Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons

The Shadow Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet responsible for working with the Leader of the House in arranging Commons business and holding the Government to account in its overall management of the House.

The Shadow Leader also responds to the Business Statement of Leader of House each Thursday, though the Leader of the Opposition exercised this role until the late 1980s. The office is roughly equivalent to the Shadow Leader of the House of Lords.

Shadow Leader
of the House of Commons
Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons
Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons
Incumbent
Lucy Powell
since 4 September 2023
AppointerLeader of the Opposition
WebsiteThe Shadow Cabinet

Shadow Leaders (British Parliament)

Name Portrait Took office Left office Political party Leader of the Opposition
Herbert Morrison Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  1951 c. 1955 Labour Clement Attlee
Unknown Labour Hugh Gaitskell
George Brown
Harold Wilson
Selwyn Lloyd Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  16 October 1964 4 August 1965 Conservative Alec Douglas-Home
Unknown/Vacant 4 August 1965 19 June 1970 Conservative Edward Heath
Fred Peart Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  19 June 1970 16 December 1971 Labour Harold Wilson
Michael Foot Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  16 December 1971 6 December 1972 Labour
Edward Short Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  6 December 1972 4 March 1974 Labour
James Prior Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  4 March 1974 29 October 1974 Conservative Edward Heath
John Peyton Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  29 October 1974 19 November 1976 Conservative
Margaret Thatcher
Francis Pym Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  19 November 1976 Approx. 20 November 1978 Conservative
Norman St John-Stevas Approx. 20 November 1978 5 May 1979 Conservative
Michael Foot Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  4 May 1979 8 December 1980 Labour James Callaghan
John Silkin Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  8 December 1980 30 October 1983 Labour Michael Foot
Peter Shore Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  30 October 1983 13 July 1987 Labour Neil Kinnock
Frank Dobson Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  13 July 1987 2 November 1989 Labour
John Cunningham Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  2 November 1989 24 July 1992 Labour
Margaret Beckett Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  24 July 1992 13 May 1994 Labour John Smith
Nick Brown
(Acting)
Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  13 May 1994 21 July 1994 Labour Margaret Beckett
Margaret Beckett Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  21 July 1994 20 October 1994 Labour Tony Blair
Ann Taylor Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  20 October 1994 2 May 1997 Labour
Alastair Goodlad Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  May 1997 30 June 1997 Conservative John Major
Gillian Shephard Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  30 June 1997 2 June 1998 Conservative William Hague
Sir George Young Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  1 June 1998 22 September 2000 Conservative
Angela Browning Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  26 September 2000 18 September 2001 Conservative
Eric Forth 18 September 2001 10 November 2003 Conservative Iain Duncan Smith
Oliver Heald Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  10 November 2003 10 May 2005 Conservative Michael Howard
Chris Grayling Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  10 May 2005 8 December 2005 Conservative
Theresa May Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  8 December 2005 19 January 2009 Conservative David Cameron
Alan Duncan Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  19 January 2009 7 September 2009 Conservative
Sir George Young Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  8 September 2009 11 May 2010 Conservative
Rosie Winterton Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  12 May 2010 8 October 2010 Labour Harriet Harman
Hilary Benn Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  8 October 2010 7 October 2011 Labour Ed Miliband
Angela Eagle Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  7 October 2011 13 September 2015 Labour
Harriet Harman
Chris Bryant Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  13 September 2015 26 June 2016 Labour Jeremy Corbyn
Paul Flynn 4 July 2016 6 October 2016 Labour
Valerie Vaz Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  6 October 2016 9 May 2021 Labour
Sir Keir Starmer
Thangam Debbonaire Shadow Leader Of The House Of Commons  9 May 2021 4 September 2023 Labour
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