List of ministers under Margaret Thatcher
(Redirected from List of Thatcher ministers 1979–90)
This article lists government ministers who served under Margaret Thatcher, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, during which time she led a Conservative majority government and was the first woman to hold the office.
Ministers
[edit]- Note: Prime Minister's row is highlighted in green. Other Cabinet members' rows are highlighted in yellow.
| Office | Name | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Margaret Thatcher | 4 May 1979 – 28 November 1990 |
| First Lord of the Treasury | ||
| Minister for the Civil Service | ||
| Minister of State, Civil Service Department | Paul Channon | 7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Barney Hayhoe | 5 January 1981 – 12 November 1981 | |
| Lord Chancellor | The Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone | 5 May 1979 |
| The Lord Havers | 13 June 1987 | |
| The Lord Mackay of Clashfern | 26 October 1987 | |
| Lord President of the Council | The Lord Soames | 5 May 1979 |
| Francis Pym | 14 September 1981 | |
| John Biffen | 5 April 1982 | |
| The Viscount Whitelaw | 11 June 1983 | |
| John Wakeham | 10 January 1988 | |
| Sir Geoffrey Howe | 24 July 1989 | |
| John MacGregor | 2 November 1990 | |
| Minister of State for the Privy Council Office | The Earl of Gowrie | 11 June 1983 – 11 September 1984 |
| Richard Luce | 2 September 1985 – 24 July 1990 | |
| David Mellor | 24 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Lord Privy Seal | Sir Ian Gilmour | 5 May 1979 |
| Humphrey Atkins | 14 September 1981 | |
| The Baroness Young | 6 April 1982 | |
| John Biffen | 11 June 1983 | |
| John Wakeham | 13 June 1987 | |
| The Lord Belstead | 10 January 1988 | |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Sir Geoffrey Howe | 5 May 1979 |
| Nigel Lawson | 11 June 1983 | |
| John Major | 26 October 1989 | |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | John Biffen | 5 May 1979 |
| Leon Brittan | 5 January 1981 | |
| Peter Rees | 11 June 1983 | |
| John MacGregor | 2 September 1985 | |
| John Major | 13 June 1987 | |
| Norman Lamont | 24 July 1989 | |
| Minister of State for Treasury | Peter Rees | 6 May 1979 – 14 September 1981 |
| The Lord Cockfield | 6 May 1979 – 6 April 1982 | |
| Jock Bruce-Gardyne | 15 September 1981 – 11 November 1981 | |
| Barney Hayhoe | 11 November 1981 – 2 September 1985 | |
| John Wakeham | 6 April 1982 – 13 June 1983 | |
| Ian Gow | 2 September 1985 – 19 November 1985 | |
| Peter Brooke | 19 November 1985 – 13 June 1987 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | Michael Jopling | 5 May 1979 |
| John Wakeham | 11 June 1983 | |
| David Waddington | 13 June 1987 | |
| Timothy Renton | 28 October 1989 | |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Nigel Lawson | 6 May 1979 |
| Nicholas Ridley | 30 September 1981 | |
| John Moore | 18 October 1983 | |
| Norman Lamont | 21 May 1986 | |
| Peter Lilley | 24 July 1989 | |
| Francis Maude | 14 July 1990 | |
| Lords of the Treasury | John MacGregor | 7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Peter Morrison | 7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 | |
| The Lord James Douglas-Hamilton | 7 May 1979 – 1 October 1981 | |
| Carol Mather | 7 May 1979 – 1 October 1981 | |
| David Waddington | 16 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 | |
| John Wakeham | 9 January 1981 – 15 September 1981 | |
| The Hon Robert Boscawen | 9 January 1981 – 17 February 1983 | |
| John Cope | 9 January 1981 – 13 June 1983 | |
| Tony Newton | 1 October 1981 – 5 March 1982 | |
| John Gummer | 1 October 1981 – 6 January 1983 | |
| Peter Brooke | 1 October 1981 – 13 June 1983 | |
| Alastair Goodlad | 16 February 1982 – 10 September 1984 | |
| Donald Thompson | 14 January 1983 – 10 September 1986 | |
| David Hunt | 23 February 1983 – 10 September 1984 | |
| Ian Lang | 11 June 1983 – 1 February 1986 | |
| Tristan Garel-Jones | 11 June 1983 – 16 October 1986 | |
| John Major | 3 October 1984 – 1 November 1985 | |
| The Hon Archie Hamilton | 3 October 1984 – 10 September 1986 | |
| Tim Sainsbury | 7 October 1985 – 23 June 1987 | |
| Michael Neubert | 10 February 1986 – 26 July 1988 | |
| Peter Lloyd | 16 October 1986 – 24 July 1988 | |
| The Hon Mark Lennox-Boyd | 16 October 1986 – 25 July 1988 | |
| Tony Durant | 16 October 1986 – 19 December 1988 | |
| David Lightbown | 26 July 1987 – 24 July 1990 | |
| Alan Howarth | 27 July 1988 – 24 July 1989 | |
| David Maclean | 27 July 1988 – 24 July 1989 | |
| Kenneth Carlisle | 27 July 1988 – 22 July 1990 | |
| Stephen Dorrell | 20 December 1988 – 3 May 1990 | |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | 26 July 1989 – 28 October 1989 | |
| John Taylor | 26 July 1989 – 29 November 1990 | |
| The Hon Tom Sackville | 30 October 1989 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Michael Fallon | 10 May 1990 – 22 July 1990 | |
| Sydney Chapman | 25 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Greg Knight | 25 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Irvine Patnick | 25 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | The Lord Carrington | 5 May 1979 |
| Francis Pym | 5 April 1982 | |
| Sir Geoffrey Howe | 11 June 1983 | |
| John Major | 14 June 1989 | |
| Douglas Hurd | 26 October 1989 | |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Peter Blaker | 5 May 1979 – 29 May 1981 |
| Nicholas Ridley | 6 May 1979 – 29 September 1981 | |
| Douglas Hurd | 6 May 1979 – 11 June 1983 | |
| Richard Luce | 30 September 1981 – 5 April 1982 | |
| Cranley Onslow | 5 April 1982 – 13 June 1983 | |
| The Lord Belstead | 5 April 1982 – 13 June 1983 | |
| Timothy Raison | 6 January 1983 – 10 September 1986[1] | |
