James Callaghan became
Leader of the Opposition on 4 May 1979 after losing the
1979 election and remained in that office until
Michael Foot
Michael Mackintosh Foot (23 July 19133 March 2010) was a British Labour Party politician who served as Labour Leader from 1980 to 1983. Foot began his career as a journalist on ''Tribune'' and the ''Evening Standard''. He co-wrote the 1940 p ...
was
elected Elected may refer to:
* "Elected" (song), by Alice Cooper, 1973
* ''Elected'' (EP), by Ayreon, 2008
*The Elected, an American indie rock band
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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.
Shadow Cabinet list
Callaghan assigned portfolios in June 1979 to the Deputy Leader and the 12 winners in the
1979 Shadow Cabinet elections.
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