Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

The Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills 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 government's Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and develop alternative policies. The office holder is a member of the Shadow Cabinet.

List of Shadow Secretaries

Shadow Secretary of State for Industry

Name			Entered office	Left office	Political party	Shadow Cabinet
	Michael Heseltine		11 March 1974	19 November 1976	Conservative	Edward Heath
						Margaret Thatcher
	John Biffen		19 November 1976	4 May 1979	Conservative
	Eric Varley		4 May 1979	14 July 1979	Labour	James Callaghan
	John Silkin		14 July 1979	4 November 1980	Labour
	Stanley Orme		4 November 1980	31 October 1983	Labour	Michael Foot

Shadow Secretary of State for Trade

Name			Entered office	Left office	Political party	Shadow Cabinet
	John Smith		4 May 1979	24 November 1982	Labour	James Callaghan
						Michael Foot
	Peter Archer		24 November 1982	31 October 1983	Labour

Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry & President of the Board of Trade
Name			Entered office	Left office	Political party	Shadow Cabinet
	Peter Shore		31 October 1983	26 October 1984	Labour	Neil Kinnock
	John Smith		26 October 1984	13 July 1987	Labour
	Bryan Gould		13 July 1987	2 November 1989	Labour
	Gordon Brown	70px	2 November 1989	18 July 1992	Labour
	Robin Cook	70px	18 July 1992	20 October 1994	Labour	John Smith Margaret Beckett
	Jack Cunningham		20 October 1994	19 October 1995	Labour	Tony Blair
	Margaret Beckett	70px	19 October 1995	2 May 1997	Labour
	Michael Heseltine		2 May 1997	11 June 1997	Conservative	John Major
	John Redwood		11 June 1997	15 June 1999	Conservative	William Hague
	Angela Browning		15 June 1999	26 September 2000	Conservative
	David Heathcoat-Amory		26 September 2000	18 September 2001	Conservative
	John Whittingdale	70px	18 September 2001	23 July 2002	Conservative	Iain Duncan Smith
	Tim Yeo		23 July 2002	11 November 2003	Conservative

Shadow Secretary of State for Industry					Shadow Secretary of State for Trade					Political party	Shadow Cabinet
Name			Took office	Left office	Name			Took office	Left office
	Stephen O'Brien		11 November 2003	6 May 2005		James Arbuthnot		11 November 2003	6 May 2005	Conservative	Michael Howard

Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry & President of the Board of Trade
Name			Entered office	Left office	Political party	Shadow Cabinet
	David Willetts		6 May 2005	8 December 2005	Conservative	Michael Howard
	Alan Duncan		8 December 2005	2 July 2007	Conservative	David Cameron
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
	Alan Duncan		2 July 2007	19 January 2009	Conservative	David Cameron
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
	Kenneth Clarke	70px	19 January 2009	11 May 2010	Conservative	David Cameron
	Pat McFadden		11 May 2010	8 October 2010	Labour	Harriet Harman
	John Denham	70px	8 October 2010	7 October 2011	Labour	Ed Miliband
	Chuka Umunna		7 October 2011	13 September 2015	Labour
						Harriet Harman
	Angela Eagle		13 September 2015	Incumbent	Labour	Jeremy Corbyn