| Richard Luce | 11 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 | |
| Malcolm Rifkind | 13 June 1983 – 11 January 1986 | |
| The Baroness Young | 13 June 1983 – 13 June 1987 | |
| Tim Renton | 2 September 1985 – 13 June 1987 | |
| Lynda Chalker | 11 January 1986 – 28 November 1990[2] | |
| Chris Patten | 10 September 1986 – 24 July 1989[3] | |
| David Mellor | 13 June 1987 – 26 July 1988 | |
| The Lord Glenarthur | 13 June 1987 – 24 July 1989 | |
| The Hon William Waldegrave | 26 July 1988 – 2 November 1990 | |
| Francis Maude | 24 July 1989 – 14 July 1990 | |
| The Lord Brabazon of Tara | 24 July 1989 – 24 July 1990 | |
| The Earl of Caithness | 14 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Tristan Garel-Jones | 14 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 | |
| The Hon Douglas Hogg | 2 November 1990 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Richard Luce | 6 May 1979 |
| The Lord Trefgarne | 14 September 1981 | |
| Malcolm Rifkind | 6 April 1982 | |
| Ray Whitney | 13 June 1983 | |
| Tim Renton | 11 September 1984 | |
| Timothy Eggar | 2 September 1985 | |
| Tim Sainsbury | 24 July 1989 | |
| The Hon Mark Lennox-Boyd | 24 July 1990 | |
| Minister for Overseas Development | Timothy Raison | 6 January 1983 |
| Chris Patten | 10 September 1986[4] | |
| Lynda Chalker | 24 July 1989[5] | |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | William Whitelaw | 5 May 1979 |
| Leon Brittan | 11 June 1983 | |
| Douglas Hurd | 2 September 1985 | |
| David Waddington | 26 October 1989 | |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | Leon Brittan | 6 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Timothy Raison | 6 May 1979 – 6 January 1983 | |
| Patrick Mayhew | 5 January 1981 – 13 June 1983 | |
| David Waddington | 6 January 1983 – 13 June 1987 | |
| The Lord Elton | 11 September 1984 – 25 March 1985 | |
| Giles Shaw | 11 September 1984 – 10 September 1986 | |
| David Mellor | 10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 | |
| The Earl of Caithness | 10 September 1986 – 10 January 1988 | |
| John Patten | 13 June 1987 – 28 November 1990 | |
| The Earl Ferrers | 10 January 1988 – 28 November 1990 | |
| David Mellor | 27 October 1989 – 22 June 1990 | |
| Angela Rumbold | 23 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs | The Lord Belstead | 7 May 1979 – 6 April 1982 |
| The Lord Elton | 6 April 1982 – 11 September 1984 | |
| David Mellor | 6 January 1983 – 10 September 1986 | |
| The Lord Glenarthur | 27 March 1984 – 10 September 1986 | |
| The Hon Douglas Hogg | 10 September 1986 – 26 July 1989 | |
| Peter Lloyd | 25 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | Peter Walker | 5 May 1979 |
| Michael Jopling | 11 June 1983 | |
| John MacGregor | 13 June 1987 | |
| John Gummer | 24 July 1989 | |
| Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | The Earl Ferrers | 7 May 1979 – 13 June 1983 |
| Alick Buchanan-Smith | 7 May 1979 – 13 June 1983 | |
| John MacGregor | 13 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 | |
| The Lord Belstead | 13 June 1983 – 13 June 1987 | |
| John Gummer | 2 September 1985 – 26 July 1988 | |
| The Baroness Trumpington | 28 September 1989 – 14 April 1992 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | Jerry Wiggin | 7 May 1979 – 29 September 1981 |
| Peggy Fenner | 14 September 1981 – 10 September 1986 | |
| Donald Thompson | 10 September 1986 – 25 September 1987 | |
| The Baroness Trumpington | 13 June 1987 – 28 September 1989 | |
| Richard Ryder | 25 July 1988 – 14 July 1989 | |
| David Curry | 26 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 | |
| David Maclean | 26 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Minister for the Arts | Norman St John-Stevas | 5 May 1979 |
| Paul Channon | 5 January 1981 | |
| The Earl of Gowrie | 13 June 1983 | |
| Richard Luce | 2 September 1985 | |
| David Mellor | 26 July 1990 | |
| Secretary of State for Defence | Francis Pym | 5 May 1979 |
| John Nott | 5 January 1981 | |
| Michael Heseltine | 8 January 1983 | |
| The Hon George Younger | 9 January 1986 | |
| Tom King | 24 July 1989 | |
| Minister of State for Defence | The Lord Strathcona | 6 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| The Viscount Trenchard | 5 January 1981 – 29 May 1981[6] | |
| Minister of State for the Armed Forces | Peter Blaker | 29 May 1981 |
| John Stanley | 13 June 1983 | |
| Ian Stewart | 13 June 1987 | |
| The Hon Archie Hamilton | 25 July 1988 | |
| Minister of State for Defence Procurement | The Viscount Trenchard | 29 May 1981 |
| Geoffrey Pattie | 6 January 1983 | |
| Adam Butler | 11 September 1984 | |
| Norman Lamont | 2 September 1985 | |
| The Lord Trefgarne | 21 May 1986 | |
| Alan Clark | 24 July 1989 | |
| Minister of State for Defence Support | The Lord Trefgarne | 2 September 1985 – 21 May 1986 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Army | Barney Hayhoe | 6 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Philip Goodhart | 5 January 1981 – 19 May 1981[7] | |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Navy | Keith Speed | 6 May 1979 – 18 May 1981[8] |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Air Force | Geoffrey Pattie | 6 May 1979 – 29 May 1981[9] |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces | Philip Goodhart | 29 May 1981 – 30 September 1981 |
| Jerry Wiggin | 15 September 1981 – 11 June 1983 | |
| The Lord Trefgarne | 13 June 1983 – 1 September 1985 | |
| Roger Freeman | 21 May 1986 – 15 December 1988 | |
| Michael Neubert | 19 December 1988 – 23 July 1990 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement | Geoffrey Pattie | 29 May 1981 – 6 January 1983 |
| Ian Stewart | 6 January 1983 – 18 October 1983 | |
