gibson-Watt 6 October 1965 19 June 1970 Conservative George Thomas 19 June 1970 4 March 1974 Labour Wilson II Peter Thomas 4 March 1974 18 February 1975 Conservative Heath II Nicholas Edwards 18 February 1975 4 May 1979 Conservative Thatcher John Morris 4 May 1979 14 June 1979 Labour CallaghanAlec Jones14 June 1979 20 March 1983 Labour Foot Denzil Davies 20 March 1983 31 October 1983 Labour Barry Jones 31 October 1983 13 July 1987 Labour Kinnock Alan Williams 13 July 1987 9 January 1989 Labour Barry Jones 9 January 1989 24 July 1992 Labour Ann Clwyd 24 July 1992 21 October 1993 Labour Smith Ron Davies 21 October 1993 2 May 1997 Labour Beckett Blair William Hague 2 May 1997 19 June 1997 Conservative Major Michael Ancram 19 June 1997 1 June 1998 Conservative Hague Liam Fox 1 June 1998 15 June 1999 Conservative Sir George Young 15 June 1999 26 September 2000 Conservative Angela Browning 26 September 2000 18 September 2001 Conservative Nigel Evans 18 September 2001 11 November 2003 Conservative Duncan Smith Bill Wiggin 11 November 2003 6 December 2005 Conservative Howard Cheryl Gillan 6 December 2005 11 May 2010 Conservative Cameron Peter Hain 11 May 2010 15 May 2012 Labour Harman Miliband Owen Smith 15 May 2012 14 September 2015 Labour Harman II Nia Griffith 14 September 2015 27 June 2016 Labour Corbyn Paul Flynn 3 July 2016 6 October 2016 Labour Jo Stevens 6 October 2016 27 January 2017 Labour Christina Rees 9 February 2017 6 April 2020 LabourNia Griffith6 April 202029 November 2021Labour StarmerJo Stevens29 November 20215 July 2024LabourByron Davies Baron Davies of Gower8 July 20245 November 2024Conservative SunakMims Davies5 November 2024IncumbentConservative Badenoch
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