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October 1980. Callaghan named his Shadow Cabinet in June 1979, with Foot (the Deputy Leader) and the 12 elected members of the Shadow Cabinet assigned portfolios
Callaghan_shadow_cabinet
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979
following a request from the Northern Ireland government. Callaghan remained in the Shadow Cabinet during Labour's period in Opposition from 1970 to 1974;
James_Callaghan
Shadow Chancellor James Callaghan replaces Denis Healey as Shadow Foreign Secretary Reg Prentice joins the shadow cabinet, replacing James Callaghan as
Second_Wilson_shadow_cabinet
Former Shadow Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Thatcher's Shadow Cabinet ceased to exist upon her becoming Prime Minister following the 1979 general election. Thatcher announced her first Shadow Cabinet on
Thatcher_shadow_cabinet
Labour Shadow Cabinet of 1955 to 1963
Tony Greenwood – Shadow Minister of Public Buildings and Works James Callaghan – Shadow First Lord of the Admiralty Dick Mitchison – Shadow Minister of Housing
Gaitskell_shadow_cabinet
Shadow Cabinet of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1992
portfolios (Shadow Minister for Europe became a Shadow Cabinet post for the rest of Foot's tenure as leader). Foot announced his first Shadow Cabinet on 8 December
Foot_shadow_cabinet
This is a list of the shadow cabinets of the United Kingdom, including unofficial frontbench teams of spokespeople from other parties from 1964 to the
List of British shadow cabinets
List_of_British_shadow_cabinets
UK Labour Party shadow cabinet (1992–1994)
of James Callaghan as President of the Board of Trade (1978–1979), and served under his predecessor Neil Kinnock's Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Chancellor
Smith_shadow_cabinet
UK political party election
Secretary of State for Energy in the outgoing Callaghan ministry did not seek election to the Shadow Cabinet as he opted to return to the back benches "for
1979 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election
1979_Labour_Party_Shadow_Cabinet_election
Member of the British Shadow Cabinet
The shadow chancellor of the exchequer in the British Parliamentary system is the member of the Shadow Cabinet who is responsible for shadowing the chancellor
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
Shadow_Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer
British interior spokesperson of the official opposition
shadow home secretary (formally known as the shadow secretary of state for the home department) is the person within the shadow cabinet who shadows the
Shadow_Home_Secretary
British politician (1938–1994)
the Privy Council Office (1976–1978), he entered the Cabinet towards the end of James Callaghan's tenure as Prime Minister, as Secretary of State for Trade
John Smith (Labour Party leader)
John_Smith_(Labour_Party_leader)
Senior decision-making body of the UK government
opposite number: the portfolio's shadow minister. Analogously to the cabinet itself, members of the shadow cabinet are chosen, from within the parliamentary
Cabinet_of_the_United_Kingdom
Senior Member of the Shadow Cabinet
The Shadow Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is a position in the United Kingdom's Shadow Cabinet that was created on 6 December 2005 by the
Shadow Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Shadow_Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
UK shadow cabinet position
official opposition shadow cabinet that deals mainly with issues surrounding the Foreign Office. If elected, the person serving as shadow foreign secretary
Shadow_Foreign_Secretary
British politician (born 1969)
policy researcher for Shadow Chancellor John Smith, later working for Democratic presidential nominee Bill Clinton and shadow cabinet minister Harriet Harman
Yvette_Cooper
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1964–1970, 1974–1976)
the Cabinet shortly thereafter as President of the Board of Trade. Following Labour's defeat at the 1955 election, Wilson joined the Shadow Cabinet as
Harold_Wilson
Shadow Cabinet office
related to international aid, most notably to the Third World. The shadow cabinet minister holds the minister of state for development and Africa to account
Shadow Minister for Development
Shadow_Minister_for_Development
Government of the United Kingdom from 1974 to 1979
replaced by James Callaghan, who had held senior government positions during both of Wilson's ministries, and had served as a Shadow Cabinet member in the
Labour_government,_1974–1979
British politician (born 1969)
Shadow Cabinet on 8 October 2010. Among others, he appointed Alan Johnson as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Yvette Cooper was chosen as Shadow Foreign
Ed_Miliband
British politician role
The Shadow Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet responsible for working with the Leader of the House in
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Shadow_Leader_of_the_House_of_Commons
Labour Shadow Cabinet of 1964 in British Politics
(2010): 151-171. "Obituary: Lord Callaghan". the Guardian. 28 March 2005. Retrieved 18 May 2021. "Labor's Shadow Cabinet". Ottawa Citizen. 22 February 1963
First_Wilson_shadow_cabinet
British politician (1917–2015)
Shadow Cabinet elections which followed and The Glasgow Herald suggested that this showed that he was the "strongest contender" to succeed Callaghan as
Denis_Healey
British politician, author and journalist (1932–2026)
deputy to Foreign Secretary James Callaghan. From 1979 to 1980, he was Secretary of State for Education in the shadow cabinet. Foot made Hattersley, who chose
Roy_Hattersley
1962 UK election
automatically members. The election saw no changes to the Shadow Cabinet. Boyd, Francis (23 November 1962). "Mr Callaghan top of poll". The Guardian.
