First Shadow Cabinet of Edward Heath
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(1964) 251 / 630 (40%)
(1966)44th UK Parliament
The First Shadow Cabinet of Edward Heath was created on 28 July 1965 after the Conservative Party elected Edward Heath as its leader, replacing Sir Alec Douglas-Home.
Shadow cabinet list
Portfolio | Shadow Minister | Term |
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Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition Leader of the Conservative Party | Edward Heath | 1965–70 |
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | Edward Heath | 1965 |
Iain Macleod | 1965–70 | |
Shadow Foreign Secretary | Reginald Maudling | 1965 |
Christopher Soames | 1965–66 | |
Sir Alec Douglas-Home | 1966–70 | |
Shadow Home Secretary | Peter Thorneycroft | 1965–66 |
Quintin Hogg | 1966–70 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | Enoch Powell | 1965–68 |
Reginald Maudling | 1968–69 | |
Geoffrey Rippon | 1969–70 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Science | Margaret Thatcher | 1967–70 |
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | Michael Noble | 1965–69 |
Gordon Campbell | 1969–70 | |
Shadow Commonwealth Secretary | Selwyn Lloyd | 1965–68 |
Chairman of the Conservative Party | Edward du Cann | 1965–67 |
Anthony Barber | 1967–70 | |
Opposition Chief Whip | William Whitelaw | 1965–70 |
Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords | Lord Carington | 1965–70 |
References
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- Heath ministry
- Accession to the European Communities
- European Communities Act 1972
- Local Government Act 1972
- 1972 miners' strike
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- Shadow cabinets
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- Second
- Declaration of Perth
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General elections |
- Bexley
- Sidcup
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Heathco Newsletter (Private Eye parody)
- "Teach Yourself Heath" (Single, 1975)
- The Long Walk to Finchley (TV film, 2008)
- Margaret (TV film, 2009)
- The Queen (TV serial, 2009)
- The Iron Lady (Film, 2011)
- The Crown
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