In British politics, the shadow foreign secretary is a position within the opposition's shadow cabinet that deals mainly with issues surrounding the Foreign Office; if elected, the designated person is slated to become the new Foreign Secretary.
List of Shadow Foreign Secretaries
| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Eden |  |
27 July 1945 | 26 October 1951 | Conservative | |
| Herbert Morrison |  |
26 October 1951 | 14 December 1955 | Labour | |
| Alfred Robens | |
14 December 1955 | 22 July 1956 | Labour | |
| Aneurin Bevan |  |
22 July 1956 | 11 October 1959 | Labour | |
| Denis Healey |  |
11 October 1959 | 2 November 1961 | Labour | |
| Harold Wilson |  |
2 November 1961 | 14 February 1963 | Labour | |
| Patrick Gordon Walker | |
14 February 1963 | 15 October 1964 | Labour | |
| R. A. Butler | |
15 October 1964 | 27 July 1965 | Conservative | |
| Reginald Maudling | |
27 July 1965 | 11 November 1965 | Conservative | |
| Christopher Soames | |
11 November 1965 | 13 April 1966 | Conservative | |
| Alec Douglas-Home | 13 April 1966 | 18 June 1970 | Conservative | ||
| Denis Healey | |
20 June 1970 | 19 April 1972 | Labour | |
| James Callaghan |  |
19 April 1972 | 28 February 1974 | Labour | |
| Geoffrey Rippon | |
28 February 1974 | 11 February 1975 | Conservative | |
| Reginald Maudling | |
11 February 1975 | 11 April 1976 | Conservative | |
| John Davies | |
11 April 1976 | 23 September 1978 | Conservative | |
| Francis Pym |  |
23 September 1978 | 4 May 1979 | Conservative | |
| Peter Shore | |
4 May 1979 | 4 November 1980 | Labour | |
| Denis Healey | |
4 November 1980 | 13 June 1987 | Labour | |
| Gerald Kaufman |  |
11 June 1987 | 19 July 1992 | Labour | |
| Jack Cunningham | |
11 April 1992 | 22 July 1994 | Labour | |
| Robin Cook |  |
22 July 1994 | 2 May 1997 | Labour | |
| John Major |  |
7 May 1997 | 11 June 1997 | Conservative | |
| Michael Howard |  |
11 June 1997 | 15 June 1999 | Conservative | |
| John Maples | |
15 June 1999 | 2 February 2000 | Conservative | |
| Francis Maude | |
2 February 2000 | 18 September 2001 | Conservative | |
| Michael Ancram | |
18 September 2001 | 10 May 2005 | Conservative | |
| Liam Fox |  |
10 May 2005 | 6 December 2005 | Conservative | |
| William Hague |  |
6 December 2005 | present | Conservative | |
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