Shadow Cabinet of James Callaghan
Callaghan Shadow Cabinet | |
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Shadow Cabinet of the United Kingdom | |
| 1979 – 1980 | |
| 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 |
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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 and further appointments made on 18 June. From the opening of Parliament until that date, Callaghan's Cabinet, with a few exceptions, stayed on to shadow their former positions.