Shadow Cabinet of Alec Douglas-Home explained

Cabinet Name:Douglas-Home Shadow Cabinet
Cabinet Type:Shadow Cabinet
Jurisdiction:the United Kingdom
Flag Border:true
Incumbent:19641965
Date Formed:16 October 1964
Date Dissolved:28 July 1965
Government Head Title:Leader of the Opposition
Government Head:Sir Alec Douglas-Home
Other Government Minister Title:Shadow Deputy Prime Minister
State Head Title:Monarch
State Head:Elizabeth II
Election:1964 United Kingdom general election
Legislature Term:43th UK Parliament
Previous:First Shadow Cabinet of Harold Wilson
Successor:First Shadow Cabinet of Edward Heath
Deputy Government Head:R.A. Butler
Deputy Government Head Title:Deputy Leader of the Opposition

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

Shadow cabinet list

PortfolioShadow MinisterTerm
Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition
Leader of the Conservative Party
The Rt Hon. Alec Douglas-Home1964–65
Shadow Chancellor of the ExchequerReginald Maudling1964–65
Shadow Foreign SecretaryR. A. Butler1964–65
Shadow Home SecretaryThe Rt Hon. Edward Boyle1964-65
Shadow Secretary of State for DefencePeter Thorneycroft1964-65
Shadow Leader of the House of CommonsSelwyn Lloyd1964-65
Shadow Minister for Overseas DevelopmentRobert Carr1964-65
Shadow Secretary of State for ScotlandThe Rt Hon. Michael Noble1964-65
Opposition Chief WhipThe Rt Hon. William Whitelaw1964–65
Leader of the Opposition in the House of LordsThe Rt Hon. The Lord Carrington PC1964–65

See also