The Shadow Cabinet of Alec Douglas-Home was created on 16 October 1964 following the defeat in the 1964 general election.
Shadow cabinet list Portfolio Shadow Minister Term Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal OppositionLeader of the Conservative Party Alec Douglas-Home 1964–65Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Reginald Maudling 1964–65 Edward Heath 1965 Shadow Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Edward Heath 1964–65Shadow Foreign Secretary R. A. Butler 1964–65 Reginald Maudling 1965Shadow Home Secretary Edward Boyle 1964–65 Peter Thorneycroft 1965Shadow 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 SecretaryShadow Secretary of State for the Colonies Duncan Sandys 1964–65 Shadow Secretary of State for TradeShadow President of the Board of Trade Anthony Barber 1965Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Science Quintin Hogg 1964–65 Edward Boyle 1965Shadow 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 ServicesShadow 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 1964–65Opposition Chief Whip Martin Redmayne 1964 William Whitelaw 1964–65 Shadow Minister without Portfolio Quintin Hogg 1965Other 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 1964–65Shadow Minister on Broadcasting and Post Office Affairs Mervyn Pike 1964 Martin Redmayne 1964–65 David Gibson-Watt 1965 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
List of British governments Official Opposition of the United Kingdom
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