Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales

Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales
File:Karl Turner 13-04-2015 1.jpg Incumbent Karl Turner since 11 January 2016
Appointer	Leader of the Opposition
Website	The Shadow Cabinet

The Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales is an office within British politics held by a member of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition. The duty of the office holder is to scrutinise the actions of the Attorney General for England and Wales and develop alternative policies. The office holder is a member of the Shadow Cabinet.

Shadow Attorney

Name			Entered office	Left office	Political party	Shadow Cabinet
	Baron Havers		18 February 1975	4 May 1979	Conservative	Margaret Thatcher
	Baron Silkin of Dulwich		4 May 1979	14 July 1979	Labour	James Callaghan
	John Morris	60px	14 July 1979	24 November 1981	Labour	James Callaghan
						Michael Foot
	Baron Archer of Sandwell		24 November 1981	24 November 1982	Labour	Michael Foot
	Arthur Davidson		24 November 1982	9 June 1983	Labour	Michael Foot
	Baron Morris of Aberavon	60px	9 June 1983	2 May 1997	Labour
						Michael Foot
						Neil Kinnock
						John Smith
						Margaret Beckett
						Tony Blair
	Baron Lyell of Markyate		2 May 1997	19 June 1997	Conservative	John Major
	Edward Garnier		19 June 1997	13 September 2001	Conservative	William Hague
						Iain Duncan Smith
	Bill Cash		14 September 2001	6 November 2003	Conservative	Iain Duncan Smith
	Dominic Grieve	60px	6 November 2003	8 September 2009	Conservative	Michael Howard
						David Cameron
	Edward Garnier		8 September 2009	11 May 2010	Conservative	David Cameron
	Baroness Scotland of Asthal		11 May 2010	7 October 2011	Labour	Harriet Harman
						Ed Miliband
	Emily Thornberry		7 October 2011	14 September 2015	Labour	Ed Miliband
	Lord Bach		3 December 2014	14 September 2015	Labour	Ed Miliband
						Harriet Harman
	Catherine McKinnell		14 September 2015	11 January 2016	Labour	Jeremy Corbyn
	Karl Turner	60px	11 January 2016	Incumbent	Labour	Jeremy Corbyn