First Shadow Cabinet of Edward Heath explained

Cabinet Name:First Heath Shadow Cabinet
Cabinet Type:Shadow Cabinet
Jurisdiction:the United Kingdom
Flag Border:true
Incumbent:19651970
Date Formed:28 July 1965
Date Dissolved:19 June 1970
Government Head Title:Leader of the Opposition
Government Head:Edward Heath
Other Government Minister Title:Shadow Deputy Prime Minister
State Head Title:Monarch
State Head:Elizabeth II
Legislature Status:Official Opposition (1964)
(1966)
Election:1965 Conservative Party leadership election
Legislature Term:43th UK Parliament
44th UK Parliament
Previous:Shadow Cabinet of Alec Douglas-Home
Successor:Second Shadow Cabinet of Harold Wilson
Deputy Government Head Title:Deputy Leader of the Opposition

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

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PortfolioShadow MinisterTerm
Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition
Leader of the Conservative Party
Edward Heath1965–70
Shadow Chancellor of the ExchequerEdward Heath1965
Iain Macleod1965–70
Shadow Foreign SecretaryReginald Maudling1965
Christopher Soames1965–66
Sir Alec Douglas-Home1966–70
Shadow Home SecretaryPeter Thorneycroft1965–66
Quintin Hogg1966–70
Shadow Secretary of State for DefenceEnoch Powell1965–68
Reginald Maudling1968–69
Geoffrey Rippon1969–70
Shadow Secretary of State for Education and ScienceMargaret Thatcher1967–70
Shadow Secretary of State for ScotlandMichael Noble1965–69
Gordon Campbell1969–70
Shadow Commonwealth SecretarySelwyn Lloyd1965–68
Chairman of the Conservative PartyEdward du Cann1965–67
Anthony Barber1967–70
Opposition Chief WhipWilliam Whitelaw1965–70
Leader of the Opposition in the House of LordsLord Carington1965–70