Full Cabinet Named

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30575, 19 October 1964, Page 13

Full Cabinet Named

(N.ZP. A.-Reuter —Copyright) LONDON, October 18. Mr Harold Wilson swept into action in his first full day as Labour Prime Minister clearly determined to live up to his election promises of a dynamic new leadership.

In eight hours of rapid decisions the 48-year-old leader completed his Cabinet, held vital talks on the nation’s economy, and issued his declaration on foreign affairs.

The full Cabinet list of 23 the same size as the outgoing Conservative administration — contains few surprises and shows that for the time being Mr Wilson is relying heavily on the experienced, older members of his Parliamentary team.

But it was made clear in official circles that younger men who will be given jobs in the “second tier” of the Government—expected to be announced tomorrow —will be moved up in any future Cabinet reshuffle. As it is. the Cabinet’s average age of 56 is a little higher than Sir Alec Douglas-Home’s administration. The Cabinet

The following is the full list

of the Cabinet:— Prime Minister, Mr Harold Wilson, aged 48. First Secretary of State and Minister for Economic Affairs: Mr George Brown, aged 50. Foreign Secretary: Mr Patrick Gordon Walker, aged 57. Chancelleor of the Exchequer: Mr James Callaghan, aged 52.

Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council: Mr Herbert Bowden, aged 59.

Lord Chancellor: Lord Gardiner, Q.C., aged 65.

Minister of Defence: Mr Denis Healey, aged 47. Minister of Technology: Mr Frank Cousins, aged 60. Home Secretary: Sir Frank Soskice, aged 61. Secretary for Colonial Affairs: Mr Anthony Greenwood, aged 53. Secretary for Commonwealth Relations: Mr Arthur Bottomley, aged 57. Minister of Overseas Development: Mrs Barbara Castle, aged 53. Secretary for Education and Science: Mr Michael Stewart, aged 57. Secretary of State for Scotland: Mr William Ross, aged 53. Secretary of State for Wales: Mr James Griffiths, aged 74.

Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords: the Earl of Longford, aged 58. Minister of Transport: Mr Thomas Fraser, aged 53. Minister of Power: Mr Fred Lee, aged 58. Minister of Labour: Mr Ray ,Gunter, aged 55.

Minister of Housing and Local Government: Mr Richard Crossman, aged 56. Minister of Agriculture: Mr Frederick Peart, aged 50. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: Mr Douglas Houghton, aged 66. President of the Board of Trade: Mr Douglas Jay, aged 57.