| John Lee | 18 October 1983 – 10 September 1986 | |
| The Hon Archie Hamilton | 10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 | |
| Tim Sainsbury | 13 June 1987 – 25 July 1989 | |
| The Earl of Arran | 25 July 1989 – 26 July 1990 | |
| Kenneth Carlisle | 26 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Secretary of State for Education and Science | Mark Carlisle | 5 May 1979 |
| Sir Keith Joseph | 14 September 1981 | |
| Kenneth Baker | 21 May 1986 | |
| John MacGregor | 24 July 1989 | |
| Kenneth Clarke | 2 November 1990 | |
| Minister of State, Education and Science | The Baroness Young | 7 May 1979 – 14 September 1981 |
| Paul Channon | 5 January 1981 – 13 June 1983 | |
| Chris Patten | 5 September 1985 – 10 September 1986 | |
| Angela Rumbold | 10 September 1986 – 24 July 1990 | |
| Tim Eggar | 24 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Under-Secretary of State, Education and Science | Rhodes Boyson | 7 May 1979 – 13 June 1983 |
| Neil Macfarlane | 7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981 | |
| William Shelton | 15 September 1981 – 13 June 1983 | |
| The Hon William Waldegrave | 15 September 1981 – 13 June 1983 | |
| Peter Brooke | 13 June 1983 – 19 November 1985 | |
| Bob Dunn | 13 June 1983 – 26 July 1988 | |
| George Walden | 19 November 1985 – 13 June 1987 | |
| The Baroness Hooper | 13 June 1987 – 26 July 1988 | |
| Robert Jackson | 13 June 1987 – 24 July 1990 | |
| John Butcher | 26 July 1988 – 24 July 1989 | |
| Alan Howarth | 24 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Michael Fallon | 24 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Secretary of State for Employment | James Prior | 5 May 1979 |
| Norman Tebbit | 14 September 1981 | |
| Tom King | 16 October 1983 | |
| The Lord Young of Graffham | 2 September 1985 | |
| Norman Fowler | 13 June 1987 | |
| Michael Howard | 3 January 1990 | |
| Minister of State, Employment | The Earl of Gowrie | 7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981 |
| Michael Alison | 15 September 1981 – 13 June 1983 | |
| Peter Morrison | 13 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 | |
| John Gummer | 18 October 1985 – 11 September 1984 | |
| Kenneth Clarke | 2 September 1985 – 13 June 1987[10] | |
| John Cope | 13 June 1987 – 25 July 1989 | |
| Tim Eggar | 25 July 1989 – 23 July 1990 | |
| Under-Secretary of State, Employment | Jim Lester | 7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Patrick Mayhew | 7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 | |
| David Waddington | 5 January 1981 – 6 January 1983 | |
| Peter Morrison | 5 January 1981 – 13 June 1983 | |
| John Gummer | 6 January 1983 – 18 October 1983 | |
| Alan Clark | 13 June 1983 – 24 January 1986 | |
| Peter Bottomley | 11 September 1984 – 23 January 1986 | |
| David Trippier | 2 September 1985 – 13 June 1987 | |
| Ian Lang | 31 January 1986 – 10 September 1986 | |
| John Lee | 10 September 1986 – 26 July 1989 | |
| Patrick Nicholls | 13 June 1987 – 28 July 1989 | |
| The Lord Strathclyde | 26 July 1989 – 24 July 1990 | |
| Robert Jackson | 24 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Eric Forth | 24 July 1990 – 14 April 1992 | |
| The Viscount Ullswater | 24 July 1990 – 16 September 1993 | |
| Secretary of State for Energy | David Howell | 5 May 1979 |
| Nigel Lawson | 14 September 1981 | |
| Peter Walker | 11 June 1983 | |
| Cecil Parkinson | 13 June 1987 | |
| John Wakeham | 24 July 1989 | |
| Minister of State, Energy | Hamish Gray | 7 May 1979 – 13 June 1983 |
| Alick Buchanan-Smith | 13 June 1983 – 13 June 1987 | |
| Peter Morrison | 13 June 1987 – 26 July 1990 | |
| Under-Secretary of State, Energy | Norman Lamont | 7 May 1979 – 5 September 1981 |
| John Moore | 7 May 1979 – 13 June 1983 | |
| David Mellor | 15 September 1981 – 6 January 1983 | |
| The Earl of Avon | 6 January 1983 – 11 September 1984 | |
| Giles Shaw | 13 June 1983 – 11 September 1984 | |
| David Hunt | 11 September 1984 – 13 June 1987 | |
| Alastair Goodlad | 11 September 1984 – 13 June 1987 | |
| Michael Spicer | 13 June 1987 – 3 January 1990 | |
| The Baroness Hooper | 26 July 1988 – 28 July 1989 | |
| Tony Baldry | 3 January 1990 – 28 November 1990 | |
| The Hon Colin Moynihan | 24 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Secretary of State for the Environment | Michael Heseltine | 5 May 1979 |
| Tom King | 6 January 1983 | |
| Patrick Jenkin | 11 June 1983 | |
| Kenneth Baker | 23 September 1985 | |
| Nicholas Ridley | 21 May 1986 | |
| Chris Patten | 24 July 1989 | |
| Minister of State for Local Government | Tom King | 6 May 1979 |
| The Lord Bellwin | 6 January 1983 | |
| Kenneth Baker | 11 September 1984 | |
| The Hon William Waldegrave | 2 September 1985 | |
| Rhodes Boyson | 10 September 1986 | |
| Michael Howard | 13 June 1987 | |
| John Gummer | 25 July 1988 | |
| David Hunt | 25 July 1989 | |
| Michael Portillo | 4 May 1990 | |
| Minister of State for Housing | John Stanley | 7 May 1979 |
| Ian Gow | 13 June 1983 | |
| John Patten | 2 September 1985 | |
| The Hon William Waldegrave | 13 June 1987 | |
| The Earl of Caithness | 25 July 1988 | |
| Michael Howard | 25 July 1989 | |
| Michael Spicer | 3 January 1990 | |
| Minister of State, Environment | The Lord Elton | 27 March 1985 – 10 September 1986 |
| The Hon William Waldegrave | 10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 | |
| The Lord Belstead | 13 June 1987 – 10 January 1988 | |
| The Earl of Caithness | 10 January 1988 – 25 July 1988 | |
| Michael Howard | 25 July 1988 – 24 July 1989 | |
| David Trippier | 24 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Sport | Hector Monro | 7 May 1979 – 30 September 1981 |
| Neil Macfarlane | 15 September 1981 – 2 September 1985 | |
