The Lord Shackleton | |
|---|---|
 1969 photograph, by Godfrey Argent | |
| Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords Shadow Leader of the House of Lords | |
| In office 19 June 1970 – 4 March 1974 | |
| Leader | |
| Preceded by | The Lord Carrington |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Carrington |
| Leader of the House of Lords | |
| In office 16 January 1968 – 20 June 1970 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Longford |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Jellicoe |
| Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal | |
| In office 16 January 1968 – 6 April 1968 | |
| Preceded by | The Earl Longford |
| Succeeded by | Fred Peart |
| In office 1 November 1968 – 20 June 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Fred Peart |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Jellicoe |
| Paymaster General | |
| In office 6 April 1968 – 1 November 1968 | |
| Preceded by | George Wigg |
| Succeeded by | Judith Hart |
| Deputy Leader of the House of Lords | |
| In office 7 January 1967 – 16 January 1968 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Leader | The Earl of Longford |
| Preceded by | The Lord Champion |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Shepherd |
| Minister without Portfolio | |
| In office 7 January 1967 – 16 January 1968 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Douglas Houghton |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Gordon Walker |
| Minister of State for the Air Force | |
| In office 19 October 1964 – 7 January 1967 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Hugh Fraser |
| Succeeded by | office abolished |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 11 August 1958 – 22 September 1994 Life peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for Preston South | |
| In office 23 February 1950 – 6 May 1955 | |
| Preceded by | constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Alan Green |
| Member of Parliament for Preston | |
| In office 31 January 1946 – 3 February 1950 | |
| Preceded by | John William Sunderland |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1911 |
| Died | 22 September 1994 (aged 83) |
| Spouse |
Betty Horman (m. 1938) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Ernest Shackleton Emily Dorman |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1940–1956 |
| Rank | Wing Commander |
| Service number | 83143 |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Edward Arthur Alexander Shackleton, Baron Shackleton, KG, AC, OBE, PC, FRS, FRGS[1] (15 July 1911 – 22 September 1994) was a British geographer, Royal Air Force officer and Labour Party politician.
- ^ Jellicoe, T. E. (1999). "Lord Edward Arthur Alexander Shackleton. 15 July 1911 – 22 September 1994: Elected F.R.S. 1989". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 45: 485. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1999.0032. S2CID 186214379.