Shadow Secretary of State for Education


The Shadow Secretary of State for Education, also called the Shadow Education Secretary, is an office in the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet responsible for Opposition policy on education and for holding the Secretary of State for Education, junior education ministers, and the Department for Education to account.

List of Shadow Secretaries

Shadow Secretaries of State for Education and Science

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Shadow Secretaries of State for Education

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Shadow Secretaries of State for Education and Employment

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Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Skills

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Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families

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Shadow Secretaries of State for Education

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