| Richard Tracey | 7 September 1985 – 13 June 1987 | |
| The Hon Colin Moynihan | 22 June 1987 – 26 July 1990 | |
| Robert Atkins | 26 July 1990 – 28 November 1990[11] | |
| Under-Secretary of State, Environment | Marcus Fox | 7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Geoffrey Finsberg | 7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981 | |
| The Lord Bellwin | 7 May 1979 – 6 January 1983 | |
| Giles Shaw | 5 January 1981 – 13 June 1983 | |
| Sir George Young | 15 September 1981 – 10 September 1986 | |
| The Hon William Waldegrave | 13 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 | |
| The Earl of Avon | 11 September 1984 – 27 March 1985 | |
| Angela Rumbold | 2 September 1985 – 10 September 1986 | |
| The Lord Skelmersdale | 10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 | |
| Christopher Chope | 10 September 1986 – 22 July 1990 | |
| Marion Roe | 13 June 1987 – 26 July 1988 | |
| David Trippier | 13 June 1987 – 23 July 1989 | |
| Virginia Bottomley | 25 July 1988 – 28 October 1989 | |
| The Lord Hesketh | 31 January 1989 – 2 November 1990 | |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | 28 October 1989 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Patrick Nicholls | 26 July 1990 – 12 October 1990 | |
| The Lord Strathclyde | 26 July 1990 – 7 September 1990 | |
| The Baroness Blatch | 7 September 1990 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Robert Key | 12 October 1990 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Secretary of State for Social Services | Patrick Jenkin | 5 May 1979 |
| Norman Fowler | 14 September 1981 | |
| John Moore | 13 June 1987[12] | |
| Secretary of State for Health | Kenneth Clarke | 25 July 1988 |
| The Hon William Waldegrave | 2 November 1990 | |
| Minister of State, Health | Gerard Vaughan | 7 May 1979 |
| Kenneth Clarke | 5 March 1982 | |
| Barney Hayhoe | 2 September 1985 | |
| Tony Newton | 10 September 1986 | |
| David Mellor | 25 July 1988[13] | |
| The Lord Trafford | 29 July 1989 | |
| Virginia Bottomley | 28 October 1989 | |
| Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security | Sir George Young | 7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981 |
| Lynda Chalker | 7 May 1979 – 5 March 1982 | |
| Geoffrey Finsberg | 15 September 1981 – 14 June 1983 | |
| The Lord Elton | 15 September 1981 – 6 April 1982 | |
| Tony Newton | 5 March 1982 – 11 September 1984 | |
| The Lord Trefgarne | 6 April 1982 – 14 June 1983 | |
| John Patten | 14 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 | |
| The Lord Glenarthur | 14 June 1983 – 26 March 1985 | |
| Ray Whitney | 11 September 1984 – 10 September 1986 | |
| The Baroness Trumpington | 30 March 1985 – 13 June 1987 | |
| John Major | 2 September 1985 – 10 September 1986 | |
| Nicholas Lyell | 10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 | |
| Edwina Currie | 10 September 1986 – 25 July 1988 | |
| Michael Portillo | 13 June 1987 – 25 July 1988 | |
| The Lord Skelmersdale | 13 June 1987 – 25 July 1988 | |
| Under-Secretary of State, Health | Edwina Currie | 25 July 1988 – 16 December 1988 |
| Roger Freeman | 16 December 1988 – 4 May 1990 | |
| The Baroness Hooper | 29 September 1989 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Stephen Dorrell | 4 May 1990 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Secretary of State for Social Security | John Moore | 25 July 1988 |
| Tony Newton | 23 July 1989 | |
| Minister of State, Social Security | Reginald Prentice | 7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Hugh Rossi | 5 January 1981 – 12 June 1983 | |
| Rhodes Boyson | 12 June 1983 – 11 September 1984 | |
| Tony Newton | 11 September 1984 – 10 September 1986 | |
| John Major | 10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 | |
| Nicholas Scott | 13 June 1987[14] – 28 November 1990 | |
| Under-Secretary of State, Social Security | The Lord Skelmersdale | 25 July 1988 – 26 July 1989 |
| Peter Lloyd | 25 July 1988 – 28 July 1989 | |
| The Lord Henley | 25 July 1989 – 16 September 1993 | |
| Gillian Shephard | 25 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Secretary of State for Industry | Sir Keith Joseph | 7 May 1979 |
| Patrick Jenkin | 14 September 1981[15] | |
| Minister of State, Industry | Adam Butler | 6 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| The Viscount Trenchard | 6 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 | |
| Norman Tebbit | 5 January 1981 – 14 September 1981 | |
| Norman Lamont | 14 September 1981 – 12 June 1983 | |
| Minister of State, Industry and Information Technology | Kenneth Baker | 5 January 1981[16] |
| Geoffrey Pattie | 11 September 1984[17] | |
| Under-Secretary of State, Industry | David Mitchell | 6 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Michael Marshall | 6 May 1979 – 15 September 1981 | |
| John MacGregor | 5 January 1981 – 12 June 1983 | |
| John Wakeham | 15 September 1981 – 6 April 1982 | |
| John Butcher | 6 April 1982 – 12 June 1983 | |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Norman St John-Stevas | 5 May 1979 |
| Francis Pym | 5 January 1981 | |
| The Baroness Young | 14 September 1981 | |
| Cecil Parkinson | 6 April 1982 | |
| The Lord Cockfield | 11 June 1983 | |
| The Earl of Gowrie | 11 September 1984 | |
| Norman Tebbit | 3 September 1985 | |
| Kenneth Clarke | 13 June 1987 | |
| Tony Newton | 25 July 1988 | |
| Kenneth Baker | 24 July 1989 | |
| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Humphrey Atkins | 5 May 1979 |
| James Prior | 14 September 1981 | |
| Douglas Hurd | 11 September 1984 | |
| Tom King | 3 September 1985 | |
| Peter Brooke | 24 July 1989 | |
| Minister of State, Northern Ireland | Michael Alison | 7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981 |
