Shadow First Secretary of State

Shadow First Secretary of State
Incumbent Emily Thornberry since 14 June 2017
Shadow Cabinet
Appointer	Leader of the Opposition
Formation	11 May 2015
First holder	Jack Straw (Acting Shadow Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)
Website	Shadow Cabinet

The Shadow First Secretary of State is a position in the United Kingdom's Shadow Cabinet that was created on 11 May 2015 by the Leader of the Opposition, Harriet Harman for her interim shadow cabinet. Prior to 2015, the office was known as Shadow Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Even though the role has no specific responsibilities attached to it, the holder of the position shadows the First Secretary of State and deputises for the Leader of the Opposition in Prime Minister's Questions when the First Secretary is deputising for the Prime Minister. The current holder is Emily Thornberry who was appointed on 14 June 2017.