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Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
Political post in the United Kingdom
Summary
Political post in the United Kingdom
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | Shadow Secretary of State for Transport |
| image | Richard Holden Official Cabinet Portrait, November 2023.jpg |
| incumbent | Richard Holden |
| incumbentsince | 22 July 2025 |
| appointer | Leader of the Opposition |
| website | The Shadow Cabinet |
| department | Shadow Cabinet of the United Kingdom |
| reports_to | Leader of the Opposition |
At various times, the post has been called Shadow Minister for Transport (including from 1979 to 1981), Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, and Shadow Secretary of State for Environment and Transport.
Shadow secretaries of state
| Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | Shadow Cabinet | Labour Party (UK)}}" | Labour Party (UK)}}" | Labour Party (UK)}}" | Shadow Secretary | Took office | Left office | Political party | Shadow Cabinet | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | Shadow Cabinet | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | Shadow Cabinet | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | Shadow Cabinet | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | Shadow Cabinet | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | Shadow Cabinet | |||||||
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| Labour Party (UK)}}" | George Strauss | [[File:3x4.svg | 75px]] | 15 July 1955 | 16 November 1959 | Labour | Attlee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gaitskell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Tony Benn | [[File:Tony Benn 1967 (cropped).jpg | 75px]] | 16 November 1959 | 28 November 1960 | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | George Strauss | [[File:3x4.svg | 75px]] | 28 November 1960 | 16 October 1964 | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wilson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Ernest Marples | [[File:3x4.svg | 75px]] | 16 October 1964 | 29 October 1964 | Conservative | Douglas-Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Enoch Powell | [[File:Encoch Powell 7 Allan Warren.jpg | 75px]] | 29 October 1964 | 4 August 1965 | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Martin Redmayne | [[File:3x4.svg | 75px]] | 4 August 1965 | 19 April 1966 | Conservative | Heath | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Peter Walker | [[File:3x4.svg | 75px]] | 19 April 1966 | 14 November 1968 | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Margaret Thatcher | [[File:Margaret Thatcher in September 1975.jpg | 75px]] | 14 November 1968 | 21 October 1969 | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Peter Walker | [[File:3x4.svg | 75px]] | 21 October 1969 | 19 June 1970 | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Fred Mulley | [[File:Fred Mulley.PNG | 75px]] | 19 June 1970 | 4 March 1974 | Labour | Wilson II | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Unknown | 4 March 1974 | 15 January 1976 | Conservative | Heath II | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Thatcher | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Norman Fowler | [[File:Official portrait of Lord Fowler crop 2.jpg | 75px]] | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cZJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BaUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4418,2445488&dq=thatcher+shadow-cabinet&hl=en | title=Mrs Thatcher drops Younger in reshuffle | author=William Russell | work=The Glasgow Herald | date=16 January 1976 | page=1}} | 4 May 1979 | Conservative | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | William Rodgers | [[File:Official portrait of Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank crop 2.jpg | 75px]] | 4 May 1979 | 14 June 1979 | Labour | Callaghan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Albert BoothBooth was Shadow Minister of Transport until September 1981, when the Minister of Transport became Secretary of State for Transport. | [[File:3x4.svg | 75px]] | 14 June 1979 | September 1981 | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Foot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Albert Booth | [[File:3x4.svg | 75px]] | September 1981 | 31 October 1983 | Labour | Foot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | John Prescott | [[File:John Prescott 1975 (cropped).jpg | 100x100px]] | 31 October 1983 | 26 October 1984 | Labour | Kinnock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Gwyneth Dunwoody | [[File:Dunwoody (cropped).jpg | 75px]] | 26 October 1984 | 4 November 1985 | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Robert Hughes | [[File:Official portrait of Lord Hughes of Woodside crop 2.jpg | 75px]] | 4 November 1985 | 23 November 1988 | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (UK)}}; border-bottom:solid 1px " height=30 | John Prescott | [[File:British MEPs of the Labour party react to the EC Green Paper on the European Social Policy of November 1993 (19940100) 04 (cropped).jpg | 100x100px]] | 23 November 1988 | 21 October 1993 | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (UK)}}" height=30 | Frank Dobson | [[File:Frank Dobson, Secretary of State for Health (cropped).jpg | 75px]] | 21 October 1993 | 20 October 1994 | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beckett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Michael Meacher | [[File:Michael Meacher official portrait.jpg | 75px]] | 20 October 1994 | 19 October 1995 | Labour | Blair | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Clare Short | [[File:Paris 2011 192 (5494065443) (cropped 2).jpg | 112x112px]] | 19 October 1995 | 25 July 1996 | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Andrew Smith | [[File:Andrew Smith MP 20050127.jpg | 75px]] | 25 July 1996 | 2 May 1997 | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Sir George Young | [[File:George Young Minister.jpg | 100x100px]] | 2 May 1997 | June 1997 | Conservative | Major | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Norman Fowler | [[File:Official portrait of Lord Fowler crop 2.jpg | 75px]] | June 1997 | 1 June 1998 | Conservative | Hague | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Gillian Shepherd | [[File:Gillian Shephard official portrait (cropped).jpg | 100x100px]] | 1 June 1998 | 14 June 1999 | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | John Redwood | [[File:John Redwood official portrait (cropped).jpg | 98x98px]] | 14 June 1999 | 2 February 2000 | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Archie Norman | [[File:Archie Norman.jpg | 75px]] | 2 February 2000 | 18 September 2001 | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Theresa May | [[File:Theresa May (28235949166) (cropped).jpg | 100x100px]] | 18 September 2001 | 23 July 2002 | Conservative | Duncan Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Tim Collins | [[File:3x4.svg | 75px]] | 23 July 2002 | 10 November 2003 | Conservative | Duncan Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Damian Green | [[File:Damian Green, October 2009 cropped.jpg | 110x110px]] | 10 November 2003 | 8 September 2004 | Conservative | Howard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Tim Yeo | [[File:Tim Yeo MP (15216846249) (cropped).jpg | 75px]] | 8 September 2004 | 10 May 2005 | Conservative | Howard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Alan Duncan | [[File:Alan Duncan (cropped).jpg | 107x107px]] | 6 May 2005 | 8 December 2005 | Conservative | Howard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Chris Grayling | [[File:Chris Grayling.JPG | 93x93px]] | 8 December 2005 | 2 July 2007 | Conservative | Cameron | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Theresa Villiers | [[File:Theresa Villiers at the ECON Committee Meeting.jpg | 112x112px]] | 2 July 2007 | 11 May 2010 | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Sadiq Khan | [[File:Sadiq Khan, September 2009 cropped.jpg | 75px]] | 14 May 2010 | 8 October 2010 | Labour | Harman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Maria Eagle | [[File:Maria Eagle MP (cropped).jpg | 100x100px]] | 8 October 2010 | 7 October 2013 | Labour | Miliband | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Mary Creagh | [[File:MaryCreaghMP-withbrooch.jpg | 116x116px]] | 7 October 2013 | 5 November 2014 | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Michael Dugher | [[File:3x4.svg | 75px]] | 5 November 2014 | 13 September 2015 | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harman II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Lilian Greenwood | [[File:Lilian Greenwood Labour MP.jpg | 75x75px]] | 13 September 2015 | 26 June 2016 | Labour | Corbyn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Andy McDonald | [[File:Official portrait of Andy McDonald crop 2.jpg | 100x100px]] | 27 June 2016 | 6 April 2020 | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Jim McMahon | [[File:Official portrait of Jim McMahon crop 2.jpg | 75px]] | 6 April 2020 | 29 November 2021 | Labour | Starmer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Louise Haigh | [[File:Official portrait of Louise Haigh MP crop 2.jpg | 75px]] | 29 November 2021 | 5 July 2024 | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Helen Whately | [[File:Official portrait of Helen Whately MP crop 2.jpg | 75px]] | 8 July 2024 | 5 November 2024 | Conservative | Sunak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Gareth Bacon | [[File:Official portrait of Mr Gareth Bacon MP crop 2.jpg | 75px]] | 5 November 2024 | 22 July 2025 | Conservative | Badenoch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Richard Holden | [[File:Richard Holden Official Cabinet Portrait, November 2023 (cropped).jpg | 75px]] | 22 July 2025 | Incumbent | Conservative |
Notes
References
References
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