"shadow portfolio" is a correct and usable term in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a portfolio made up of securities and other investments that mirror those held by a particular company. For example, "The analyst created a shadow portfolio that mimicked the holdings of the Dow Jones Industrial Average."
After the ALP's disappointing showing in federal elections in 2001, Gillard was elevated to the front bench and given the shadow portfolio of population and immigration.
Mr Farron said that, while the Lib Dems in the Lords would retain a full "shadow" portfolio, with so few MPs in the House of Commons he wanted to change the structure of how MPs operated.
Miliband's aides explained Byrne's loss of the policy review by saying it was not felt possible for him to carry on both his shadow portfolio and the policy review.
Gove's lobbying activities listed on the foreign interests register include meetings with the Australian energy minister, the industry minister, shadow portfolio ministers and the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority.
Keith Simpson, another member of Hague's foreign affairs team who referred to his shadow portfolio as covering "the rest of the world," and a strong supporter of the Atlantic relationship, said that Cameron's reaction to world events, and his attempts to moderate the partisan tone of conference, were "spot on," as did Shailesh Vara, the Conservative Party's Deputy leader.
Within the party the whole spectrum of opinion was engaged in the project of seeking victory, with leftwing figures like John Prescott, Frank Dobson, Robin Cook and Clare Short all holding significant shadow portfolios and working as a team.
Douglas-Home did not immediately allocate shadow portfolios to his colleagues, but in January 1965 he gave Maudling the foreign affairs brief and Heath became spokesman on Treasury and economic affairs.
Crafted by highly-regarded winemaker Michel Rolland in the Long Shadows portfolio, this bottle offers a balance of fruit and tannins with an earthy spice-long finish.
She was elevated to the shadow communications portfolio in Bill Shorten's recent reshuffle.
This would mean creating a new (shadow) departmental portfolio for Economic Reform based on the existing BIS one.
Only after the February 1974 election did he gain a post: when Thatcher gave him the shadow energy portfolio in July 1975 and promoted him to industry in October 1976.
