First Wilson shadow cabinet

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
Elizabeth II
Harold Wilson
George Brown
Member party
  •   Labour Party
Status in legislature
Official Opposition
History
Incoming formation
1963 Labour Party leadership election
Outgoing formation
1964 general election
Outgoing election
1959 general election
Legislature terms42nd UK Parliament
PredecessorShadow Cabinet of George Brown
SuccessorDouglas-Home shadow cabinet

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

Shadow Cabinet list

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 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 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 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 1963
Frontbench spokesmen for Wales Jim Griffiths 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.
  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.