1962 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election
1962_Labour_Party_Shadow_Cabinet_election
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2026
Labour's defeat at the 2010 general election, Burnham served in the shadow cabinet from 2010 to 2016. He stood for the Labour leadership in 2010 and in
Andy_Burnham
British Shadow Cabinet office
Shadow Cabinet". The Glasgow Herald. 11 October 1967. Retrieved 17 April 2025. John Warden (23 July 1970). "No Surprises in Wilson's Shadow Cabinet"
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Shadow_Secretary_of_State_for_Health_and_Social_Care
British politician (1924–2001)
British Labour Party politician who served as a Cabinet minister under Harold Wilson and James Callaghan. A prominent figure on the Labour left during the
Peter_Shore
Shadow Cabinet office
The shadow secretary of state for education, also called the shadow education secretary, is an office in the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet responsible
Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Shadow_Secretary_of_State_for_Education
British politician (born 1979)
promoted to the shadow cabinet as shadow energy secretary in 2015. She resigned from the position as part of the 2016 shadow cabinet resignations in protest
Lisa_Nandy
Shadow Cabinet office
Alec Reshuffles Shadow Cabinet". The Glasgow Herald. 17 February 1965. p. 1. Retrieved 16 April 2025. "Barber is Key in Shadow Cabinet Moves". The Glasgow
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Shadow_Secretary_of_State_for_Business_and_Trade
Member of the British Shadow Cabinet
The shadow secretary of state for Northern Ireland is a member of the British Shadow Cabinet responsible for the scrutiny of the secretary of state for
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Shadow_Secretary_of_State_for_Northern_Ireland
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974
Margaret Thatcher to inform her that he was going to sack Powell from the Shadow cabinet; she recalled that she "really thought that it was better to let things
Edward_Heath
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2025 to 2026
appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Shadow Lord Chancellor in Starmer's Shadow Cabinet. In the November 2021 Shadow Cabinet reshuffle
David_Lammy
British cabinet secretary for the Ministry of Defence
The shadow secretary of state for defence is a member of the UK Shadow Cabinet responsible for the scrutiny of the secretary of state for defence and the
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
Shadow_Secretary_of_State_for_Defence
British politician (born 1938)
following the election of a new Shadow Cabinet Callaghan moved Owen from the position of Shadow Foreign Secretary to Shadow Energy Secretary, a move which
David_Owen
British politician (1910–2002)
bitter political rival, James Callaghan, replaced Wilson as prime minister in 1976, he sacked her immediately from the Cabinet; the two would remain bitter
Barbara_Castle
British politician (born 1976)
Opposition, Philp served as Shadow Leader of the House of Commons under Sunak's caretaker Shadow Cabinet before becoming Shadow Home Secretary in November
Chris_Philp
British politician (born 1970)
the shadow cabinet as Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary in November 2021. In the 2023 British shadow cabinet reshuffle, he was appointed Shadow Science
Peter_Kyle
British politician (born 1980)
violence against women and girls". In the November 2021 shadow cabinet reshuffle, he was demoted to Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade. Thomas-Symonds
Nick_Thomas-Symonds
British politician (1913–2010)
Harold Wilson's Cabinet as Employment Secretary in 1974, and he later was Leader of the House of Commons from 1976 to 1979 under James Callaghan. He was also
Michael_Foot
Member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Peel, the Duke of Wellington, Lord Palmerston, Winston Churchill, James Callaghan and Theresa May. The longest-serving home secretary is Henry Addington
Home_Secretary
British opposition frontbench position
Opposition frontbench, and has occasionally been a position in the Shadow Cabinet. From 1970 to 1995, the duty of the office holder was to scrutinise
Shadow Minister for Employment
Shadow_Minister_for_Employment
Four senior ministerial offices in the UK government
positions. Cabinet of the United Kingdom List of shadow holders of the Great Offices of State McKie, David (28 March 2005). "Lord Callaghan". The Guardian
Great_Offices_of_State
British politician (born 1960)
to Parliament in 2005 and served as Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales in Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet from 2011 until she resigned in 2014
Emily_Thornberry
1960 UK election
Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1960. In addition to the 12 members
1960 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election
1960_Labour_Party_Shadow_Cabinet_election
British politician (born 1946)
election. Straw's first Shadow Cabinet post was as Shadow Education Secretary from 1987 to 1992 and he briefly served as Shadow Secretary of State for
Jack_Straw
Political post in the United Kingdom
consistently held by a member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet since May 1979. The shadow secretary helps hold the transport secretary and junior
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
Shadow_Secretary_of_State_for_Transport
list shadow holders of the Great Offices of State in the United Kingdom's Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet since Hugh Gaitskell's Shadow Cabinet of 1955
List of shadow holders of the Great Offices of State
List_of_shadow_holders_of_the_Great_Offices_of_State
British left-wing Labour politician and solicitor (1923-1987)