| Hugh Rossi | 7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 | |
| Adam Butler | 5 January 1981 – 11 September 1984 | |
| The Earl of Gowrie | 15 September 1981 – 10 June 1983 | |
| The Earl of Mansfield | 13 June 1983 – 12 April 1984 | |
| Rhodes Boyson | 11 September 1984 – 10 September 1986 | |
| Nicholas Scott | 10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 | |
| John Stanley | 13 June 1987 – 25 July 1988 | |
| Ian Stewart | 25 July 1988 – 25 July 1989 | |
| John Cope | 25 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland | The Lord Elton | 7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981 |
| Philip Goodhart | 7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 | |
| Giles Shaw | 7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 | |
| David Mitchell | 5 January 1981 – 13 June 1983 | |
| John Patten | 5 January 1981 – 13 June 1983 | |
| Nicholas Scott | 15 September 1981 – 11 September 1986 | |
| Chris Patten | 14 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 | |
| The Lord Lyell | 12 April 1984 – 25 July 1989 | |
| The Earl of Kilmorey | 3 September 1985 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Peter Viggers | 10 September 1986 – 26 July 1989 | |
| Brian Mawhinney | 10 September 1986 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Peter Bottomley | 4 July 1989 – 28 July 1990 | |
| The Lord Skelmersdale | 24 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Paymaster General | Angus Maude | 5 May 1979 |
| Francis Pym | 5 January 1981 | |
| Cecil Parkinson | 14 September 1981 | |
| vacant | 11 June 1983 | |
| John Gummer | 11 September 1984 | |
| Kenneth Clarke | 2 September 1985[18] | |
| Peter Brooke | 13 June 1987 | |
| The Earl of Caithness | 24 July 1989 | |
| Richard Ryder | 14 July 1990 | |
| Minister without Portfolio | The Lord Young of Graffham | 11 September 1984 – 3 September 1985 |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | The Hon George Younger | 5 May 1979 |
| Malcolm Rifkind | 11 January 1986 | |
| Ian Lang | 28 November 1990 | |
| Michael Forsyth | 5 July 1995 | |
| Minister of State for Scotland | The Earl of Mansfield | 7 May 1979 – 13 June 1983 |
| The Lord Gray of Contin | 13 June 1983 – 11 September 1986 | |
| The Lord Glenarthur | 10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 | |
| Ian Lang | 13 June 1987 – 28 November 1990 | |
| The Lord Sanderson of Bowden | 13 June 1987 – 7 September 1990 | |
| Michael Forsyth | 7 September 1990 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | Alexander Fletcher | 7 May 1979 – 14 June 1983 |
| Russell Fairgrieve | 7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981 | |
| Malcolm Rifkind | 7 May 1979 – 6 April 1982 | |
| Allan Stewart | 15 September 1981 – 10 September 1986 | |
| John MacKay | 6 April 1982 – 14 June 1987 | |
| The Earl of Ancram | 13 June 1983 – 14 June 1987 | |
| Ian Lang | 10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 | |
| The Lord James Douglas-Hamilton | 13 June 1987 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Michael Forsyth | 13 June 1987 – 7 September 1990 | |
| The Lord Strathclyde | 7 September 1990 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Secretary of State for Trade | John Nott | 5 May 1979 |
| John Biffen | 5 January 1981 | |
| The Lord Cockfield | 6 April 1982[19] | |
| Minister for Consumer Affairs | Sally Oppenheim-Barnes | 5 May 1979 |
| Gerald Vaughan | 5 March 1982 | |
| vacant | 13 June 1983[20] | |
| Minister for Trade | Cecil Parkinson | 7 May 1979 |
| Peter Rees | 14 September 1981 | |
| Paul Channon | 13 June 1983[21] | |
| Alan Clark | 24 January 1986 | |
| The Lord Trefgarne | 25 July 1989 | |
| Tim Sainsbury | 23 July 1990 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Trade | Norman Tebbit | 5 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Reginald Eyre | 7 May 1979 – 5 March 1982 | |
| The Lord Trefgarne | 5 January 1981 – 15 September 1981 | |
| Iain Sproat | 15 September 1981 – 12 June 1983 | |
| Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | Cecil Parkinson | 12 June 1983 |
| Norman Tebbit | 16 October 1983 | |
| Leon Brittan | 2 September 1985 | |
| Paul Channon | 24 January 1986 | |
| The Lord Young of Graffham | 13 June 1987 | |
| Nicholas Ridley | 24 July 1989 | |
| Peter Lilley | 14 July 1990 | |
| Minister for Industry | The Hon Douglas Hogg | 24 July 1989 |
| The Lord Hesketh | 2 November 1990 | |
| Minister for Corporate Affairs | John Redwood | 2 November 1990 |
| Minister of State for Trade and Industry | Norman Lamont | 13 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 |
| Peter Morrison | 2 September 1985 – 10 September 1986 | |
| Giles Shaw | 10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | John Butcher | 14 June 1983 – 26 July 1988 |
| Alexander Fletcher | 14 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 | |
| David Trippier | 14 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 | |
| The Lord Lucas of Chilworth | 11 September 1984 – 13 June 1987 | |
| Michael Howard | 2 September 1985 – 13 June 1987 | |
| Robert Atkins | 13 June 1987 – 26 July 1989 | |
| Francis Maude | 13 June 1987 – 26 July 1989 | |
| Eric Forth | 26 July 1988 – 24 July 1990 | |
| John Redwood | 26 July 1989 – 2 November 1990 | |
| Edward Leigh | 2 November 1990 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Minister of Transport | Norman Fowler | 11 May 1979 – 5 January 1981[22] |
| Secretary of State for Transport | Norman Fowler | 5 January 1981 |
| David Howell | 14 September 1981 | |
| Tom King | 11 June 1983 | |
| Nicholas Ridley | 16 October 1983 | |
| John Moore | 21 May 1986 | |
| Paul Channon | 13 June 1987 | |
