Nick Thomas-Symonds
British politician
Nicklaus Thomas-Symonds FRHistS (born 26 May 1980) is a British academic, barrister and politician who has been Shadow Minister without Portfolio since 2023. A member of the Labour Party, he has been Member of Parliament for Torfaen since 2015.
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Shadow Minister without Portfolio | |
| Assumed office 4 September 2023 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Conor McGinn |
| Shadow President of the Board of Trade Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade | |
| In office 29 November 2021 – 4 September 2023 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Emily Thornberry |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Shadow Home Secretary | |
| In office 5 April 2020 – 29 November 2021 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Diane Abbott |
| Succeeded by | Yvette Cooper |
| Shadow Minister for Security | |
| In office 5 July 2017 – 5 April 2020 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Conor McGinn |
| Shadow Solicitor General for England and Wales | |
| In office 9 October 2016 – 5 April 2020 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Jo Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Ellie Reeves |
| Shadow Minister for Employment | |
| In office 11 January 2016 – 27 June 2016 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Emily Thornberry |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Greenwood |
| Shadow Minister for Pensions | |
| In office 17 September 2015 – 11 January 2016 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Gregg McClymont |
| Succeeded by | Angela Rayner |
| Member of Parliament for Torfaen | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Murphy |
| Majority | 3,742 (10.1%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 May 1980 Blaenavon, Wales |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Rebecca Nelson |
| Alma mater | St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
| Website | Official website |
He was Shadow Home Secretary from 2020 to 2021, and held several junior shadow portfolios from 2015 to 2020. Before his election to Parliament, he was a commercial barrister at Civitas Law. He has written books on Clement Attlee, Nye Bevan and Harold Wilson.[1]
References
change- ↑ Maguire, Patrick (2020-05-01). "The history boy: can Nick Thomas-Symonds reunite Labour and nation?". New Statesman. Retrieved 2024-02-08.