The Path to Power

APPENDIX III Shadow Cabinet 1975–79

February 1975

MT Leader

WHITELAW Deputy Leader and Devolution

JOSEPH Policy and Research PYM Agriculture

OPPENHEIM Consumer Affairs and Prices

YOUNGER Defence

GILMOUR Home Affairs

PEYTON House of Commons

ST JOHN-STEVAS Education and Arts

PRIOR Employment

JENKIN Energy

RAISON Environment

MAUDLING Foreign and Commonwealth

HESELTINE Industry

NEAVE Northern Ireland

BUCHANAN-SMITH Scotland

FOWLER Social Services

HOWE Treasury

EDWARDS Wales

CARRINGTON House of Lords

HAILSHAM Without portfolio

THORNEYCROFT Party Chairman

MAUDE Deputy Chairman and CRD Chairman

ATKINS Chief Whip (ex officio)

January 1976 — reshuffle

Biffen joined Shadow Cabinet from the backbenches as Energy spokesman.

Jenkin moved from Energy to Social Services, replacing Fowler who became spokesman for Transport outside the Shadow Cabinet. Whitelaw replaced Gilmour as Shadow Home Secretary. Gilmour replaced Younger at Defence.

Pym returned at Agriculture (had been absent through illness since April 1975); Jopling resumed his role as Agriculture No. 2.

MT Leader

WHITELAW Dep. Leader, Devolution, Home Affairs

JOSEPH Policy and Research PYM Agriculture

OPPENHEIM Consumer Affairs and Prices

GILMOUR Defence

PEYTON House of Commons

ST JOHN-STEVAS Education and Arts

PRIOR Employment

BIFFEN Energy

RAISON Environment

MAUDLING Foreign and Commonwealth

HESELTINE Industry

NEAVE Northern Ireland

BUCHANAN-SMITH Scotland

JENKIN Social Services

HOWE Treasury

EDWARDS Wales

CARRINGTON House of Lords

HAILSHAM Without portfolio

THORNEYCROFT Chairman

MAUDE Deputy Chairman and CRD Chairman

ATKINS Chief Whip (ex officio)

November 1976 — reshuffle

MT dismissed Maudling; replaced him with John Davies.

Heseltine moved to Environment and replaced at Industry by John Biffen.

Tom King joined the Shadow Cabinet as Energy spokesman.

Teddy Taylor joined the Shadow Cabinet as Trade spokesman.

Pym took over devolution and House of Commons.

Peyton replaced Pym shadowing Agriculture.

MT Leader

WHITELAW Deputy Leader and Home Affairs

JOSEPH Policy and Research

PEYTON Agriculture

OPPENHEIM Consumer Affairs and Prices

GILMOUR Defence

PYM Devolution and House of Commons

ST JOHN-STEVAS Education and Arts

PRIOR Employment

KING Energy

HESELTINE Environment

DAVIES Foreign and Commonwealth

BIFFEN Industry

NEAVE Northern Ireland

BUCHANAN-SMITH Scotland

JENKIN Social Services

TAYLOR Trade

HOWE Treasury

EDWARDS Wales

CARRINGTON House of Lords

HAILSHAM Without portfolio

THORNEYCROFT Chairman

MAUDE Deputy Chairman and CRD Chairman

ATKINS Chief Whip (ex officio)

December 1976 — Buchanan-Smith resignation

Taylor replaced Buchanan-Smith as Scottish Shadow.

John Nott entered the Shadow Cabinet to replace Taylor shadowing Trade.

February 1977 — Biffen resignation

Biffen resigned. Keith Joseph replaced him as Industry spokesman, remaining responsible for Policy and Research.

November 1978 — reshuffle

Francis Pym formally replaced John Davies as Conservative Foreign Affairs spokesman.

Biffen returned to the Shadow Cabinet with responsibility for Small Businesses.

Carlisle replaced St John-Stevas as Education spokesman. St John-Stevas replaced Pym as Shadow Leader of the House of Commons.

MT Leader

WHITELAW Deputy Leader and Home Affairs

JOSEPH Industry, Policy and Research

PEYTON Agriculture

OPPENHEIM Consumer Affairs and Prices

GILMOUR Defence

ST JOHN-STEVAS Devolution and House of Commons

CARLISLE Education and Arts

PRIOR Employment

KING Energy

HESELTINE Environment

PYM Foreign and Commonwealth

BIFFEN Small Businesses

NEAVE Northern Ireland

TAYLOR Scotland

JENKIN Social Services

NOTT Trade

HOWE Treasury

EDWARDS Wales

CARRINGTON House of Lords

HAILSHAM Without portfolio

THORNEYCROFT Chairman

MAUDE Deputy Chairman and CRD Chairman ATKINS Chief Whip (ex officio)