Shadow Cabinet of Hugh Gaitskell

Shadow Cabinet of Hugh Gaitskell

Shadow Cabinet of United Kingdom
1955 – 1963
Gaitskell in 1961
Date formed14 December 1955 (1955-12-14)
Date dissolved18 February 1963 (1963-02-18)
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Leader of the OppositionHugh Gaitskell
Deputy Leader of the OppositionJim Griffiths (1956–1959)
Aneurin Bevan (1959–1960)
George Brown (1960–1963)
Member party
  •   Labour Party
Status in legislatureOfficial Opposition
History
Outgoing election1955 general election
Legislature terms41st UK Parliament
42nd UK Parliament
Incoming formation1955 Labour Party leadership election
Outgoing formation1963 Labour Party leadership election
PredecessorSecond Shadow Cabinet of Clement Attlee
SuccessorShadow Cabinet of George Brown

The Shadow Cabinet of Hugh Gaitskell was created on following the election of Hugh Gaitskell as Labour leader on 14 December 1955.[1]

Shadow Cabinet list

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Portfolio Shadow Minister Term
Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition
Leader of the Labour Party 		Hugh Gaitskell 1955 – 1963
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party 		Vacent 1955 – 1956
Jim Griffiths 1956 – 1959
Aneurin Bevan 1959 – 1960
George Brown 1960 – 1963
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Hugh Gaitskell 1955 – 1956
Harold Wilson 1956 – 1961
James Callaghan 1961 – 1963
Shadow Foreign Secretary Alfred Robens 1955 – 1956
Aneurin Bevan 1956 – 1959
Denis Healey 1959 – 1961
Harold Wilson 1961 – 1963
Shadow Home Secretary Kenneth Younger 1955 – 1957
Patrick Gordon Walker 1957 – 1962
George Brown 1962 – 1963
Shadow Minister of Defence Richard Stokes 1955 – 1956
George Brown 1956 – 1962
Patrick Gordon Walker 1962 – 1963
Shadow Secretary of State for the Colonies Jim Griffiths[2] 1955 – 1956
Aneurin Bevan 1956
James Callaghan 1956 – 1961
Denis Healey 1961 – 1963
Shadow Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations Patrick Gordon Walker 1955 – 1956
Arthur Creech Jones 1956 – ?
John Strachey ? – 1963
Shadow Minister for Health Edith Summerskill 1955 – ?
Unknown 1957 – 1958
Edith Summerskill[3] 1958 – ?
Shadow Minister of Labour Aneurin Bevan 1955 – 1956
George Brown 1956
Alfred Robens 1956 – 1960
Unknown 1960 – 1963
Shadow Minister of Public Buildings and Works Tony Greenwood 1955 – 1959
Barbara Castle 1959 – 1960
Unknown 1960 – 1963
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Tom Fraser 1955 – 1961
William Ross 1961 – 1963
Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords The Earl Alexander of Hillsborough 1955 – 1963
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons Herbert Bowden 1955 – 1963

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ivor Jennings (1957). Parliament. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Mr Giffiths as Labour's New Deputy Leader". The Glasgow Herald. 3 February 1956. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  3. ^ "First Five Women of Opposition". The Bulletin. 13 November 1959. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
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