Shadow Secretary of State for Wales

The shadow secretary of state for Wales (or shadow Welsh secretary) is a member of the UK Shadow Cabinet responsible for the scrutiny of the secretary of state for Wales and their department, the Wales Office.^[1] The incumbent holder of the office is Mims Davies.

Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
Incumbent Mims Davies since 5 November 2024
Member of	Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet
Appointer	Leader of the Opposition

List of Shadow Secretaries

Frontbench spokesmen for Wales
Name			Entered office	Left office	Political party	Shadow Cabinet
	Jim Griffiths		November 1959	16 October 1964	Labour	Gaitskell
						Brown
						Wilson
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
Name			Entered office	Left office	Political party	Shadow Cabinet
	Keith Joseph		29 October 1964	5 August 1965	Conservative	Douglas-Home
	Peter Thorneycroft		5 August 1965	6 October 1965	Conservative	Heath
	David Gibson-Watt		6 October 1965	19 June 1970	Conservative
	George Thomas		19 June 1970	4 March 1974	Labour	Wilson II
	Peter Thomas		4 March 1974	18 February 1975	Conservative	Heath II
	Nicholas Edwards MP for Pembrokeshire		18 February 1975	4 May 1979	Conservative	Thatcher
	John Morris MP for Aberavon		4 May 1979	14 June 1979	Labour	Callaghan
	Alec Jones MP for Rhondda		14 June 1979	20 March 1983	Labour
						Foot
	Denzil Davies MP for Llanelli		20 March 1983	31 October 1983	Labour
	Barry Jones MP for Alyn and Deeside		31 October 1983	13 July 1987	Labour	Kinnock
	Alan Williams MP for Swansea West		13 July 1987	9 January 1989	Labour
	Barry Jones MP for Alyn and Deeside		9 January 1989	24 July 1992	Labour
	Ann Clwyd MP for Cynon Valley		24 July 1992	21 October 1993	Labour	Smith
	Ron Davies MP for Caerphilly		21 October 1993	2 May 1997	Labour
						Beckett
						Blair
	William Hague MP for Richmond		2 May 1997	19 June 1997	Conservative	Major
	Michael Ancram MP for Devizes		19 June 1997	1 June 1998	Conservative	Hague
	Liam Fox MP for Woodspring		1 June 1998	15 June 1999	Conservative
	Sir George Young MP for North West Hampshire		15 June 1999	26 September 2000	Conservative
	Angela Browning MP for Tiverton and Honiton		26 September 2000	18 September 2001	Conservative
	Nigel Evans MP for Ribble Valley		18 September 2001	11 November 2003	Conservative	Duncan Smith
	Bill Wiggin MP for Leominster		11 November 2003	6 December 2005	Conservative	Howard
	Cheryl Gillan MP for Chesham and Amersham		6 December 2005	11 May 2010	Conservative	Cameron
	Peter Hain MP for Neath		11 May 2010	15 May 2012	Labour	Harman
						Miliband
	Owen Smith MP for Pontypridd		15 May 2012	14 September 2015	Labour
						Harman II
	Nia Griffith MP for Llanelli		14 September 2015	27 June 2016	Labour	Corbyn
	Paul Flynn MP for Newport West		3 July 2016	6 October 2016	Labour
	Jo Stevens MP for Cardiff Central		6 October 2016	27 January 2017	Labour
	Christina Rees MP for Neath		9 February 2017	6 April 2020	Labour
	Nia Griffith MP for Llanelli		6 April 2020	29 November 2021	Labour	Starmer
	Jo Stevens MP for Cardiff Central		29 November 2021	8 July 2024	Labour
	Byron Davies Baron Davies of Gower		8 July 2024	5 November 2024	Conservative	Sunak
	Mims Davies		5 November 2024	Incumbent	Conservative	Badenoch