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| Nick Thomas-Symonds FRHistS MP | |
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| Shadow Security Minister | |
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Assumed office 3 July 2017 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | none |
| Shadow Solicitor General for England and Wales | |
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Assumed office 9 October 2016 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Jo Stevens |
| Shadow Employment Minister | |
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In office 11 January 2016 – 27 June 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Emily Thornberry |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Greenwood |
| Shadow Pensions Minister | |
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In office 17 September 2015 – 11 January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Gregg McClymont |
| Succeeded by | Angela Rayner |
| Member of Parliament for Torfaen | |
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Assumed office 8 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Murphy |
| Majority | 10,240 (26.6%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 May 1980 |
| Website | Official |
Nicklaus Thomas-Symonds, (born 26 May 1980) is a British Labour Party politician, barrister, and academic. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Torfaen since May 2015. Before entering Parliament, he was a chancery and commercial barrister at Civitas Law. He is also the author of Attlee: A Life in Politics and Nye: The Political Life of Aneurin Bevan.
Political career
Thomas-Symonds was selected as prospective Labour parliamentary candidate for Torfaen on 7 March 2015 and subsequently won the seat in the General Election on 7 May 2015.
After a brief stint on the Justice Select Committee, he was appointed Shadow Pensions Minister on 17 September 2015 before being promoted to Shadow Employment Minister on 11 January 2016. He resigned the role of Shadow Employment Minister on 27 June 2016. On 11 October 2016 he accepted the position of Shadow Solicitor General and on 3 July 2017 he was appointed as Shadow Security Minister within the Shadow Home Affairs Team.
He has served as Chair of four All-Party Parliamentary Groups: Off-Patent Drugs; Industrial Heritage; Legal & Constitutional Affairs; and Archives & History.
Nick Thomas-Symonds was drawn in the ballot for a Private Members’ Bill on 4 June 2015 and introduced the Off-Patent Drugs Bill. This ran out of time at Second Reading on 6 November 2015, but substantial parts of the Bill were later incorporated into the Access to Medical Treatments (Innovation) Bill on 29 January 2016. As a result of promises secured by Nick Thomas-Symonds MP the British National Formulary has started to include off-label drugs in their new indication where there is sufficient evidence.