| Cecil Parkinson | 24 July 1989 | |
| Minister of State, Transport | Lynda Chalker | 18 October 1983 – 10 January 1986 |
| David Mitchell | 23 January 1986 – 25 July 1988 | |
| Michael Portillo | 25 July 1988 – 4 May 1990 | |
| Roger Freeman | 4 May 1990 – 28 November 1990 | |
| The Lord Brabazon of Tara | 23 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Transport | Kenneth Clarke | 7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981[23] |
| Under-Secretary of State for Transport | Kenneth Clarke | 5 January 1981 – 5 March 1982 |
| Lynda Chalker | 5 March 1982 – 18 October 1983 | |
| Reginald Eyre | 5 March 1982 – 11 June 1983 | |
| David Mitchell | 11 June 1983 – 23 January 1986 | |
| Michael Spicer | 11 September 1984 – 13 June 1987 | |
| The Earl of Caithness | 2 September 1985 – 10 September 1986 | |
| Peter Bottomley | 23 January 1986 – 24 July 1989 | |
| The Lord Brabazon of Tara | 10 September 1986 – 23 July 1989 | |
| Robert Atkins | 25 July 1989 – 22 July 1990 | |
| Patrick McLoughlin | 25 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Christopher Chope | 23 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Secretary of State for Wales | Nicholas Edwards | 5 May 1979 |
| Peter Walker | 13 June 1987 | |
| David Hunt | 4 May 1990 | |
| Minister of State for Wales | John Stradling Thomas | 17 February 1983 – 2 September 1985 |
| Wyn Roberts | 15 June 1987 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Wales | Michael Roberts | 7 May 1979 – 6 January 1983 |
| Wyn Roberts | 7 May 1979 – 13 June 1987 | |
| Mark Robinson | 3 October 1985 – 15 June 1987 | |
| Ian Grist | 15 June 1987 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Attorney General | Michael Havers | 5 May 1979 |
| Sir Patrick Mayhew | 11 June 1987 | |
| Solicitor General | Sir Ian Percival | 5 May 1979 |
| Sir Patrick Mayhew | 13 June 1983 | |
| Sir Nicholas Lyell | 13 June 1987 | |
| Lord Advocate | The Lord Mackay of Clashfern | 5 May 1979 |
| The Lord Cameron of Lochbroom | 16 May 1984 | |
| The Lord Fraser of Carmyllie | 4 January 1989 | |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | Nicholas Fairbairn | 7 May 1979 |
| Peter Fraser | 28 January 1982 | |
| Alan Rodger[24] | 14 January 1989 | |
| Treasurer of the Household | John Stradling Thomas | 6 May 1979 |
| Anthony Berry | 17 February 1983 | |
| John Cope | 11 June 1983 | |
| David Hunt | 15 June 1987 | |
| Tristan Garel-Jones | 25 July 1989 | |
| Alastair Goodlad | 22 July 1990 | |
| Comptroller of the Household | Spencer Le Marchant | 7 May 1979 |
| Anthony Berry | 30 September 1981 | |
| Carol Mather | 17 February 1983 | |
| The Hon Robert Boscawen | 16 October 1986 | |
| Tristan Garel-Jones | 26 July 1988 | |
| Alastair Goodlad | 25 July 1989 | |
| Sir George Young | 23 July 1990 | |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Anthony Berry | 7 May 1979 |
| Carol Mather | 30 September 1981 | |
| The Hon Robert Boscawen | 17 February 1983 | |
| Tristan Garel-Jones | 16 October 1986 | |
| Michael Neubert | 26 July 1988 | |
| Tony Durant | 20 December 1988 | |
| David Lightbown | 25 July 1990 | |
| Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms | The Lord Denham | 6 May 1979 |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | The Lord Sandys | 6 May 1979 |
| The Earl of Swinton | 20 October 1982 | |
| The Viscount Davidson | 10 September 1986 | |
| Lords-in-Waiting | The Viscount Long | 9 May 1979 – 2 May 1997 |
| The Lord Mowbray and Stourton | 9 May 1979 – 22 September 1980 | |
| The Lord Lyell | 9 May 1979 – 12 April 1984 | |
| The Lord Cullen of Ashbourne | 9 May 1979 – 27 May 1982 | |
| The Lord Trefgarne | 9 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 | |
| The Earl of Avon | 22 September 1980 – 6 January 1983 | |
| The Lord Skelmersdale | 9 January 1981 – 10 September 1986 | |
| The Lord Glenarthur | 27 May 1982 – 10 June 1983 | |
| The Lord Lucas of Chilworth | 6 January 1983 – 9 September 1984 | |
| The Baroness Trumpington | 11 June 1983 – 25 March 1985 | |
| The Earl of Caithness | 8 May 1984 – 2 September 1985 | |
| The Lord Brabazon of Tara | 19 September 1984 – 10 September 1986 | |
| The Baroness Cox | 3 April 1985 – 2 August 1985 | |
| The Viscount Davidson | 17 September 1985 – 10 September 1986 | |
| The Baroness Hooper | 17 September 1985 – 14 June 1987 | |
| The Lord Hesketh | 10 September 1986 – 31 January 1987 | |
| The Lord Beaverbrook | 10 September 1986 – 28 July 1988 | |
| The Earl of Dundee | 3 October 1986 – 26 July 1989 | |
| The Earl of Arran | 18 June 1987 – 24 July 1989 | |
| The Lord Strathclyde | 12 August 1988 – 24 July 1989 | |
| The Lord Henley | 13 February 1989 – 24 July 1989 | |
| The Viscount Ullswater | 26 July 1989 – 22 July 1990 | |
| The Lord Reay | 2 August 1989 – 28 November 1990 | |
| The Earl of Strathmore | 2 August 1989 – 28 November 1990 | |
| The Baroness Blatch | 15 January 1990 – 7 September 1990 | |
| The Lord Cavendish of Furness | 14 September 1990 – 28 November 1990 | |
| The Viscount Astor | 11 October 1990 – 28 November 1990 |
Cabinets
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May 1979 to September 1981
[edit]- Margaret Thatcher – Prime Minister
- William Whitelaw – Home Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister
- The Lord Soames – Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council
- The Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone – Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
- Sir Geoffrey Howe – Chancellor of the Exchequer
- The Lord Carrington – Foreign Secretary
- Ian Gilmour – Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
- John Biffen – Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- Peter Walker – Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
