Shadow Foreign Secretary

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The Shadow Foreign Secretary is the senior opposition politician in the UK responsible for scrutinizing and challenging the government's foreign policy and presenting alternative diplomatic strategies.

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Shadow Foreign Secretary canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political office
shadow cabinet position
alsoKnownAs Shadow Foreign Secretary of State
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
appointedBy Leader of the Opposition (UK)
surface form: Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
associatedWith Foreign policy of the United Kingdom
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
category United Kingdom shadow cabinet positions
correspondsTo Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
country United Kingdom
countryGoverned none
hasCounterpart Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
surface form: Foreign Secretary
inception 20th century
isPartOf Westminster system of shadow ministers
jurisdiction foreign affairs
language English
legislativeBody British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
location Westminster, London, England
surface form: Westminster, London
memberOf Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)
surface form: Shadow Cabinet of the United Kingdom
officeHeldBy senior opposition politician
officeScope national
officeType shadow ministerial position
opposes His Majesty's Government foreign policy
partOf Official Opposition (United Kingdom)
Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)
surface form: UK Shadow Cabinet
politicalSystem parliamentary system
primaryFunction develop opposition foreign policy platform
hold Foreign Secretary to account
reportsTo Leader of the Opposition (UK)
surface form: Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
responsibleFor challenging government foreign policy
presenting alternative diplomatic strategies
presenting alternative foreign policy
scrutiny of UK foreign policy
seat London, England
surface form: London
selectionMethod appointment by opposition leader
termLength at the pleasure of the Leader of the Opposition
usedIn British politics

Referenced by (9)

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William Hague positionHeld Shadow Foreign Secretary
Alec Douglas-Home positionHeld Shadow Foreign Secretary
Robin Cook positionHeld Shadow Foreign Secretary
Michael Howard positionHeld Shadow Foreign Secretary
Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom) hasOffice Shadow Foreign Secretary
Jim Callaghan positionHeld Shadow Foreign Secretary
Alec positionHeld Shadow Foreign Secretary
subject surface form: Alec Douglas-Home
Patrick Gordon Walker positionHeld Shadow Foreign Secretary
Emily Thornberry positionHeld Shadow Foreign Secretary