First Shadow Cabinet of Harold Wilson

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
Portfolio Shadow Minister Term
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

See also

References
  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.
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