- Norman St John-Stevas – Leader of the House of Commons and Minister of State for the Arts and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- Francis Pym – Secretary of State for Defence
- Mark Carlisle – Secretary of State for Education
- James Prior – Secretary of State for Employment
- David Howell – Secretary of State for Energy
- Michael Heseltine – Secretary of State for the Environment
- Patrick Jenkin – Secretary of State for Social Services
- Keith Joseph – Secretary of State for Industry
- Humphrey Atkins – Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- Angus Maude – Paymaster General
- George Younger – Secretary of State for Scotland
- John Nott – Secretary of State for Trade and President of the Board of Trade
- Nicholas Edwards – Secretary of State for Wales
Changes
[edit]- January 1981 –
- Francis Pym succeeded Norman St John-Stevas as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Leader of the House of Commons. Pym succeeded Angus Maude as Paymaster-General.
- John Nott succeeded Francis Pym as Secretary of State for Defence. John Biffen succeeded Nott as Secretary of State for Trade and President of the Board of Trade.
- Leon Brittan succeeded John Biffen as Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
- Norman St John-Stevas resigned as Minister for the Arts. His successor was not in the Cabinet.
- the post of Secretary of State for Transport was brought into the Cabinet and Norman Fowler was given the post.
September 1981 to June 1983
[edit]In September 1981, a substantial reshuffle took place.
- Margaret Thatcher – Prime Minister
- William Whitelaw – Home Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister
- Francis Pym – Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council
- The Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone – Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
- Sir Geoffrey Howe – Chancellor of the Exchequer
- The Lord Carrington – Foreign Secretary
- Humphrey Atkins – Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
- Leon Brittan – Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- Peter Walker – Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
- John Nott – Secretary of State for Defence
- Keith Joseph – Secretary of State for Education
- Norman Tebbit – Secretary of State for Employment
- Nigel Lawson – Secretary of State for Energy
- Michael Heseltine – Secretary of State for the Environment
- Norman Fowler – Secretary of State for Social Services
- Patrick Jenkin – Secretary of State for Industry
- The Baroness Young – Leader of the House of Lords and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- James Prior – Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- Cecil Parkinson – Paymaster General
- George Younger – Secretary of State for Scotland
- John Biffen – Secretary of State for Trade and President of the Board of Trade
- David Howell – Secretary of State for Transport
- Nicholas Edwards – Secretary of State for Wales
Changes
[edit]- April 1982 –
- Francis Pym succeeded Lord Carrington as Foreign Secretary. John Biffen succeeded Pym as Lord President of the Council.
- Baroness Young succeeded Humphrey Atkins as Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal. Cecil Parkinson succeeded Young as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
- Lord Cockfield succeeded John Biffen as Secretary of State for Trade.
- January 1983 – Michael Heseltine succeeded John Nott as Secretary of State for Defence. Tom King succeeded Heseltine as Secretary of State for the Environment.
June 1983 to June 1987
[edit]- Margaret Thatcher – Prime Minister
- The Viscount Whitelaw – Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council
- The Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone – Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
- John Biffen – Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
- Nigel Lawson – Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Peter Rees – Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- Sir Geoffrey Howe – Foreign Secretary
- Leon Brittan – Home Secretary
- Michael Jopling – Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
- Michael Heseltine – Secretary of State for Defence
- Sir Keith Joseph – Secretary of State for Education
- Norman Tebbit – Secretary of State for Employment
- Peter Walker – Secretary of State for Energy
- Patrick Jenkin – Secretary of State for the Environment
- Norman Fowler – Secretary of State for Health
- The Lord Cockfield – Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- Jim Prior – Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- George Younger – Secretary of State for Scotland
- Cecil Parkinson – Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and President of the Board of Trade
- Tom King – Secretary of State for Transport
- Nicholas Edwards – Secretary of State for Wales
- John Wakeham – Chief Whip of the House of Commons and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
Changes
[edit]- October 1983 –
- Tom King succeeded Norman Tebbit as Secretary of State for Employment.
- Norman Tebbit succeeded Cecil Parkinson as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.
- Nicholas Ridley succeeded Tom King as Secretary of State for Transport.
- September 1984 –
- Earl of Gowrie succeeded Lord Cockfield as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
- Douglas Hurd succeeded Jim Prior as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
- Lord Young of Graffham enters the Cabinet as Minister without Portfolio.
- September 1985 –
- Lord Young of Graffham succeeded Tom King as Secretary of State for Employment.
- Kenneth Baker succeeded Patrick Jenkin as Secretary of State for the Environment.
