ABSTRACT
Lord President of the Council H erbert Bowden (Oct. 1964-Aug. 1966) Richard Crossman (Aug. 1966-Oct. 1968) Fred Peart (Oct. 1968-June 1970)
Lord Gardiner
Earl of Longford (Oct. 1964-Dec. 1965) Sir Frank Soskice (Dec. 1965-Apr. 1966) Earl of Longford (Apr. 1966-Jan. 1968) Lord Shackleton (Jan.-Apr. 1968) Fred Peart (Apr.-Oct. 1968) Lord Shackleton (Oct. 1968-June 1970)
Chancellor of the Exchequer James Callaghan (Oct. 1964-Nov. 1967) Roy Jenkins (Nov. 1967-June 1970)
Secretary of State for Economic Affairs George Brown (Oct. 1964-Aug. 1966) Michael Stewart (Aug. 1966-Aug. 1967)
Lord Chancellor
Lord Privy Seal
(Office abolished in Oct. 1969)
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Peter Shore (Aug. 1967-Oct. 1969)
Patrick GordonWalker (Oct. 1964-Jan. 1965) Michael Stewart (Jan. 1965-Aug. 1966) George Brown (Aug. 1966-Mar. 1968) Michael Stewart (Mar. 1968-June 1970)
(Amalgamated with the Commonwealth Office in Oct. 1968)
Sir Frank Soskice (Oct. 1964-Dec. 1965) Roy Jenkins (Dec. 1965-Nov. 1967)
James Callaghan (Nov. 1967-June 1970)
Anthony Greenwood (Oct. 1964-Dec. 1965) Earl of Longford (Dec. 1965-Apr. 1966) Fred Lee (Apr.-Aug. 1966)
(Absorbed into the Commonwealth Affairs D epartm ent in Aug. 1966)
Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations A rthur Bottomley (Oct. 1964-Aug. 1966) H erbert Bowden (Aug. 1966-Aug. 1967) George Thomson (Aug. 1967-Oct. 1968)
(Office renam ed Commonwealth Affairs in Aug. 1966 and amalgamated with the Foreign Office in Oct. 1968)
Secretary of State for Defence Denis Healey
Secretary of State for Education and Science Michael Stewart (Oct. 1964-Jan. 1965) Anthony Crosland (Jan. 1965-Aug. 1967)
Secretary of State for Hom e Affairs
Secretary of State for the Colonies
Patrick Gordon-Walker (Aug. 1967-Apr. 1968) Edward Short (Apr. 1968-June 1970)
Minister of Labour Ray G unter (Oct. 1964-Apr. 1968) Barbara Castle (Apr. 1968-June 1970)
(Renamed Departm ent of Employment and Productivity from Apr. 1968)
Secretary of State for Health and Social Security
Secretary of State for Scotland
Secretary of State for Wales
President of the Board of Trade
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Richard Crossman (Oct. 1968-June 1970)
William Ross (Oct. 1964-June 1970)
James Griffiths (Oct. 1964-Apr. 1966) Cledwyn Hughes (Apr. 1966-Apr. 1968) George Thomas (Apr. 1968-June 1970)
Douglas Jay (Oct. 1964-Aug. 1967) Anthony Crosland (Aug. 1967-Oct. 1969) Roy Mason (Oct. 1969-June 1970)
Fred Peart (Oct. 1964-Apr. 1968) Cledwyn Hughes (Apr. 1968-June 1970)
Douglas Houghton (Oct. 1964-Apr. 1966)
(Office removed from the Cabinet in Apr. 1966)
Minister of Housing and Local Government Richard Crossman (Oct. 1964-Aug. 1966) Anthony Greenwood (Aug. 1966-Oct. 1969)
(Office removed from the Cabinet in Oct. 1969)
Minister of Overseas Development Barbara Castle (Oct. 1964-Dec. 1965) Anthony Greenwood (Dec. 1965-Aug. 1966) A rthur Bottomley (Aug. 1966-Aug. 1967)
(Office removed from the Cabinet in Aug. 1967) Paymaster-General Lord Shackleton
(Apr.-Nov. 1968) Judith Hart (Nov. 1968-Oct. 1969) Harold Lever (Oct. 1969-June 1970)
(Minister in the Cabinet but not office) Minister with Portfolio
