Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1962. In addition to the 12 members elected, the

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( Hugh Gaitskell), Deputy Leader (

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(

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), Labour Leader in the House of Lords ( A. V. Alexander), and Labour Chief Whip in the House of Lords (the

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) were automatically members. The election saw no changes to the Shadow Cabinet.

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1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...

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