Callaghan Shadow Cabinet | |
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![]() Shadow Cabinet of the United Kingdom | |
1979 – 1980 | |
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Date formed | 4 May 1979 |
Date dissolved | 10 November 1980 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Leader of the Opposition | James Callaghan |
Deputy Leader of the Opposition | Michael Foot |
Member party | |
Status in legislature | Official Opposition 269 / 635 (42%) |
History | |
Election | 1979 United Kingdom general election |
Legislature terms | 48th UK Parliament |
Predecessor | Shadow Cabinet of Margaret Thatcher |
Successor | Shadow Cabinet of Michael Foot |
James Callaghan became Leader of the Opposition on 4 May 1979 after losing the 1979 election and remained in that office until Michael Foot was elected Leader of the Labour Party on 2 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 on 14 June[1] and further appointments made on 18 June.[2] From the opening of Parliament until that date, Callaghan's Cabinet, with a few exceptions, stayed on to shadow their former positions.
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