Shadow Secretary of State for Education
The shadow secretary of state for education, also called the shadow education secretary, is an office in the Opposition [Shadow Cabinet">Official Opposition (United Kingdom)">Opposition [Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)|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.
Departments shadowed
- Ministry [of Education (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Education]
- Department of Education and Science
- Department for Education
- Department for Education and Employment
- Department for Education and Skills
- Department for Children, Schools and Families
List of shadow secretaries of state
Shadow Minister of Education
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Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Science
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Shadow Secretary 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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