Second Shadow Cabinet of Harold Wilson

Harold Wilson, Leader of the Opposition (1970-1974)

Harold Wilson of the Labour Party would form his Second Shadow Cabinet, as Leader of Her Majesty’s Most Loyal Opposition, after losing the 1970 general election to Conservative Edward Heath. He would retain leadership of the Opposition for the length of the Heath Ministry, from 1970 − 1974. In February 1974, his party would narrowly win an election. Wilson was then forced to form a minority government, which would only last until another election in October of that year. After that election, Wilson would form a majority government, known as the Second Wilson Ministry.

Shadow Cabinet list

June 1970

Portfolio	Shadow Minister	Term
Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition Leader of the Labour Party	The Rt Hon. Harold Wilson	1970 – 1974
Deputy Leader of the Opposition	The Rt Hon. Roy Jenkins	1970 – 1972
Deputy Leader of the Opposition	The Rt Hon. Edward Short	1972 – 1974
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer	The Rt Hon. Roy Jenkins	1970 – 1972
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer	The Rt Hon. Denis Healey	1972 – 1974
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	The Rt Hon. Denis Healey	1970 – 1972
	The Rt Hon. James Callaghan	1972 – 1974
Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department	The Rt Hon. James Callaghan	1970 – 1971
	Shirley Williams	1971 – 1973
	The Rt Hon. Roy Jenkins	1973 – 1974
Shadow Secretary of State for Employment	The Rt Hon. Barbara Castle	1970 – 1971
	The Rt Hon. James Callaghan	1971 – 1972
	The Rt Hon. Reg Prentice	1972 – 1974
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons	The Rt Hon. Fred Peart	1970 – 1971
	The Rt Hon. Michael Foot	1971 – 1972
	The Rt Hon. Edward Short	1972 – 1974
Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Science	The Rt Hon. Edward Short	1970 – 1972
	Unknown	1972 – 1973
	The Rt Hon. Roy Hattersley	1973 – 1974
Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry	The Rt Hon. Tony Benn	1970 – 1972
Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry	The Rt Hon. Harold Lever	1972 – 1974
Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment	The Rt Hon. Anthony Crosland	1970 – 1974
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence	The Rt Hon. George Thomson	1970 – 1972
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence	The Rt Hon. Fred Peart	1972 – 1974
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Services	Shirley Williams	1970 – 1971
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Services	The Rt Hon. Barbara Castle	1971 – 1972
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland	The Rt Hon. William Ross	1970 – 1974
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	The Rt Hon. Merlyn Rees	1972 – 1974
Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords	The Rt Hon.The Lord Shackleton PC	1970 – 1974
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons	The Rt Hon. Bob Mellish	1970 – 1974
Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	The Rt Hon. Cledwyn Hughes	1970 – 1971
Shadow Minister of Power	Michael Foot	1970 – 1971
Shadow Minister for Europe	The Rt Hon. Harold Lever	1970 – 1971
	Peter Shore	1971 – 1972
	Michael Foot	1972 – 1974

Changes

1971

James Callaghan replaces Barbara Castle as Shadow Secretary of State for Employment
Barbara Castle replaces Shirley Williams as Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Services
Shirley Williams replaces James Callaghan as Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department
Michael Foot replaces Fred Peart as Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Fred Peart replaces Cledwyn Hughes as Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Peter Shore joins the shadow cabinet as Shadow Minister for Europe

1972

Reg Prentice joins the shadow cabinet, replacing James Callaghan as Shadow Employment Secretary
James Callaghan replaces Denis Healey as Shadow Foreign Secretary
Denis Healey replaces Roy Jenkins as Shadow Chancellor
Fred Peart replaces George Thomson as Shadow Defence Secretary
Edward Short replaces Roy Jenkins as Deputy Leader of the Opposition and takes Fred Peart’s former post, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Roy Jenkins is removed from the shadow cabinet
Michael Foot replaces Peter Shore as Shadow Europe Minister
Harold Lever replaces Tony Benn as Shadow Trade and Industry Secretary
Merlyn Rees joins the shadow cabinet with a newly created post: Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Barbara Castle is removed from the shadow cabinet

1973

Roy Jenkins returns to the shadow cabinet, replacing Shirley Williams as Shadow Home Secretary
Shirley Williams takes the newly created post of Shadow Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection

References

Patrick Bell (2004), "Principal Labour Shadow Cabinet ... 1970-74", Labour Party in Opposition 1970-1974, Routledge, p. xvii, ISBN 9780714654560

