- List of Shadow Secretaries Shadow Secretary of State for Social Security 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 SecretariesShadow Secretary of State for Social Security | | Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Shadow Cabinet |
|---|
| Michael Meacher | 2 November 1989 | 18 July 1992 | Labour | Neil Kinnock |
|---|
| Donald Dewar | | 18 July 1992 | 19 October 1995 | Labour | John Smith |
|---|
| Tony Blair |
|---|
| Chris Smith | 19 October 1995 | 1 July 1996 | Labour |
|---|
| Harriet Harman | 1 July 1996 | 2 May 1997 | Labour |
|---|
| Peter Lilley | 2 May 1997 | 19 June 1997 | Conservative | John Major |
|---|
| Iain Duncan Smith | 19 June 1997 | 15 June 1999 | Conservative | William Hague |
|---|
| David Willetts | 15 June 1999 | 14 September 2001 | Conservative |
|---|
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions |
|---|
| David Willetts | | 14 September 2001 | 6 May 2005 | Conservative | Iain Duncan Smith |
|---|
| Michael Howard |
|---|
| Malcolm Rifkind | 6 May 2005 | 6 December 2005 | Conservative |
|---|
| Philip Hammond | 6 December 2005 | 2 July 2007 | Conservative | David Cameron |
|---|
| Chris Grayling | 2 July 2007 | 19 January 2009 | Conservative |
|---|
| Theresa May | 19 January 2009 | 11 May 2010 | Conservative |
|---|
| Yvette Cooper | 11 May 2010 | 8 October 2010 | Labour | Harriet Harman |
|---|
| Douglas Alexander | 8 October 2010 | 20 January 2011 | Labour | Ed Miliband |
|---|
| Liam Byrne | 20 January 2011 | 7 October 2013 | Labour |
|---|
| Rachel Reeves | | 7 October 2013 | 8 June 2015 | Labour |
|---|
| Harriet Harman | | {{small>Acting}} | 8 June 2015 | 13 September 2015 | Labour |
|---|
| Owen Smith | 14 September 2015 | 27 June 2016 | Labour | Jeremy Corbyn |
|---|
| Debbie Abrahams | 27 June 2016 | 11 March 2018 | Labour |
|---|
| Margaret Greenwood | 11 March 2018 | Incumbent | Labour |
|---|
{{UK Parliament Opposition Cabinet Offices}} 1 : Official Opposition (United Kingdom) |