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In British politics, the shadow home secretary (formally known as the shadow secretary of state for the home department) is the person within the shadow cabinet who shadows the home secretary; this effectively means scrutinising government policy on home affairs including policing, national security, and matters of citizenship. The shadow home secretary also formerly had responsibility for the criminal justice system and the prison service; these responsibilities are now held by the shadow justice secretary. If the opposition party is elected to government, the Shadow Home Secretary often becomes the new Home Secretary, though this is not always the case. The office is currently held by Chris Philp, a member of the Conservative shadow cabinet.

In recent decades, the positions of home secretary and shadow home secretary have alternated between the Conservative and Labour parties. The corresponding position for the Liberal Democrats is the Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson.

List of shadow home secretaries

Name Portrait Entered office Left office Party Shadow Cabinet
[1] style=\”background:#fcc;\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Attlee
style=\”background:#fcc;\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Gaitskell
[2] #</span><span about=\”#mwt27\”>E4003B</span>”}]]}’> George Brown 30 November 1961 16 October 1964[3] #</span><span about=\”#mwt34\”>E4003B</span>”}]]}’> #</span><span about=\”#mwt39\”>0087DC</span>”}]]}’> Henry Brooke 16 October 1964 29 October 1964[4] style=\”background:#def;\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Douglas-Home
[5] #</span><span about=\”#mwt55\”>0087DC</span>”}]]}’> Peter Thorneycroft 16 February 1965 13 April 1966 #</span><span about=\”#mwt59\”>0087DC</span>”}]]}’> #</span><span about=\”#mwt63\”>0087DC</span>”}]]}’> Quintin Hogg Quintin Hogg 13 April 1966 18 June 1970 #</span><span about=\”#mwt70\”>E4003B</span>”}]]}’> James Callaghan 18 June 1970 19 October 1971 style=\”background:#fcc;\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Wilson II
Shirley Williams 19 October 1971 25 November 1973 #</span><span about=\”#mwt85\”>E4003B</span>”}]]}’> Roy Jenkins Roy Jenkins 25 November 1973 4 March 1974 #</span><span about=\”#mwt91\”>0087DC</span>”}]]}’> Robert Carr 4 March 1974 11 March 1974[6] style=\”background:#def;\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Heath II
[7] #</span><span about=\”#mwt112\”>0087DC</span>”}]]}’> Keith Joseph 12 June 1974 11 February 1975 #</span><span about=\”#mwt118\”>0087DC</span>”}]]}’> Ian Gilmour 18 February 1975 15 January 1976 style=\”background:#def;\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Thatcher
style=\”background:#def;\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Conservative
style=\”background:#fcc;\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Labour #</span><span about=\”#mwt142\”>E4003B</span>”}]]}’> Roy Hattersley Roy Hattersley 4 November 1980 31 October 1983 style=\”background:#fcc;\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Foot
Gerald Kaufman 31 October 1983 13 July 1987 style=\”background:#fcc;\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Kinnock
Roy Hattersley 13 July 1987 24 July 1992 #</span><span about=\”#mwt166\”>E4003B</span>”}]]}’> Tony Blair Tony Blair 24 July 1992 21 July 1994 style=\”background:#fcc;\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Smith
#</span><span about=\”#mwt178\”>E4003B</span>”}]]}’> Jack Straw Jack Straw 20 October 1994 2 May 1997 style=\”background:#fcc;\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Blair
style=\”background:#def;\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Conservative #</span><span about=\”#mwt196\”>0087DC</span>”}]]}’> Brian Mawhinney 11 June 1997 2 June 1998 style=\”background:#def;\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Hague
style=\”background:#def;\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Conservative
[8] 15 June 1999 18 September 2001 #</span><span about=\”#mwt220\”>0087DC</span>”}]]}’> Oliver Letwin[9] Oliver Letwin 18 September 2001 10 November 2003 style=\”background:#def;\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Duncan Smith
[10] David Davis 10 November 2003 12 June 2008 style=\”background:#def;\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Howard
#</span><span about=\”#mwt247\”>0087DC</span>”}]]}’> Dominic Grieve[11] Dominic Grieve 12 June 2008 19 January 2009 #</span><span about=\”#mwt256\”>0087DC</span>”}]]}’> Chris Grayling[12] Chris Grayling 19 January 2009 6 May 2010 #</span><span about=\”#mwt265\”>E4003B</span>”}]]}’> Alan Johnson[13] 12 May 2010 8 October 2010 style=\”background:#fcc;\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Harman I
[14] 8 October 2010 20 January 2011 style=\”background:#fcc;\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Miliband
[15] 20 January 2011 14 September 2015 #</span><span about=\”#mwt298\”>E4003B</span>”}]]}’> #</span><span about=\”#mwt304\”>E4003B</span>”}]]}’> Andy Burnham[16] 14 September 2015 6 October 2016 style=\”background:#fcc;\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Corbyn
[17][18] 6 October 2016 5 April 2020 #</span><span about=\”#mwt328\”>E4003B</span>”}]]}’> Nick Thomas-Symonds[19] 5 April 2020 29 November 2021 style=\”background:#fcc;\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Starmer
[15][20] 29 November 2021 5 July 2024 #</span><span about=\”#mwt350\”>0087DC</span>”}]]}’> James Cleverly 8 July 2024 5 November 2024 style=\”background:#def;\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Sunak
style=\”background:#def;\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Conservative
  1. ↑ “Shadow Cabinet Changes”. The Glasgow Herald. 24 January 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  2. ↑ “Wilson – Foreign Spokesman”. Evening Times. 30 November 1961. p. 1. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Robert Malcolm Punnett (1973). Front-bench opposition; the role of the Leader of the Opposition, the Shadow Cabinet and Shadow Government in British politics. London. pp. 458–467. ISBN 978-0-435-83734-1. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  4. ↑ “Sir Alec Picks His Front Bench”. The Glasgow Herald. 29 October 1964. p. 1. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  5. ↑ “Sir Alec Reshuffles Shadow Cabinet”. The Glasgow Herald. 17 February 1965. p. 1. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  6. ↑ “Barber Prepares to Quit”. The Glasgow Herald. 12 March 1974. pp. 1, 30. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  7. ↑ “Whitelaw takes on key Tory post”. The Glasgow Herald. 12 June 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  8. ↑ “Miss Ann Widdecombe”. UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  9. ↑ “Sir Oliver Letwin”. UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  10. ↑ “Mr David Davis”. UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  11. ↑ “Mr Dominic Grieve”. UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  12. ↑ “Chris Grayling”. UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  13. ↑ “Alan Johnson”. UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  14. ↑ “Ed Balls”. UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  15. 1 2 “Yvette Cooper”. UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  16. ↑ “Andy Burnham”. UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  17. ↑ “Ms Diane Abbott”. UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  18. ↑ “Labour reshuffle: Diane Abbott made shadow home secretary”. BBC News. 7 October 2016.
  19. ↑ “Nick Thomas-Symonds”. UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  20. ↑ “Labour reshuffle: Yvette Cooper becomes shadow home secretary”. BBC News. 30 November 2021.