Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade

Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade
Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade
Appointer	Leader of the Opposition
Inaugural holder	Barry Gardiner
Formation	14 July 2016
Abolished	4 September 2023
Website	The Shadow Cabinet

AppointerLeader of the Opposition

Inaugural holderBarry Gardiner

Formation14 July 2016

Abolished4 September 2023

In British politics, the Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade was a position within the opposition's shadow cabinet that dealt with issues surrounding UK trade negotiations. If elected, the person designated as Shadow Secretary of State may have been slated to serve as the new Secretary of State. The final officeholder was Nick Thomas-Symonds.

	Term of office		Length of term	Political party	Shadow Cabinet
Barry Gardiner^[1]	14 July 2016	6 April 2020	3 years, 267 days	Labour	Corbyn
Emily Thornberry^[2]	6 April 2020	29 November 2021	1 year, 237 days	Labour	Starmer
Nick Thomas-Symonds^[3]	29 November 2021	4 September 2023	1 year, 9 months and 6 days	Labour	Starmer

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Former	Shadow Cabinet Minister for International Development Shadow Cabinet Minister for Mental Health Shadow Minister without Portfolio Shadow Minister of State at the Cabinet Office Shadow Secretary of State for Child Poverty Shadow Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights and Protections Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union Shadow Secretary of State for the Family Shadow Secretary of State for Housing Shadow Secretary of State for Young People and Democracy Shadow Secretary of State for the Future of Work

Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade

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