Shadow Secretary of State for Transport

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Shadow Secretary of State for Transport

The shadow secretary of state for transport is a political post in the United Kingdom. It has been consistently held by a member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet since May 1979. The shadow secretary helps hold the transport secretary and junior ministers to account and is the lead spokesperson on transport matters for their party. Should the relevant party take office, the shadow secretary would be a likely candidate to become the transport secretary.

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Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
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Gareth Bacon
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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

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Shadow Minister of Transport

Name Took office Left office Political party Shadow Cabinet
George Strauss Thumb 15 July 1955 November 1959[1] Labour Attlee
Gaitskell
Tony Benn Thumb November 1959 November 1960 Labour
George Strauss Thumb November 1960 16 October 1964 Labour
Brown
Wilson
Ernest Marples Thumb 16 October 1964 29 October 1964 Conservative Douglas-Home
Enoch Powell Thumb 29 October 1964 4 August 1965 Conservative
Martin Redmayne Thumb 4 August 1965 19 April 1966 Conservative Heath
Peter Walker Thumb 19 April 1966 14 November 1968 Conservative
Margaret Thatcher Thumb 14 November 1968 21 October 1969 Conservative
Peter Walker Thumb 21 October 1969 19 June 1970 Conservative
Fred Mulley Thumb 19 June 1970 4 March 1974 Labour Wilson II
Unknown Thumb 4 March 1974 11 February 1975 Conservative Heath II
Unknown Thumb 11 February 1975 15 January 1976 Conservative Thatcher
Norman Fowler Thumb 15 January 1976[2] 4 May 1979 Conservative
William Rodgers Thumb 4 May 1979 14 June 1979 Labour Callaghan
Albert Booth[3][n 1] Thumb 14 June 1979 September 1981 Labour
Foot

Shadow Secretary of State for Transport

Shadow Secretary Took office Left office Political party Shadow Cabinet
Albert Booth Thumb September 1981 31 October 1983 Labour Foot
John Prescott[4] Thumb 31 October 1983 26 October 1984 Labour Kinnock
Gwyneth Dunwoody[5] Thumb 26 October 1984 4 November 1985 Labour
Robert Hughes[6] Thumb 4 November 1985 23 November 1988 Labour
John Prescott Thumb 23 November 1988 21 October 1993 Labour
Smith
Frank Dobson[7] Thumb 21 October 1993 20 October 1994 Labour
Beckett
Michael Meacher[8] Thumb 20 October 1994 19 October 1995 Labour Blair
Clare Short[9] Thumb 19 October 1995 25 July 1996 Labour
Andrew Smith[10][11] Thumb 25 July 1996 2 May 1997 Labour
Sir George Young[12] Thumb 2 May 1997 June 1997 Conservative Major

Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Name Took office Left office Political party Shadow Cabinet
Norman Fowler Thumb June 1997 1 June 1998 Conservative Hague
Gillian Shepherd[13] Thumb 1 June 1998 14 June 1999 Conservative
John Redwood[14] Thumb 14 June 1999 2 February 2000 Conservative
Archie Norman Thumb 2 February 2000 18 September 2001 Conservative

Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions

Name Took office Left office Political party Shadow Cabinet
Theresa May[15][16] Thumb 18 September 2001 23 July 2002 Conservative Duncan Smith

Shadow Secretary of State for Transport

Name Took office Left office Political party Shadow Cabinet
Tim Collins[17] Thumb 23 July 2002 10 November 2003 Conservative Duncan Smith
Damian Green[n 2] Thumb 10 November 2003 8 September 2004 Conservative Howard

Shadow Secretary of State for Environment and Transport

Name Took office Left office Political party Shadow Cabinet
Tim Yeo[19] Thumb 8 September 2004 10 May 2005 Conservative Howard

Shadow Secretary of State for Transport

Name Took office Left office Political party Shadow Cabinet
Alan Duncan[20] Thumb 6 May 2005 8 December 2005 Conservative Howard
Chris Grayling[21] Thumb 8 December 2005 2 July 2007 Conservative Cameron
Theresa Villiers[22] Thumb 2 July 2007 11 May 2010 Conservative
Sadiq Khan[23] Thumb 14 May 2010 8 October 2010 Labour Harman
Maria Eagle[24] Thumb 8 October 2010 7 October 2013 Labour Miliband
Mary Creagh[25] Thumb 7 October 2013 5 November 2014 Labour
Michael Dugher[26] Thumb 5 November 2014 13 September 2015 Labour
Harman II
Lilian Greenwood Thumb 13 September 2015 26 June 2016 Labour Corbyn
Andy McDonald Thumb 27 June 2016 6 April 2020 Labour
Jim McMahon Thumb 6 April 2020 29 November 2021 Labour Starmer
Louise Haigh Thumb 29 November 2021 5 July 2024 Labour
Helen Whately Thumb 8 July 2024 5 November 2024 Conservative Sunak
Gareth Bacon Thumb 5 November 2024 Incumbent Conservative Badenoch
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Notes

  1. Booth was Shadow Minister of Transport until September 1981, when the Minister of Transport became Secretary of State for Transport.
  2. During this period, Michael Howard had a small Shadow Cabinet, with members heading "super" Shadow Departments. The Shadow Transport Secretary was part of the Shadow Environment and Transport team, which was headed by the Shadow Secretary of State for Environment and Transport. Theresa May first held thislatter office, and was replaced by Tim Yeo on 14 June 2004.[18] When Damian Green resigned from the frontbench during a reshuffle on 8 September 2004, Yeo took on his responsibilities.[19]

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