Shadow Cabinet of Alec Douglas-Home

Conservative Shadow Cabinet of 1964 in British Politics

Douglas-Home Shadow Cabinet
Shadow Cabinet of the United Kingdom
1964 – 1965

Date formed	16 October 1964
Date dissolved	28 July 1965
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Monarch	Elizabeth II
Leader of the Opposition	Sir Alec Douglas-Home
Deputy Leader of the Opposition	R.A. Butler
Member party	Conservative Party
Status in legislature	Official Opposition 303 / 630 (48%)
History
Election	1964 United Kingdom general election
Legislature terms	43th UK Parliament
Predecessor	First Shadow Cabinet of Harold Wilson
Successor	First Shadow Cabinet of Edward Heath

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 Opposition Leader of the Conservative Party	The Rt Hon. Alec Douglas-Home	1964–65
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer	Reginald Maudling	1964–65
Shadow Foreign Secretary	R. A. Butler	1964–65
Shadow Home Secretary	The Rt Hon. Edward Boyle	1964–65
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence	Peter Thorneycroft	1964–65
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons	Selwyn Lloyd	1964–65
Shadow Minister for Overseas Development	Robert Carr	1964–65
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland	The Rt Hon. Michael Noble	1964–65
Opposition Chief Whip	The Rt Hon. William Whitelaw	1964–65
Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords	The Rt Hon. The Lord Carrington PC	1964–65

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