The Shadow Cabinet of Alec Douglas-Home was created on 16 October 1964 following the defeat in the 1964 general election.
Douglas-Home Shadow Cabinet | |
|---|---|
Shadow Cabinet of United Kingdom | |
| 1964 – 1965 | |
| Date formed | 16 October 1964 |
| Date dissolved | 28 July 1965 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Leader of the Opposition | Alec Douglas-Home |
| Member party |
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| Status in legislature | Official Opposition 303 / 630 (48%) |
| History | |
| Legislature terms | 43th UK Parliament |
| Outgoing formation | 1965 Conservative Party leadership election |
| Predecessor | First Wilson shadow cabinet |
| Successor | First Heath shadow cabinet |
Shadow cabinet list
| Portfolio | Shadow Minister | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition Leader of the Conservative Party | Alec Douglas-Home | 1964–65 |
| Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | Reginald Maudling | 1964–65 |
| Edward Heath | 1965 | |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Economic Affairs | Edward Heath | 1964–65 |
| Shadow Foreign Secretary | R. A. Butler | 1964–65 |
| Reginald Maudling | 1965 | |
| Shadow Home Secretary | Edward Boyle | 1964–65 |
| Peter Thorneycroft | 1965 | |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | Peter Thorneycroft | 1964–65 |
| Christopher Soames | 1965 | |
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | Selwyn Lloyd | 1964–65 |
| Shadow Commonwealth Secretary Shadow Secretary of State for the Colonies | Duncan Sandys | 1964–65 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Trade Shadow President of the Board of Trade | Anthony Barber | 1965 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Science | Quintin Hogg | 1964–65 |
| Edward Boyle | 1965 | |
| Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | Christopher Soames | 1964–65 |
| Martin Redmayne | 1965 | |
| Shadow Minister for Labour | Joseph Godber | 1964–65 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | Michael Noble | 1964–65 |
| Shadow Minister for Social Services Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | Keith Joseph | 1964–65 |
| Shadow Minister for Technology | Ernest Marples | 1964–65 |
| Shadow Minister for Housing and Land | John Boyd-Carpenter | 1964–65 |
| Shadow Minister for Steel | Iain Macleod | 1964–65 |
| Shadow Minister of Transport | Enoch Powell | 1964–65 |
| Chairman of the Conservative Party | Viscount Blakenham | 1964–65 |
| Edward du Cann | 1965 | |
| Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords | The Lord Carrington PC | 1964–65 |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords | Viscount Dilhorne | 1964–65 |
| Opposition Chief Whip | Martin Redmayne | 1964 |
| William Whitelaw | 1964–65 | |
| Shadow Minister without Portfolio | Quintin Hogg | 1965 |
| Other frontbenchers | ||
| Shadow Minister for Trade | Edward du Cann | 1964–65 |
| Shadow Minister of Health | Richard Wood | 1964–65 |
| Shadow Minister for Pensions | Margaret Thatcher | 1964–65 |
| Shadow Minister for Power | John Peyton | 1964–65 |
| Shadow Minister for Aviation | Angus Maude | 1964–65 |
| Shadow Minister of Public Buildings and Works | John Ramsden | 1964–65 |
| Shadow Minister for Land and Natural Resources | Frederick Corfield | 1964–65 |
| Shadow Minister on Broadcasting and Post Office Affairs | Mervyn Pike | 1964 |
| Martin Redmayne | 1964–65 | |
| David Gibson-Watt | 1965 | |
| Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales | John Hobson | 1964–65 |
| Shadow Solicitor General for England and Wales | Peter Rawlinson | 1964–65 |
| Shadow Minister for the Colonies | Julian Amery | 1964–65 |
| Shadow Minister for Overseas Development | Robert Carr | 1964–65 |
| Opposition Deputy Chief Whip | William Whitelaw | 1964 |
See also
- List of British governments
- Official Opposition of the United Kingdom
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