Nick Thomas-Symonds
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Nicklaus Thomas-Symonds FRHistS (born 26 May 1980) is a British academic, barrister and politician who has been Shadow Minister without Portfolio since 2023.[1] A member of the Labour Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Torfaen since 2015.[2]
Quick Facts Shadow Minister without Portfolio, Leader ...
Nick Thomas-Symonds | |
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Shadow Minister without Portfolio | |
Assumed office 4 September 2023 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Conor McGinn |
Shadow President of the Board of Trade Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade | |
In office 29 November 2021 – 4 September 2023 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Emily Thornberry |
Succeeded by | Jonathan Reynolds[lower-alpha 1] |
Shadow Home Secretary | |
In office 5 April 2020 – 29 November 2021 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Diane Abbott |
Succeeded by | Yvette Cooper |
Shadow Minister for Security | |
In office 5 July 2017 – 5 April 2020 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Conor McGinn |
Shadow Solicitor General for England and Wales | |
In office 9 October 2016 – 5 April 2020 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Preceded by | Jo Stevens |
Succeeded by | Ellie Reeves |
Shadow Minister for Employment | |
In office 11 January 2016 – 27 June 2016 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Preceded by | Emily Thornberry |
Succeeded by | Margaret Greenwood |
Shadow Minister for Pensions | |
In office 17 September 2015 – 11 January 2016 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Preceded by | Gregg McClymont |
Succeeded by | Angela Rayner |
Member of Parliament for Torfaen | |
Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
Preceded by | Paul Murphy |
Majority | 3,742 (10.1%) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1980-05-26) 26 May 1980 (age 43) Blaenavon, Wales |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | Rebecca Nelson |
Alma mater | St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
Website | Official website |
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Thomas-Symonds served as Shadow Home Secretary from 2020 to 2021,[3] and held several junior shadow portfolios from 2015 to 2020. Prior to his election to Parliament, he was a chancery and commercial barrister at Civitas Law.[4][5] He is also the author of books on Clement Attlee, Nye Bevan and Harold Wilson.