First Shadow Cabinet of Edward Heath

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First Shadow Cabinet of Edward Heath
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Shadow Cabinet of United Kingdom
1965 – 1970
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Date formed28 July 1965
Date dissolved19 June 1970
People and organisations
Monarch Elizabeth II
Leader of the Opposition Edward Heath
Deputy Leader of the Opposition Reginald Maudling
Member party
  •   Conservative Party
Status in legislature Official Opposition
303 / 630 (48%)
(1964)
251 / 630 (40%)
(1966)
History
Legislature terms 43rd UK Parliament
44th UK Parliament
Incoming formation 1965 Conservative Party leadership election
Outgoing formation 1970 United Kingdom general election
Predecessor Shadow Cabinet of Alec Douglas-Home
Successor Second Shadow Cabinet of Harold Wilson

The First Shadow Cabinet of Edward Heath was created on 28 July 1965 after the Conservative Party elected Edward Heath as its leader, replacing Alec Douglas-Home.

Contents

Shadow cabinet list

PortfolioShadow MinisterTerm
Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition
Leader of the Conservative Party 		Edward Heath 1965–70
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party 		Reginald Maudling 1965–70
Shadow Secretary of State for External AffairsSir Alec Douglas-Home 1965–66
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Iain Macleod 1965–70
Shadow Foreign Secretary Christopher Soames 1965–66
Alec Douglas-Home 1966–70
Shadow Home Secretary Peter Thorneycroft 1965–66
Quintin Hogg 1966–70
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Enoch Powell 1965–68
Reginald Maudling 1968
Geoffrey Rippon 1968–70
Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Steel
Shadow President of the Board of Trade 		Anthony Barber 1965–67
Keith Joseph 1967–70
Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Science Edward Boyle 1965–69
Margaret Thatcher 1969–70
Shadow Minister for Labour Keith Joseph 1965–67
Robert Carr 1967–70
Shadow Minister for Social Services Keith Joseph 1965–66
Mervyn Pike 1966–67
Robert Lindsay 1967–70
Shadow Minister for Technology Ernest Marples 1965–66
Shadow Minister for Housing and Land John Boyd-Carpenter 1965–66
Geoffrey Rippon 1966–68
Peter Walker 1968–70
Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Joseph Godber 1965–70
Shadow Minister of Transport Martin Redmayne 1965–66
Peter Walker 1966–68
Margaret Thatcher 1968–69
Peter Walker 1969–70
Shadow Commonwealth Secretary Selwyn Lloyd 1965–66
Reginald Maudling 1966–68
Alec Douglas-Home 1968
Shadow Minister for Power Anthony Barber 1966–67
Keith Joseph 1967
Margaret Thatcher 1967–68
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Michael Noble 1965–69
Gordon Campbell 1969–70
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales Peter Thorneycroft 1965–66
Unknown1966–70
Chairman of the Conservative Party Edward du Cann 1965–67
Anthony Barber 1967–70
Opposition Chief Whip William Whitelaw 1965–70
Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords Lord Carington 1965–70
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords Viscount Dilhorne 1965–66
Baron Harlech 1966–67
Earl Jellicoe 1967–70
Shadow Minister without Portfolio Duncan Sandys 1965–66
Quintin Hogg 1965–66
Other frontbenchers
Shadow Minister for Power John Peyton 1965–66
Sir John Eden 1968–70

Initial Shadow Cabinet

Heath announced his Shadow Cabinet on 5 August 1965. [1]

Junior Shadow Ministers

In October 1965 Heath announced the rest of his frontbench team. [2]

Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Aviation

Broadcasting and Post Office

Defence

Education and Science

External Affairs

Home Office

Housing and Land

Law

Labour and Social Services

Power

Public Building and Works

Scotland

Technology

Transpory

Treasury, Econmic Affairs and Trade

April 1966 reshuffle

Following the 1966 election Heath was forced to reshuffle his frontbench as three members of the Shadow Cabinet (Soames, Thorneycroft and Redmayne) had lost their seats. [3]

Junior Shadow Ministers

Changes

November 1968 reshuffle

Another reshuffle was conducted in November 1968. [7]

Junior Shadow Ministers

Changes

References

  1. ↑ "Heath's Shadow Cabinet". The Glasgow Herald. 5 August 1965. p. 1. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Heath's Second Team". The Glasgow Herald. 6 October 1965. p. 18. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Mr Heath Streamlines His Team". The Glasgow Herald. 20 April 1966. p. 1. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Barber is Key in Shadow Cabinet Moves". The Glasgow Herald. 23 February 1967. p. 17. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Deputy Resigns". The Vancouver Sun. London. United Press International. 27 June 1967. p. 17. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Younger Tories In Shadow Cabinet". The Glasgow Herald. 11 October 1967. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Maudling Leads Tory General Election Drive". The Glasgow Herald. 15 November 1968. p. 1. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Boyle's "I Quit" shock for Heath". The Glasgow Herald. Evening Times. 15 October 1969. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  10. ↑ John Warden (22 October 1969). "Shadow Cabinet's Three Changes". The Glasgow Herald. p. 24. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
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