The shadow solicitor general is a member of the
Official Opposition frontbench
The frontbench of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition in the Parliament of the United Kingdom consists of the Shadow Cabinet and other official shadow ministers of the political party currently serving as the Official Opposition. The Opposition fr ...
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Responsibilities
The shadow solicitor general shadows the
solicitor general for England and Wales
His Majesty's Solicitor General for England and Wales, known informally as the Solicitor General, is one of the law officers of the Crown in the government of the United Kingdom. They are the deputy of the Attorney General for England and Wales ...
and deputises for the
shadow attorney general for England and Wales
The shadow attorney general for England and Wales is an office within British politics held by a member of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition (United Kingdom), His Majesty's Loyal Opposition. The duty of the office holder is to scrutinise the ac ...
.
List of officeholders
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Nick Brown
Nicholas Hugh Brown (born 13 June 1950), known as Nick Brown, is a British former politician and trade unionist who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle upon Tyne East between 1983 and 2024. He represented the Labour Party unti ...
- 1 January 1985 - 1 January 1988
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Donald Anderson - 1 January 1994 - 1 January 1996
References
Official Opposition (United Kingdom)
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