- Norman Tebbit succeeded Earl of Gowrie as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
- Tom King succeeded Douglas Hurd as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
- Kenneth Clarke enters the Cabinet as Paymaster-General.
- Leon Brittan succeeded Norman Tebbit as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.
- John MacGregor succeeded Peter Rees as Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
- Douglas Hurd succeeded Leon Brittan as Home Secretary.
- early January 1986 – Malcolm Rifkind succeeded George Younger as Secretary of State for Scotland. Younger succeeded Michael Heseltine as Secretary of State for Defence.
- late January 1986 – Paul Channon succeeded Leon Brittan as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.
- May 1986 –
- Nicholas Ridley succeeded Kenneth Baker as Secretary of State for the Environment. John Moore succeeded Ridley as Secretary of State for Transport.
- Kenneth Baker succeeded Keith Joseph as Secretary of State for Education and Science.
June 1987 to July 1989
[edit]- Margaret Thatcher – Prime Minister
- The Viscount Whitelaw – Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council
- The Lord Havers – Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
- John Wakeham – Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
- Nigel Lawson – Chancellor of the Exchequer
- John Major – Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- Geoffrey Howe – Foreign Secretary
- Douglas Hurd – Home Secretary
- John MacGregor – Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
- George Younger – Secretary of State for Defence
- Kenneth Baker – Secretary of State for Education
- Norman Fowler – Secretary of State for Employment
- Cecil Parkinson – Secretary of State for Energy
- Nicholas Ridley – Secretary of State for the Environment
- John Moore – Secretary of State for Health
- The Lord Young of Graffham – Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and President of the Board of Trade
- Kenneth Clarke – Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- Tom King – Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- Malcolm Rifkind – Secretary of State for Scotland
- Paul Channon – Secretary of State for Transport
- Peter Walker – Secretary of State for Wales
- David Waddington – Chief Whip of the House of Commons and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
- Sir Patrick Mayhew – Attorney General for England and Wales
Changes
[edit]- October 1987 – Lord Mackay of Clashfern succeeds Lord Havers as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
- January 1988 – Viscount Whitelaw retires and is succeeded by John Wakeham as Lord President of the Council. Lord Belstead succeeds Wakeham as Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal. Lord Belstead succeeds Viscount Whitelaw as Leader of the House of Lords.
- July 1988 – Department of Health and Social Security broken up into component parts:
- John Moore continues on as Secretary of State for Social Security.
- Kenneth Clarke becomes Secretary of State for Health. Tony Newton succeeds Clarke as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
July 1989 to November 1990
[edit]- Margaret Thatcher – Prime Minister
- Sir Geoffrey Howe – Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council
- The Lord Mackay of Clashfern – Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
- The Lord Belstead – Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
- Nigel Lawson – Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Norman Lamont – Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- John Major – Foreign Secretary
- Douglas Hurd – Home Secretary
- John Gummer – Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
- Tom King – Secretary of State for Defence
- John MacGregor – Secretary of State for Education
- Norman Fowler – Secretary of State for Employment
- John Wakeham – Secretary of State for Energy
- Chris Patten – Secretary of State for the Environment
- Kenneth Clarke – Secretary of State for Health
- Kenneth Baker – Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- Peter Brooke – Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- Malcolm Rifkind – Secretary of State for Scotland
- Tony Newton – Secretary of State for Social Security
- Nicholas Ridley – Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and President of the Board of Trade
- Cecil Parkinson – Secretary of State for Transport
- Peter Walker – Secretary of State for Wales
Changes
[edit]- October 1989 –
- John Major succeeds Nigel Lawson as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
- Douglas Hurd succeeds John Major as Foreign Secretary.
- David Waddington succeeds Douglas Hurd as Home Secretary.
- Tim Renton succeeds David Waddington as Chief Whip.
- January 1990 – Norman Fowler resigns as Secretary of State for Employment and is succeeded by Michael Howard.
- May 1990 – Peter Walker resigns as Secretary of State for Wales, having announced his intention in March. David Hunt succeeds him.
- July 1990 – Nicholas Ridley resigns as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. Peter Lilley succeeds him.
- November 1990 – At the start of the month, Geoffrey Howe resigns and the title of Deputy Prime Minister is not reallocated. John MacGregor succeeds him as Lord President of the Council and is in turn succeeded by Kenneth Clarke as Secretary of State for Education and Science, who is succeeded by William Waldegrave as Secretary of State for Health.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Raison was also Minister of Overseas Development.
- ^ Chalker was also Minister of Overseas Development from 24 July 1989.
- ^ Patten was also Minister of Overseas Development.
- ^ Patten was also Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
- ^ Chalker was also Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
- ^ Office abolished on 29 May 1981. Trenchard was appointed Minister of State for Defence Procurement.
- ^ Office abolished on 29 May 1981. Goodhart was appointed Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces.
- ^ Office abolished on 29 May 1981.
- ^ Office abolished on 29 May 1981. Pattie appointed Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement.
- ^ Clarke was also Paymaster General.
- ^ Was attached to the Office of Education thereafter.
- ^ Role reorganised into the Office of Health and Office of Social Security on 25 July 1988.
- ^ Mellor served under a separate Office of Health.
- ^ Scott served under a separate Office of Social Security from 25 July 1988.
- ^ Role merged with the Office of Trade on 12 June 1983.
- ^ Baker served under the Office of Trade and Industry from 12 June 1983.
- ^ Office abolished on 13 June 1987.
- ^ Clarke was also Minister of State, Employment.
- ^ Role merged with the Office of Industry on 12 June 1983.
- ^ Role assigned under the Office of Trade and Industry.
- ^ Channon served under the Office of Trade and Industry.
- ^ Fowler then became Secretary of State for Transport.
- ^ Clarke then became Under-Secretary of State for Transport.
- ^ Rodger was not a Member of the House of Commons.
References
[edit]- British Cabinet and Government Membership, archived from the original on 16 January 2009, retrieved 20 April 2012
- British Government 1979–2005, archived from the original on 7 February 2012, retrieved 20 November 2007
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