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Churchill Shadow Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 Shadow cabinet of the United Kingdom | |
| 1945–1951 | |
| Date formed | 26 July 1945 |
| Date dissolved | 26 October 1951 |
| People and organisations | |
| George VI | |
| Winston Churchill | |
| Anthony Eden | |
Member party | Conservative Party |
Status in legislature | Official Opposition |
| History | |
| Election | 1945 United Kingdom general election |
| Successor | Attlee Shadow Cabinet |
The Churchill Shadow Cabinet was the senior opposition group of the Conservative Party during Winston Churchill's leadership of the opposition from 1945 to 1951. It was formally known as the Leader's Consultative Committee and differed from the modern British shadow cabinet because members were not assigned official shadow portfolios.
Shadow Cabinet list
[edit]| Portfolio | Shadow Minister | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Leader of the Opposition | Winston Churchill[1] | 26 July 1945–26 October 1951 |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Foreign Secretary |
Anthony Eden[2] | 1945–1951 |
| Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | Oliver Stanley[3] | 1945–10 December 1950 |
| Rab Butler[4] | 10 December 1950–26 October 1951 | |
| Chairman of the Conservative Party | Ralph Assheton[5] | 29 October 1944–1 July 1946 |
| Lord Woolton[6] | 1 July 1946–1 November 1955 | |
| Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords | Marquess of Salisbury | 1945–1951 |
| Shadow Chief Whip | James Stuart[7] | 1941–1948 |
| Peter Buchan-Hepburn[8] | 1948–1951 | |
| Spokesperson for Health Spokesperson for Scotland |
Walter Elliot[9] | 1946–1951 |
| Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs | Richard Law[10] | 1945–1951 |
| Spokesperson for Industry | Oliver Lyttelton[11] | 1945–1951 |
| Spokesperson for Housing | Harold Macmillan[12] | 1946–1951 |
| Spokesperson for Employment Spokesperson for Defence |
David Maxwell Fyfe[13][14] | 1946–1951 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Winston Churchill". UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
- ↑ "Anthony Eden". UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
- ↑ "British Conservatism, 1945–1951: Adapting to the Age of Collectivism" (PDF). University of Adelaide. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
- ↑ "British Conservatism, 1945–1951: Adapting to the Age of Collectivism". UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
- ↑ "Chairman of the Conservative Party". Wikipedia. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
- ↑ "Making Woolton Pie: Rebuilding the Conservative Party's Campaign Machine". International Churchill Society. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
- ↑ "James Stuart, 1st Viscount Stuart of Findhorn". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "Peter Buchan-Hepburn". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "Walter Elliot: speeches in 1947". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "Foreign Policy in Europe". Retrieved 1 October 2026.
- ↑ "Government Policy (Motion of Censure)". Retrieved 1 October 2026.
- ↑ "Housing". Retrieved 1 October 2026.
- ↑ "Control of Engagement Order". Retrieved 1 October 2026.
- ↑ "The Conservative Party in Opposition, 1945–1951" (PDF). Retrieved 2 October 2026.