First Heath shadow cabinet

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First Shadow Cabinet of Edward Heath

Shadow Cabinet of United Kingdom
1965 – 1970
Date formed28 July 1965
Date dissolved19 June 1970
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Leader of the OppositionEdward Heath
Deputy Leader of the OppositionReginald Maudling
Member party
  •   Conservative Party
Status in legislatureOfficial Opposition
303 / 630 (48%)
(1964)
251 / 630 (40%)
(1966)
History
Legislature terms43rd UK Parliament
44th UK Parliament
Incoming formation1965 Conservative Party leadership election
Outgoing formation1970 United Kingdom general election
PredecessorDouglas-Home shadow cabinet
SuccessorSecond Wilson shadow cabinet

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.

Shadow cabinet list

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Portfolio Shadow Minister Term
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 Affairs Sir 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
Unknown 1966–70
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

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

Junior Shadow Ministers

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

Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

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Aviation

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Broadcasting and Post Office

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Defence

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Education and Science

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External Affairs

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Home Office

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Housing and Land

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Law

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Labour and Social Services

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Power

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Public Building and Works

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Scotland

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Technology

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Transpory

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Treasury, Economic Affairs and Trade

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April 1966 reshuffle

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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

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Changes

November 1968 reshuffle

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Another reshuffle was conducted in November 1968.[7]

Junior Shadow Ministers

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Changes

References

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