of State for Trade and Industry Michael Meacher – Shadow Secretary of State for Transport George Robertson – Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Ron Davies – Shadow Secretary of State for Wales Mo Mowlam – Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Joan Lestor – Shadow Minister for Overseas Development Gavin Strang – Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1995 reshuffle Blair made a number of significant changes to the Shadow Cabinet on 19 October 1995, following the 1995 Shadow Cabinet elections. Foster, who had been elected to the post, acceded to Blair's request that he step aside as Chief Whip; he was appointed Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Shadow Minister responsible for the Citizen's Charter, taking the latter from Taylor, who remained Shadow Leader of the House. Dewar was appointed Chief Whip under a new rule that made the job appointive and added on additional elective seat in the Shadow Cabinet. Chris Smith replaced Dewar at Social Security, and was replaced as Shadow National Heritage Secretary by Cunningham. Responsibility for the Information Superhighway was transferred from Shadow National Heritage Secretary to a junior Shadow Trade and Industry minister (Geoff Hoon). Cunningham was in turn replaced at the Trade and Industry brief by Beckett. Harman took over the Health portfolio Beckett had held. Blunkett added Harman's Employment portfolio to his own to reflect the created of the Department for Education and Employment. Michael Meacher, while remaining in the Shadow Cabinet, became Blunkett's deputy as Shadow Minister for Employment, leaving the Transport brief to Clare Short, newly elected to the Shadow Cabinet. Another newcomer, Tom Clarke, was appointed to the new post of Shadow Minister for Disabled People's Rights. Tony Blair – Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party John Prescott – Deputy Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Lord Richard – Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords Donald Dewar – Labour Chief Whip in the House of Commons Lord Graham of Edmonton – Labour Chief Whip in the House of Lords Lord Irvine of Lairg – Shadow Lord Chancellor Gordon Brown – Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Robin Cook – Shadow Foreign Secretary Jack Straw – Shadow Home Secretary David Clark – Shadow Secretary of State for Defence David Blunkett – Shadow Secretary of State for Education and