title: Shadow Cabinet of Alec Douglas-Home
text: # Shadow Cabinet of Alec Douglas-Home
  
  The Shadow Cabinet of Alec Douglas-Home was created on 16 October 1964 following the defeat in the 1964 general election.
  
  ## Shadow cabinet list
  
  | Portfolio | Shadow Minister | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition Leader of the Conservative Party | The Rt Hon. Alec Douglas-Home | 1964–65 |
  | Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | Reginald Maudling | 1964–65 |
  | Shadow Foreign Secretary | R. A. Butler | 1964–65 |
  | Shadow Home Secretary | The Rt Hon. Edward Boyle | 1964-65 |
  | Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | Peter Thorneycroft | 1964-65 |
  | Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | Selwyn Lloyd | 1964-65 |
  | Shadow Minister for Overseas Development | Robert Carr | 1964-65 |
  | Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | The Rt Hon. Michael Noble | 1964-65 |
  | Opposition Chief Whip | The Rt Hon. William Whitelaw | 1964–65 |
  | Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords | The Rt Hon. The Lord Carrington PC | 1964–65 |
  