the 1980 Labour leadership election following the resignation of James Callaghan, losing to Michael Foot, and in the deputy leadership election in 1981
John_Silkin
British politician (born 1985)
general election, Coutinho became the Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero in Sunak's Shadow Cabinet. She was reappointed to the position
Claire_Coutinho
British politician (born 1953)
returned to the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland under Keir Starmer in the 2023 British shadow cabinet reshuffle. Following
Hilary_Benn
Government of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1983
no confidence against the Labour government and prime minister James Callaghan on 28 March 1979, a general election was called for 3 May 1979. The Winter
First_Thatcher_ministry
UK political party election
Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1952. In addition to the 12 members
1952 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election
1952_Labour_Party_Shadow_Cabinet_election
Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1957. In addition to the 12 members
1957 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election
1957_Labour_Party_Shadow_Cabinet_election
Post in the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet
The shadow secretary of state for energy security and net zero is a post in the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet. The shadow secretary originally helped
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Shadow_Secretary_of_State_for_Energy_Security_and_Net_Zero
Position in the British parliamentary opposition
The shadow chief secretary to the treasury is the most junior member of the Shadow Cabinet, and is the deputy to the shadow chancellor of the exchequer
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Shadow_Chief_Secretary_to_the_Treasury
UK shadow cabinet position
The shadow attorney general is not a member of the Shadow Cabinet, but attends its meetings. The shadow attorney general is deputised by the shadow solicitor
Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales
Shadow_Attorney_General_for_England_and_Wales
British politician
Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn appointed Ashworth to the Shadow Cabinet role of Shadow Minister without Portfolio. In December 2015, Ashworth voted
Jonathan_Ashworth
British political party election
Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1959. In addition to the 12 members
1959 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election
1959_Labour_Party_Shadow_Cabinet_election
British politician (1939–2015)
politician who served as a government minister under Harold Wilson, James Callaghan and Tony Blair. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament
Michael_Meacher
Member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom
the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. The office holder works alongside the other transport ministers. The corresponding shadow minister is the shadow secretary
Secretary of State for Transport
Secretary_of_State_for_Transport
Cabinet. Concordantly, when the party is in Opposition, the leader is expected to act as the Leader of the Opposition and to chair the Shadow Cabinet
Leader of the Labour Party (UK)
Leader_of_the_Labour_Party_(UK)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
1994 to 2007. He was Leader of the Opposition from 1994 to 1997, held shadow cabinet posts from 1987 to 1994, and was Member of Parliament (MP) for Sedgefield
Tony_Blair
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
the 1970s was so weak that then Foreign Secretary James Callaghan warned his fellow Labour Cabinet members in 1974 of the possibility of "a breakdown of
Margaret_Thatcher
British politician (born 1971)
the frontbench as shadow social care minister. In the 2023 shadow cabinet reshuffle, she was promoted to the shadow cabinet as shadow work and pensions
Liz_Kendall
UK parliamentary party election
Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1956. In addition to the 12 members
1956 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election
1956_Labour_Party_Shadow_Cabinet_election
UK political post
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is a position with the UK Opposition's Shadow Cabinet that deals with issues surrounding
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Shadow_Secretary_of_State_for_Environment,_Food_and_Rural_Affairs
British politician (1938–2018)
2005. He was a Treasury Minister (1975–1979); a member of Labour's Shadow Cabinet team (1979–1988); and a member of the Privy Council. The son of a colliery
Denzil_Davies
drunk." Brown had been a junior minister before 1951. Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer James Callaghan (born 1912), an Englishman who had represented part
1963 Labour Party leadership election (UK)
1963_Labour_Party_leadership_election_(UK)
British politician (born 1943)
spokeswoman on Social Security since 1984, becoming a member of the shadow cabinet in 1989 as Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury. Following the 1992 general
Margaret_Beckett
British politician (1923-2005)
Social Security in March 1976. The Prime Minister James Callaghan promoted him to the Cabinet in September 1976 to sit alongside his departmental boss
Stan_Orme
1971 UK election
Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in December 1971. In addition to the 12 members
1971 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election
1971_Labour_Party_Shadow_Cabinet_election
British Labour politician (born 1950)
Hemsworth, since 1996. He was Shadow Lord President of the Council from 2016 to 2020 and served as Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office from 2011 to 2013
Jon_Trickett