Shadow Cabinets of the United Kingdom

Official Opposition	First Heath (1965–1970) Second Wilson (1970–1974) Second Heath (1974–1975) Thatcher (1975–1979) Callaghan (1979–1980) Foot (1980–1983) Kinnock (1983–1992) Smith (1992–1994) Beckett (1994) Blair (1994–1997) Major (1997) Hague (1997–2001) Duncan Smith (2001–2003) Howard (2003–2005) Cameron (2005–2010) First Harman (2010) Miliband (2010–2015) Second Harman (2015) Corbyn (2015–present)

Liberal Democrats	Ashdown (1997–1999) Kennedy (1999–2006) Campbell (2006–2007) Cable (2007) Clegg (2007–2010) Farron (2015-present)

Scottish National Party	Robertson (2015–present)

1965 to Present

Labour Party

Leadership

Leaders	Hardie Henderson Barnes MacDonald Henderson Adamson Clynes MacDonald Henderson Lansbury Attlee Gaitskell Wilson Callaghan Foot Kinnock Smith Blair Brown Miliband Corbyn

Deputy Leaders	Clynes Graham Attlee Greenwood Morrison Griffiths Bevan Brown Jenkins Short Foot Healey Hattersley Beckett Prescott Harman Watson

General Secretaries	MacDonald Henderson Middleton Phillips Williams Nicholas Hayward Mortimer Whitty Sawyer McDonagh Triesman Carter Watt Collins McNicol

Treasurers	Henderson MacDonald Henderson Lathan Greenwood Gaitskell Bevan Nicholas Davies Callaghan Atkinson Varley Booth McCluskie Burlison Prosser Elsby Dromey Holland

Leaders in the Lords	Haldane Cripps Ponsonby Snell Addison Jowitt Alexander Pakenham Shackleton Shepherd Peart Hughes Richard Jay Williams Amos Ashton Royall Smith

PLP Chairs	Hardie Henderson Barnes MacDonald Henderson Hodge* Wardle* Adamson Clynes MacDonald Henderson Lansbury Attlee Lees-Smith* Pethick-Lawrence* Greenwood* Gaitskell Wilson Houghton Mikardo Hughes Willey Dormand Orme Hoyle Soley Corston Clwyd Lloyd Watts Cryer

* = wartime, in opposition

Internal elections

Leadership elections	1922 (MacDonald) 1935 (Attlee) 1955 (Gaitskell) 1960 1961 1963 (Wilson) 1976 (Callaghan) 1980 (Foot) 1983 (Kinnock) 1988 1992 (Smith) 1994 (Blair) 2007 (Brown) 2010 (Miliband) 2015 (Corbyn)

Deputy Leadership elections	1952 (Morrison) 1953 1956 (Griffiths) 1959 (Bevan) 1960 (Brown) 1961 1962 1970 (Jenkins) 1971 1972 (Short) 1976 (Foot) 1980 (Healey) 1981 1983 (Hattersley) 1988 1992 (Beckett) 1994 (Prescott) 2007 (Harman) 2015 (Watson)

Shadow Cabinet elections	1979 (Callaghan) 1980 (Foot) 1981 (Foot) 1982 (Foot) 1983 (Kinnock) 1984 (Kinnock) 1985 (Kinnock) 1986 (Kinnock) 1987 (Kinnock) ... 1992 (Smith) 1993 (Smith) 1994 (Blair) 1995 (Blair) 1996 (Blair) 2010 (Miliband)

Organisation

Structure	Constitution Clause IV Rule Book National Executive Committee Labour Party Conference National Policy Forum General Secretary Treasurer Constituency Labour Party Branch Labour Party Socialist societies Association of Labour Councillors Parliamentary Labour Party Labour Chief Whip European Parliamentary Labour Party London Labour Party Scottish Labour Party Welsh Labour Labour Party in Northern Ireland Affiliated trade unions Trade Union and Labour Party Liaison Organisation Co-operative Party Labour Co-operative Young Labour Labour International

Related organisations	Christians on the Left Compass Fabian Society Young Fabians Grassroots Alliance Jewish Labour Movement Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform Labour CND Labour Friends of Israel Labour Party Irish Society Labour Representation Committee (2004) Labour Students LGBT Labour LabourList National Union of Labour and Socialist Clubs Progress Socialist Appeal Socialist Health Association Socialist Educational Association Socialist Environment and Resources Association Socialist Campaign Group Socialist Youth Network Tribune

History and related topics	History of the Labour Party (UK) General election manifestos History of the socialist movement in the United Kingdom Lib–Lab pact New Labour Tony's Cronies Blue Labour One Nation Labour

Alliances	Party of European Socialists Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats Progressive Alliance Socialist International

Northern Ireland	Social Democratic and Labour Party Labour – Federation of Labour Groups

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