The First Shadow Cabinet of Harold Wilson was created on 14 February 1963 following the death of Hugh Gaitskell on 18 January 1963.Timothy Heppell, "The Labour Party leadership election of 1963: Explaining the unexpected election of Harold Wilson." Contemporary British History 24.2 (2010): 151-171.

Shadow Cabinet list Portfolio Shadow Minister Term Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal OppositionLeader of the Labour Party Harold Wilson 1963 – 1964 Deputy Leader of the OppositionDeputy 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 – 1964Other 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

List of British governments Official Opposition of the United Kingdom

References