British politician and author (1930–2017)
under James Callaghan respectively. After the government was defeated at the 1979 general election, he was a member of the Shadow Cabinet in the 1980s
Gerald_Kaufman
1970 UK election
Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in July 1970, following the party's defeat in the
1970 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election
1970_Labour_Party_Shadow_Cabinet_election
British politician (1927–2013)
1966 to 1970, and in the Callaghan government of 1976–1979 as Secretary of State for Scotland; he subsequently served as Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
Bruce_Millan
UK political party election
Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1973. In addition to the 12 members
1973 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election
1973_Labour_Party_Shadow_Cabinet_election
Politician who leads the UK official opposition
shadow prime minister, and is appointed to the Privy Council (if not already appointed as a member). They lead an Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet,
Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
Leader_of_the_Opposition_(United_Kingdom)
British politician (born 1969)
the 2024 general election, Cleverly was appointed Shadow Home Secretary in Sunak's shadow cabinet, and later launched his bid to become Leader of the
James_Cleverly
British politician (born 1961)
Secretary from 2005 to 2010. In the 2009 expenses scandal, he was the Shadow Cabinet minister found to have the largest over-claim on expenses and, as a
Liam_Fox
British politician (1920–2003)
was Chancellor of the Exchequer and Home Secretary under the Wilson and Callaghan governments. The son of Arthur Jenkins, a coal-miner and Labour MP, Jenkins
Roy_Jenkins
British politician and academic (1930–2021)
as Shadow Home Secretary from 1971 and 1973. In 1974, she became Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection in Harold Wilson's cabinet. When
Shirley_Williams
British Labour Party ideology
dimmed somewhat; Gaitskell appointed Bevan to the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Colonial Secretary and then Shadow Foreign Minister, the position he held during
Gaitskellism
Winter of 1978–79 in the United Kingdom
unions demanding pay rises greater than the limits Prime Minister James Callaghan and his Labour Party government had been imposing, against Trades Union
Winter_of_Discontent
Member of the UK Shadow Cabinet
The shadow secretary of state for Wales (or shadow Welsh secretary) is a member of the UK Shadow Cabinet responsible for the scrutiny of the secretary
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
Shadow_Secretary_of_State_for_Wales
British politician and peer (1945–2024)
Michael Howard, during which time he served in the Shadow Cabinet as shadow foreign secretary and shadow defence secretary respectively. Ancram was born
Michael_Ancram
British politician (1914–1985)
of Works in 1951. After Labour lost office he was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet, and came to be regarded as a leader of the trade-union-supporting faction
George Brown, Baron George-Brown
George_Brown,_Baron_George-Brown
British politician (born 1933)
and served in Major's shadow cabinet as Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Shadow Secretary of State for
Michael_Heseltine
1955 UK election
Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in 1955. In addition to the 12 members elected,
1955 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election
1955_Labour_Party_Shadow_Cabinet_election
Member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom
alongside the other Foreign Office ministers. The corresponding shadow minister is the shadow foreign secretary. The Foreign Affairs Select Committee also
Foreign Secretary (United Kingdom)
Foreign_Secretary_(United_Kingdom)
British politician (1918–1977)
for James Callaghan in the leadership contest caused by Gaitskell's death on 18 January 1963. He rationalised his decision to back Callaghan on the basis
Anthony_Crosland
Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1958. In addition to the 12 members
1958 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election
1958_Labour_Party_Shadow_Cabinet_election
Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in 1954. In addition to the 12 members elected,
1954 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election
1954_Labour_Party_Shadow_Cabinet_election
British former politician (born 1970)
Committee and was appointed as a Shadow minister for Wales. In 2012, Smith was promoted to Ed Miliband's Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
Owen_Smith
British politician (1917–1979)
sacked from the Shadow Cabinet in 1968 for his controversial Rivers of Blood speech, Maudling was moved from the position of Shadow Commonwealth Secretary
Reginald_Maudling
British politician (born 1956)
member of the Shadow Cabinet in May 2002, replacing Ann Winterton as Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (later Shadow Secretary of State
David_Lidington
British politician (born 1967)
became the party's leader, Alexander was elected to the Shadow cabinet and was made the Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. He held this position
Douglas_Alexander
British Conservative politician
Cabinet Office and Paymaster General from 2010 to 2015. He also served in several posts while the Conservatives were in opposition, notably as Shadow
Francis_Maude
Political event in the United Kingdom
A vote of no confidence in the British Labour government of James Callaghan occurred on 28 March 1979. The vote was brought by the Official Opposition
1979 vote of no confidence in the Callaghan ministry
1979_vote_of_no_confidence_in_the_Callaghan_ministry
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