Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

The Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change is a post in the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet. The Shadow Secretary helps hold the Energy and Climate Change Secretary and junior ministers to account and is the lead spokesperson on energy and climate change issues for his or her party. Should the relevant party take office, the Shadow Secretary would be a likely candidate to become Energy Secretary.

A previous Official Opposition post of Shadow Secretary of State for Energy existed until the Department of Energy was merged into the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in 1992. In 2008, the Department for Energy and Climate Change was split from the DTI's successor department, effectively reviving the former department and the need for an Opposition shadow.

Shadow Secretary of State for Energy (1974-1992)

Name			Took office	Left office	Political party	Leader of the Opposition
	Patrick Jenkin		18 February 1975	15 January 1976	Conservative	Margaret Thatcher
	John Biffen		15 January 1976	19 November 1976	Conservative
	Tom King		19 November 1976	4 May 1979	Conservative
	Tony Benn		4 May 1979	14 July 1979	Labour	James Callaghan
	David Owen	60px	14 July 1979	4 November 1980	Labour
	Merlyn Rees	60px	4 November 1980	24 November 1982	Labour	Michael Foot
	John Smith		24 November 1982	2 October 1983	Labour
	Stanley Orme		2 October 1983	13 July 1987	Labour	Neil Kinnock
	John Prescott		13 July 1987	23 November 1988	Labour
	Tony Blair		23 November 1988	2 November 1989	Labour
	Frank Dobson	60px	2 November 1989	18 July 1992	Labour

Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (2008–)

Name			Took office	Left office	Political party	Leader of the Opposition
	Greg Clark	60px	6 October 2008	11 May 2010	Conservative	David Cameron
	Ed Miliband		11 May 2010	8 October 2010	Labour	Harriet Harman
	Meg Hillier	60px	8 October 2010	7 October 2011	Labour	Ed Miliband
	Caroline Flint		7 October 2011	14 September 2015	Labour
						Harriet Harman
	Lisa Nandy		14 September 2015	Incumbent	Labour	Jeremy Corbyn

See also

• Official Opposition frontbench