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{{Short description|UK shadow minister}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Shadow Secretary of State for Young People and Democracy
| image =
| alt =
| incumbent = ''Abolished''
| incumbentsince = 29 November 2021
|abolished       = 29 November 2021
| appointer = [[Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)|Leader of the Opposition]]
| member_of = [[Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)|Shadow Cabinet]]
| formation = 14 September 2015
| first = [[Gloria De Piero]]
|last            = [[Cat Smith]]
}}
The '''Shadow Secretary of State for Young People and Democracy''' was a position in the [[Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)|Shadow Cabinet of the United Kingdom]].
The role was established as Shadow Minister for Young People and Voter Registration by the [[Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)|Leader of the Opposition]], [[Jeremy Corbyn]], on 14 September 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Cat Smith Shadow Minister for Young People and Voter Engagement|website=TheyWorkForYou|url= https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/25432/cat_smith/lancaster_and_fleetwood|access-date=27 September 2021}}</ref> Upon [[Cat Smith]]'s appointment in 2016, the title was changed to Shadow Minister for Voter Engagement and Youth Affairs.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1391656353106644992|user=CatSmithMP|title=I'm pleased to be staying in my shadow ministerial role for democracy and young people, which is more important than ever. I'll be defending our democracy against attacks and acts of voter suppression. I'll champion young people at the heart of Labour's decision making.|date=10 May 2021|access-date=27 September 2021}}</ref> Opposition Leader [[Keir Starmer]] re-named the position in his [[May 2021 British shadow cabinet reshuffle|May 2021 reshuffle]] to Shadow Secretary of State for Young People and Democracy. The position was abolished in the [[November 2021 British shadow cabinet reshuffle|November 2021 reshuffle]].
== List of officeholders ==
===List of Shadow Ministers for Young People and Voter Registration ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Name
!Portrait
! colspan="2" | Term of Office
! Party
! Opposition Leader
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Gloria De Piero]]
| [[File:Official portrait of Gloria De Piero crop 2.jpg|80px]]
| 14 September 2015
| 26 June 2016
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| [[Jeremy Corbyn]]
|}
===List of Shadow Ministers for Voter Engagement and Youth Affairs ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Name
!Portrait
! colspan="2" | Term of Office
! Party
! Opposition Leader
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Cat Smith]]
| [[File:Official portrait of Cat Smith MP crop 2.jpg |80px]]
| 27 June 2016
| [[May 2021 British shadow cabinet reshuffle|9 May 2021]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| [[Jeremy Corbyn]]<br>[[Keir Starmer]]
|}
===List of Shadow Secretaries of State for Young People and Democracy ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Name
!Portrait
! colspan="2" | Term of Office
! Party
! Opposition Leader
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Cat Smith]]
| [[File:Official portrait of Cat Smith MP crop 2.jpg |80px]]
| [[May 2021 British shadow cabinet reshuffle|9 May 2021]]
| [[November 2021 British shadow cabinet reshuffle|29 November 2021]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Cat|date=November 29, 2021|title=It's been an honour to serve on the Labour front bench since 2015 but I'm looking forward to spending even more time at home here in Lancashire and standing up for my constituents.|url=https://twitter.com/catsmithmp/status/1465287943669657600|access-date=2021-11-29|website=[[Twitter]]|language=en}}</ref>
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| [[Keir Starmer]]
|}
==See also==
* [[Official Opposition frontbench]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{UK Parliament Opposition Cabinet Offices}}
[[Category:Official Opposition (United Kingdom)]]
[[Category:Youth politics in the United Kingdom]]