Shadow Cabinet of Alec Douglas-Home

Douglas-Home Shadow Cabinet
Shadow Cabinet of United Kingdom
1964 – 1965
Date formed	16 October 1964 (1964-10-16)
Date dissolved	28 July 1965 (1965-07-28)
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Leader of the Opposition	Alec Douglas-Home
Member party	Conservative Party
Status in legislature	Official Opposition 303 / 630 (48%)
History
Legislature terms	43th UK Parliament
Outgoing formation	1965 Conservative Party leadership election
Predecessor	First Shadow Cabinet of Harold Wilson
Successor	First Shadow Cabinet of Edward Heath

The Shadow Cabinet of Alec Douglas-Home was created on 16 October 1964 following the defeat in the 1964 general election. ^[1]

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 [2]	1964–65
Shadow Minister without Portfolio	Quintin Hogg [3]	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 [4]
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

• Politics portal
• United Kingdom portal

• List of British governments
• Official Opposition of the United Kingdom

References

1. "Sir Alec Picks His Front Bench". The Glasgow Herald. 29 October 1964. p. 1. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
2. "Tory Chief Whip Resigns: Joins Shadow Cabinet". The Glasgow Herald. 27 November 1964. p. 1. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
3. "Sir Alec Reshuffles Shadow Cabinet". The Glasgow Herald. 17 February 1965. p. 1. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
4. "Tory Front Bench Reinforced". The Glasgow Herald. 25 February 1965. p. 1. Retrieved 17 April 2025.