New Look In U.K. Govt

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32120, 16 October 1969, Page 8

New Look In U.K. Govt

(N. Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) LONDON, October 15. After the latest reshuffle, the Labour Government in Britain is now led by: Cabinet Prime Minister, Mr Harold Wilson; Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Mr Michael Stewart; Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Roy Jenkins; First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity, Mrs Barbara Castle; Secretary of State for Social Services, Mr Richard Crossman; Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons, Mr Fred Peart; Lord Chancellor, Lord Gardiner; Home Secretary, Mr James Callaghan; Secretary of State for Defence, Mr Denis Healey; Secretary of State for Scotland, Mr William Ross: Secretary of State for Education and Science, Mr Edward Short; President of the Board of Trade, Mr Roy Mason; Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Mr Cledwyn Hughes; Minister of Technology, Mr Anthony Wedgwood Benn; Secretary of State for Local Government and Regional Planning, Mr Anthony Crosland: Pay-master-General, Mr Harold Lever; Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords, Baron Shackleton: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Mr George Thomson: Secretary of State for Wales, Mr George Thomas; Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Mr John Diamond; Minister without Portfolio, Mr Peter Shore. Other Members Minister of Overseas Development, Mrs Judith Hart; Minister of Housing and Local Government, Mr Anthony Greenwood; Minister of Transport, Mr Fred Mulley; Minister of Public Buildings and Works, Mr John Silkin; Minister of Posts and Telecom-

munications, Mr John Stonehouse.

Minister of State, Local Government and Regional Planning, Mr Thomas Urwin. Minister of State, Housing and Local Government, also with responsibility for Sport, Mr Denis Howell. Minister of State, Ministry of Social Services, Baroness Serota; Minister of State, Ministry of Social Services, Mr Davis Ennals; Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Lord Caradon; Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Lord Chalfont; Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Lord Shepherd; Minister of Defence (Equipment), Mr John Morris. Minister of Defence (Administration), Mr Roy Hattersley; Minister of State, Home Office, Mrs Shirley Williams: Ministers of State, Technology, Lord DelacourtSmith and Mr Eric Varley: Minister of State, Department of Employment and Productivity, Mr Edmund Dell; Ministers of State, Board of Trade, Lord Brown and Mr Goronwy Roberts: Minister of State, Scottish Office, Lord Hughes; Minister of State, Welsh Office, Mrs Eirene White; /Minister of State, Department of Education and Science, Mr Gerald Fowler: Ministers of State, Department of Education and Science, Miss Alice Bacon and Miss Jennie Lee; Minister of State Treasury, Mr William Rodgers. From hpre on, only changes are shown :

Financial Secretary, Treasury, Mr Dick Taverne, Q.C. (formerly Minister of State, Treasury), replaces Mr Harold Lever; Parliamentary Undersecretary, Foreign and Commonwealth, Mr Evan Luard replaces Mr William Whitlock: Parliamentary Undersecretary, Health and Social Security, Mr Brian O'Malley (formerly Deputy Chief Whip), replaces Mr Norman Pentland.

Parliamentary Under-Secre-tary, Health and Social Security, Dr John Dunwoody replaces Dr Julian Snow; Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Army, Mr Ivor Richards replaces Mr James Boyden; Parliamentary Secretary,

Transport, Mr A. Murray replaces Mr Neil Carmichael; Parliamentary Secretary, Housing and Local Government, Mr Reginald Freeson (formerly Parliamentary Secretary, Power) replaces Mr James Mac Coll; Parliamentary Secretary, Technology, Mr Neil Carmichael (formerly Parliamentary Secretary, Transport) replaces Dr Jeremy Bray. Parliamentary Secretary, Technology, Mr Ernest Davies replaces Mr Gerald Fowler; Parliamentary Under-Secre-tary, Education and Science, Miss Joan Lestor replaces Mr Denis Howell; Parliamentary Under - Secretary, Overseas Development, Mr Ben Whitaker replaces Mr Albert Oram: Parliamentary Secretary, Posts and Telecommunications, Mr Norman Pentland (formerly Parliamentary Secretary, Health and Social Security) replaces Mr Joseph Slater.

Deputy Chief Whip (Treasurer, H.M. Household), Mr Charles Morris replaces Mr Brian O’Malley: Vice-Charn-berlain H.M. Household, Mr Alan Fitch (formerly a Lord Commissioner) replaces Mr Morris.