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Labour Shadow Cabinet of 1964 in British Politics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The First Shadow Cabinet of Harold Wilson was created on 14 February 1963 following the death of Hugh Gaitskell on 18 January 1963.[1]
First Shadow Cabinet of Harold Wilson | |
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Shadow Cabinet of the United Kingdom | |
1963 – 1964 | |
Date formed | 14 February 1963 |
Date dissolved | 16 October 1964 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Leader of the Opposition | Harold Wilson |
Deputy Leader of the Opposition | George Brown |
Member party | |
Status in legislature | Official Opposition 258 / 630 (41%) |
History | |
Election | 1963 Labour Party leadership election |
Legislature terms | 42nd UK Parliament |
Predecessor | Shadow Cabinet of Hugh Gaitskell |
Successor | Shadow Cabinet of Alec Douglas-Home |
Portfolio | Shadow Minister | Term |
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Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition Leader of the Labour Party |
The Rt Hon. Harold Wilson | 1963 – 1964 |
Deputy Leader of the Opposition | George Brown | 1963 – 1964 |
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | James Callaghan[2] | 1963 – 1964 |
Shadow Foreign Secretary | Patrick Gordon Walker | 1963 – 1964 |
Shadow Home Secretary | Frank Soskice | 1963 – 1964 |
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | Unknown | 1963 – 1964 |
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | Denis Healey | 1964 |
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | William Ross | 1963 – 1964 |
Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords | The Rt Hon.The Earl Alexander of Hillsborough | 1963 – 1964 |
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons | Edward Short | 1963 – 1964 |