The First Shadow Cabinet of Harold Wilson was created on 14 February 1963 following the death of Hugh Gaitskell on 18 January 1963. [1]
Portfolio | Shadow Minister | Term |
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Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition Leader of the Labour Party |
The Rt Hon. Harold Wilson | 1963 – 1964 |
Deputy Leader of the Opposition | George Brown | 1963 – 1964 |
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | James Callaghan [2] | 1963 – 1964 |
Shadow Foreign Secretary | Patrick Gordon Walker | 1963 – 1964 |
Shadow Home Secretary | Frank Soskice | 1963 – 1964 |
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | Unknown | 1963 – 1964 |
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | Denis Healey | 1964 |
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | William Ross | 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 | Edward Short | 1963 – 1964 |