(Minister in the Cabinet but not office) Minister of Power
(Office abolished in Oct. 1969)
Minister of Technology Frank Cousins (Oct. 1964-July 1966) Tony Benn (July 1966-June 1970)
Minister of Transport Tom Fraser (Oct. 1964-Dec. 1965) Barbara Castle (Dec. 1965-Apr. 1968)
Fred Lee (Oct. 1964-Apr. 1966) Richard Marsh (Apr. 1966-Apr. 1968) Ray Gunter (Apr.-July 1968) Roy Mason (July 1968-Oct. 1969)
Douglas Houghton (Apr. 1966-Jan. 1967) Patrick GordonWalker (Jan.-Aug. 1967) George Thomas (Oct. 1968-Oct. 1969) Peter Shore (Oct. 1969-June 1970)
Richard Marsh (Apr. 1968-Oct. 1969)
(Office removed from the Cabinet in Oct. 1969) Chief Whip in the House of Commons Edward Short
(Oct. 1964-July 1966) John Silkin (July 1966-Apr. 1969) Robert Mellish (Apr. 1969-June 1970)
Prime Minister
Lord President of the Council
Lord Chancellor
Lord Privy Seal
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Secretary of State for Home Affairs
Harold Wilson (Mar. 1974-Apr. 1976)
James Callaghan (Apr. 1976-May 1979) Edward Short (Mar. 1974-Apr. 1976) Michael Foot (Apr. 1976-May 1979) Lord Elwyn-Jones
Lord Shepherd (Mar. 1974-Sept. 1976) Lord Peart (Sept. 1976-May 1979) Denis Healey
James Callaghan (Mar. 1974-Apr. 1976) Anthony Crosland (Apr. 1976-Feb. 1977) David Owen (Feb. 1977-May 1979) Roy Jenkins (Mar. 1974-Sept. 1976) Merlyn Rees (Sept. 1976-May 1979)
Secretary of State for Defence Roy Mason (Mar. 1974-Sept. 1976)
Secretary of State for Education and Science
Secretary of State for Employment
Secretary of State for Energy
Secretary of State for the Environment
Secretary of State for Health and Social Security
Secretary of State for Industry
Secretary of State for N orthern Ireland
Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection
Fred Mulley (Sept. 1976-May 1979)
Reg Prentice (Mar. 1974-June 1975) Fred Mulley (June 1975-Sept. 1976) Shirley Williams (Sept. 1976-May 1979)
Michael Foot (Mar. 1974-Apr. 1976) Albert Booth (Apr. 1976-May 1979)
Eric Varley (Mar. 1974-June 1975) Tony Benn (June 1975-May 1979)
Anthony Crosland (Mar. 1974-Apr. 1976) Peter Shore (Apr. 1976-May 1979)
Barbara Casde (Mar. 1974-Apr. 1976) David Ennals (Apr. 1976-May 1979)
Tony Benn (Mar. 1974-June 1975) Eric Varley (June 1975-May 1979)
Merlyn Rees (Mar. 1979-Sept. 1976) Roy Mason (Sept. 1976-May 1979)
Shirley Williams (Mar. 1974-Sept. 1976) Roy Hattersley (Sept. 1976-May 1979)
Secretary of State for Scotland William Ross (Mar. 1974-Apr. 1976)
Bruce Millan (Apr. 1976-May 1979)
J. Morris
Peter Shore (Mar. 1974-Apr. 1976) Edm und Dell (Apr. 1976-Nov. 1978)
John Smith (Nov. 1978-May 1979)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Harold Lever
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Fred Peart (Mar. 1974-Sept. 1976)
John Silkin (Sept. 1976-May 1979)
Chief Whip in the House of Commons Robert Mellish (Mar. 1974-Apr. 1976) Michael Cocks (Apr. 1976-May 1979)
in protest against defence estimates and in particular over the failure to order the construction of a new aircraft carrier. (July) Frank Cousins resigns as Minister of Technology over the imposition of an incomes policy which his background as general secretary of the Transport and General W orkers’ Union made unacceptable.
