The First Shadow Cabinet of Edward Heath was created on 28 July 1965 after the Conservative Party elected Edward Heath as its leader, replacing Alec Douglas-Home.

Shadow cabinet list

PortfolioShadow MinisterTerm
Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition Leader of the Conservative PartyEdward Heath1965–70
Deputy Leader of the Opposition Deputy Leader of the Conservative PartyReginald Maudling1965–70
Shadow Secretary of State for External AffairsSir Alec Douglas-Home1965–66
Shadow Chancellor of the ExchequerIain Macleod1965–70
Shadow Foreign SecretaryChristopher Soames1965–66
Alec Douglas-Home1966–70
Shadow Home SecretaryPeter Thorneycroft1965–66
Quintin Hogg1966–70
Shadow Secretary of State for DefenceEnoch Powell1965–68
Reginald Maudling1968
Geoffrey Rippon1968–70
Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Steel Shadow President of the Board of TradeAnthony Barber1965–67
Keith Joseph1967–70
Shadow Secretary of State for Education and ScienceEdward Boyle1965–69
Margaret Thatcher1969–70
Shadow Minister for LabourKeith Joseph1965–67
Robert Carr1967–70
Shadow Minister for Social ServicesKeith Joseph1965–66
Mervyn Pike1966–67
Robert Lindsay1967–70
Shadow Minister for TechnologyErnest Marples1965–66
Shadow Minister for Housing and LandJohn Boyd-Carpenter1965–66
Geoffrey Rippon1966–68
Peter Walker1968–70
Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodJoseph Godber1965–70
Shadow Minister of TransportMartin Redmayne1965–66
Peter Walker1966–68
Margaret Thatcher1968–69
Peter Walker1969–70
Shadow Commonwealth SecretarySelwyn Lloyd1965–66
Reginald Maudling1966–68
Alec Douglas-Home1968
Shadow Minister for PowerAnthony Barber1966–67
Keith Joseph1967
Margaret Thatcher1967–68
Shadow Secretary of State for ScotlandMichael Noble1965–69
Gordon Campbell1969–70
Shadow Secretary of State for WalesPeter Thorneycroft1965–66
Unknown1966–70
Chairman of the Conservative PartyEdward du Cann1965–67
Anthony Barber1967–70
Opposition Chief WhipWilliam Whitelaw1965–70
Leader of the Opposition in the House of LordsLord Carington1965–70
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the House of LordsViscount Dilhorne1965–66
Baron Harlech1966–67
Earl Jellicoe1967–70
Shadow Minister without PortfolioDuncan Sandys1965–66
Quintin Hogg1965–66
Other frontbenchers
Shadow Minister for PowerJohn Peyton1965–66
Sir John Eden1968–70

Initial Shadow Cabinet

Heath announced his Shadow Cabinet on 5 August 1965.

Junior Shadow Ministers

In October 1965 Heath announced the rest of his frontbench team.

Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Aviation

Broadcasting and Post Office

Defence

Education and Science

External Affairs

Home Office

Housing and Land

Law

Labour and Social Services

Power

Public Building and Works

Scotland

Technology

Transpory

Treasury, Economic Affairs and Trade

April 1966 reshuffle

Following the 1966 election Heath was forced to reshuffle his frontbench as three members of the Shadow Cabinet (Soames, Thorneycroft and Redmayne) had lost their seats.

Junior Shadow Ministers

Changes

November 1968 reshuffle

Another reshuffle was conducted in November 1968.

Junior Shadow Ministers

Changes