First Shadow Cabinet of Harold Wilson

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First Shadow Cabinet of Harold Wilson

Shadow Cabinet of United Kingdom
1963 – 1964
Date formed14 February 1963 (1963-02-14)
Date dissolved16 October 1964 (1964-10-16)
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Leader of the OppositionHarold Wilson
Deputy Leader of the OppositionGeorge Brown
Member party
  •   Labour Party
Status in legislatureOfficial Opposition
258 / 630 (41%)
History
Outgoing election1959 general election
Legislature terms42nd UK Parliament
Incoming formation1963 Labour Party leadership election
Outgoing formation1964 general election
PredecessorShadow Cabinet of George Brown
SuccessorShadow Cabinet of Alec Douglas-Home

The First Shadow Cabinet of Harold Wilson was created on 14 February 1963 following the death of Hugh Gaitskell on 18 January 1963.[1]

Shadow Cabinet list

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Portfolio Shadow Minister Term
Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition
Leader of the Labour Party 		Harold Wilson 1963 – 1964
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party 		George Brown 1963 – 1964
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Unknown 1963 – 1964
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer James Callaghan[2] 1963 – 1964
Shadow Foreign Secretary Patrick Gordon Walker 1963 – 1964
Shadow Home Secretary George Brown 1963 – 1964
Shadow Minister of Housing and Local Government Michael Stewart 1963 – 1964
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Denis Healey 1963 – 1964
Shadow Minister of Aviation Frederick Lee 1963 – 1964
Shadow Minister for Transport George Strauss 1963 – 1964
Shadow Minister for Power Tom Fraser 1963 – 1964
Shadow President of the Board of Trade Douglas Jay 1963 – 1964
Shadow Secretary of State for the Colonies Arthur Bottomley[3] 1963 – 1964
Shadow Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations John Strachey 1963
Unknown 1963 – 1964
Shadow Minister for Education Fred Willey 1963 – 1964
Shadow Minister for Health Kenneth Robinson 1963 – 1964
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Douglas Houghton[4] 1963 – 1964
Shadow Minister for Labour Ray Gunter 1963 – 1964
Shadow Minister of Public Buildings and Works Charles Pannell 1963 – 1964
Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Fred Peart 1963 – 1964
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland William Ross 1963 – 1964
Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Unknown 1963 – 1964
Shadow Minister of Pensions and National Insurance Dick Mitchison 1963 – 1964
Shadow Attorney General Frank Soskice 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 Herbert Bowden 1963 – 1964
Shadow Postmaster General William Williams 1963
Unknown 1963 – 1964
Other frontbenchers
Shadow Minister for Higher Education and Science Richard Crossman 1963 – 1964
Frontbench spokesmen on Disarmament Matters Philip Noel-Baker 1963 – 1964
Frontbench spokesmen on Economic Affairs Douglas Jay[5] 1963
Frontbench spokesmen for Wales Jim Griffiths[6] 1963 – 1964

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Timothy Heppell, "The Labour Party leadership election of 1963: Explaining the unexpected election of Harold Wilson." Contemporary British History 24.2 (2010): 151-171.
  2. ^ "Obituary: Lord Callaghan". the Guardian. 28 March 2005. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Labor's Shadow Cabinet". Ottawa Citizen. 22 February 1963. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  4. ^ The Shadow Cabinet in British Politics. Taylor & Francis. 13 October 2023. ISBN 9781003804338. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Mr Brown Returns to London". Westminster: The Glasgow Herald. 21 February 1963. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  6. ^ Robert Malcolm Punnett (1973). Front-bench opposition; the role of the Leader of the Opposition, the Shadow Cabinet and Shadow Government in British politics. London. pp. 458–467. ISBN 978-0-435-83734-1. Retrieved 18 April 2025.