Lord Callaghan of Cardiff

Government posts

• Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service · Cabinet Office 5 Apr 1976 – 3 May 1979
• Foreign Secretary · Foreign and Commonwealth Office 5 Mar 1974 – 7 Apr 1976
• Home Secretary · Home Office 30 Nov 1967 – 19 Jun 1970
• Chancellor of the Exchequer · HM Treasury 16 Oct 1964 – 29 Nov 1967
• Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty · No Department 1 Jan 1950 – 1 Jan 1951
• Parliamentary Secretary (Ministry of Transport) · Ministry of Transport 1 Jan 1947 – 1 Jan 1950

Opposition posts

• Leader of HM Official Opposition · HM Official Opposition 15 May 1979 – 2 Nov 1980
• Shadow Foreign Secretary · Foreign and Commonwealth Office 10 Apr 1972 – 28 Feb 1974
• Shadow Secretary of State for Employment · Department of Employment 19 Oct 1971 – 19 Apr 1972
• Shadow Home Secretary · Home Office 18 Jun 1970 – 20 Dec 1971
• Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer · HM Treasury 16 Dec 1961 – 15 Oct 1964

Other posts

• Father of the House of Commons 9 Jun 1983 – 11 Jun 1987
• Leader of the Labour Party 5 Apr 1976 – 3 Nov 1980
• Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee 1 Aug 1957 – 31 Jul 1980
• Treasurer, Labour Party 1 Jul 1967 – 15 Apr 1976
• Party Chair, Labour Party 1 Jul 1973 – 1 Jul 1974

Previous seats

• Cardiff South and Penarth · Elected 1 time 9 Jun 1983 – 11 Jun 1987
• Cardiff South East · Elected 3 times 28 Feb 1974 – 9 Jun 1983
• Cardiff South East · Elected 7 times 23 Feb 1950 – 28 Feb 1974
• Cardiff South · Elected 1 time 5 Jul 1945 – 23 Feb 1950

Party affiliation

• Labour 28 Feb 1974 – 26 Mar 2005

Source: parliamentary career on parliament.uk.