Callaghan ministry

James Callaghan, Prime Minister (1976–1979)

This is the Cabinet list for former Prime Minister James Callaghan. His Cabinet was formed on 5 April 1976 after he took over from Harold Wilson and ended, upon his resignation, on 4 May 1979.

The Ministry

OFFICE	NAME	TERM
Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service	James Callaghan	1976–1979
Chancellor of the Exchequer	Denis Healey	1976–1979
Lord Chancellor	The Lord Elwyn-Jones	1976–1979
Lord President of the Council	Michael Foot	1976–1979
Lord Privy Seal	The Lord Shepherd	1976
	The Lord Peart	1976–1979
Foreign Secretary	Anthony Crosland	1976–1977
	David Owen	1977–1979
Home Secretary	Roy Jenkins	1976
	Merlyn Rees	1976–1979
Secretary of State for Defence	Roy Mason	1976
	Fred Mulley	1976–1979
Secretary of State for Education and Science	Fred Mulley	1976
	Shirley Williams	1976–1979
Secretary of State for Employment	Albert Booth	1976–1979
Secretary of State for Energy	Tony Benn	1976–1979
Secretary of State for the Environment	Peter Shore	1976–1979
Secretary of State for Social Services	David Ennals	1976–1979
Secretary of State for Industry	Eric Varley	1976–1979
Minister for Overseas Development	Reginald Prentice	1976
Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection	Shirley Williams	1976
	Roy Hattersley	1976–1979
Secretary of State for Trade	Edmund Dell	1976–1978
	John Smith	1978–1979
Secretary of State for Transport	Bill Rodgers	1976–1979
Secretary of State for Scotland	Bruce Millan	1976–1979
Secretary of State for Wales	John Morris	1976–1979
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	Merlyn Rees	1976
	Roy Mason	1976–1979
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	Harold Lever	1976–1979
Chief Secretary to the Treasury	Joel Barnett	1977–1979
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	Fred Peart	1976
	John Silkin	1976–1979
Minister for Social Security	Stanley Orme	1976–1979
Minister for Local Government and Planning	John Silkin	1976

Preceded by Second Wilson Ministry

List of British ministries 1976–1979

Succeeded by Thatcher Ministry

See also

• Labour Government 1974–1979, for a complete list of officeholders in the government.