Names marked with an asterisk denote ministers changing jobs or entering the Cabinet for the first time at the beginning of the defined period.
Names in italics denote ministers who left the Government at the end of the defined period.
Names in bold denote Cabinet members. Others in roman.
List of Offices | May 1979 — January 1981 | January — September 1981 |
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PM | MRS THATCHER | MRS THATCHER |
Chllr Exchequer | HOWE | HOWE |
Chief Secretary | BIFFEN | *BRITTAN |
Foreign Secretary | CARRINGTON | CARRINGTON |
Home Secretary | WHITELAW | WHITELAW |
Leader H/Commons | STEVAS | *PYM |
Leader H/Lords | SOAMES | SOAMES |
Ld Chllr | HAILSHAM | HAILSHAM |
Ld President | SOAMES | SOAMES |
Ld Privy Seal | GILMOUR | GILMOUR |
Chllr of the Duchy | STEVAS | *PYM |
Agriculture | WALKER | WALKER |
Defence | PYM | *NOTT |
Education | CARLISLE | CARLISLE |
Employment | PRIOR | PRIOR |
Energy | HOWELL | HOWELL |
Environment | HESELTINE | HESELTINE |
DHSS | JENKIN | JENKIN |
Industry | JOSEPH | JOSEPH |
Northern Ireland | ATKINS | ATKINS |
Paymaster-General | MAUDE | *PYM |
Scotland | YOUNGER | YOUNGER |
Trade | NOTT | *BIFFEN |
Transport | (non-cabinet) | *FOWLER |
Without portfolio | – | – |
Wales | EDWARDS | EDWARDS |
Attorney-General | HAVERS | HAVERS |
Solicitor-General | PERCIVAL | PERCIVAL |
Chmn Party | THORNEYCROFT | THORNEYCROFT |
Chief Whip | JOPLING | JOPLING |
Chmn 1922 Cttee | DU CANN | DU CANN |
- | September 1981 — April 1982 | April 1982 — January 1983 |
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PM | MRS THATCHER | MRS THATCHER |
Chllr Exchequer | HOWE | HOWE |
Chief Secretary | BRITTAN | BRITTAN |
Foreign Secretary | CARRINGTON | *PYM |
Home Secretary | WHITELAW | WHITELAW |
Leader H/Commons | PYM | *BIFFEN |
Leader H/Lords | LADY YOUNG | LADY YOUNG |
Ld Chllr | HAILSHAM | HAILSHAM |
Ld President | *PYM | *BIFFEN |
Ld Privy Seal | *ATKINS | *LADY YOUNG |
Chllr of the Duchy | *PYM | *PARKINSON |
Agriculture | WALKER | WALKER |
Defence | NOTT | NOTT |
Education | *JOSEPH | JOSEPH |
Employment | *TEBBIT | TEBBIT |
Energy *LAWSON | LAWSON | |
Environment | HESELTINE | HESELTINE |
DHSS | *FOWLER | FOWLER |
Industry | *JENKIN | JENKIN |
Northern Ireland | *PRIOR | PRIOR |
Paymaster-General | *PARKINSON | PARKINSON |
Scotland | YOUNGER | YOUNGER |
Trade | *BIFFEN | *COCKFIELD |
Transport | HOWELL | HOWELL |
Without portfolio | – | – |
Wales | EDWARDS | EDWARDS |
Attorney-General | HAVERS | HAVERS |
Solicitor-General | PERCIVAL | PERCIVAL |
Chmn Party | *PARKINSON | PARKINSON |
Ch Whip | JOPLING | JOPLING |
Chmn 1922 Cttee | DU CANN | DU CANN |
- | January — June 1983 | June — October 1983 |
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PM | MRS THATCHER | MRS THATCHER |
Chllr Exchequer | HOWE | *LAWSON |
Chief Secretary | BRITTAN | *REES |
Foreign Secretary | PYM | *HOWE |
Home Secretary | WHITELAW | *BRITTAN |
Leader H/Commons | BIFFEN | BIFFEN |
Leader H/Lords | LADY YOUNG | *WHITELAW |
Ld Chllr | HAILSHAM | HAILSHAM |
Ld President | BIFFEN | *WHITELAW |
Ld Privy Seal | LADY YOUNG | *BIFFEN |
Chllr of the Duchy | PARKINSON | *COCKFIELD |
Agriculture | WALKER | *JOPLING |
Defence | *HESELTINE | HESELTINE |
Education | JOSEPH | JOSEPH |
Employment | TEBBIT | TEBBIT |
Energy | LAWSON | *WALKER |
Environment | HESELTINE | *KING |
DHSS | FOWLER | FOWLER |
Industry/DTI | JENKIN | *PARKINSON |
Northern Ireland | PRIOR | PRIOR |
Paymaster-General | PARKINSON | VACANT |
Scotland | YOUNGER | YOUNGER |
Trade | COCKFIELD | SEE DTI |
Transport | HOWELL | *RIDLEY |
Without portfolio | – | – |
Wales | EDWARDS | EDWARDS |
Attorney-General | HAVERS | HAVERS |
Solicitor-General | PERCIVAL | PERCIVAL |
Chmn Party | PARKINSON | PARKINSON/GUMMER |
ChWhip | JOPLING | WAKEHAM |
Chmn 1922 Cttee | DU CANN | DU CANN |
- | October 1983 — September 1984 | September 1984 — September 1985 |
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PM | MRS THATCHER | MRS THATCHER |
Chllr Exchequer | LAWSON | LAWSON |
Chief Secretary | REES | REES |
Foreign Secretary | HOWE | HOWE |
Home Secretary | BRITTAN | BRITTAN |
Leader H/Commons | BIFFEN | BIFFEN |
Leader H/Lords | WHITELAW | WHITELAW |
Ld Chllr | HAILSHAM | HAILSHAM |
Ld President | WHITELAW | WHITELAW |
Ld Privy Seal | BIFFEN | BIFFEN |
Chllr of the Duchy | COCKFIELD | *GOWRIE |
Agriculture | JOPLING | JOPLING |
Defence | HESELTINE | HESELTINE |
Education | JOSEPH | JOSEPH |
Employment | *KING | KING |
Energy | WALKER | WALKER |
Environment | *JENKIN | JENKIN |
DHSS | FOWLER | FOWLER |
DTI | *TEBBIT | TEBBIT |
Northern Ireland | PRIOR | *HURD |
Paymaster-General | VACANT | GUMMER (non-cabinet) |
Scotland | YOUNGER | YOUNGER |
Transport | RIDLEY | RIDLEY |
Without portfolio | – | *YOUNG |
Wales | EDWARDS | EDWARDS |
Attorney-General | HAVERS | HAVERS |
Solicitor-General | *MAYHEW | MAYHEW |
Chmn Party | GUMMER | GUMMER |
Ch Whip | WAKEHAM | WAKEHAM |
Chmn 1922 Cttee | DU CANN | ONSLOW |
- | September 1985 — January 1986 | January 1986 — May 1986 |
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PM | MRS THATCHER | MRS THATCHER |
Chllr Exchequer | LAWSON | LAWSON |
Chief Secretary | *MACGREGOR | MACGREGOR |
Foreign Secretary | HOWE | HOWE |
Home Secretary | *HURD | HURD |
Leader H/Commons | BIFFEN | BIFFEN |
Leader H/Lords | WHITELAW | WHITELAW |
Ld Chllr | HAILSHAM | HAILSHAM |
Ld President | WHITELAW | WHITELAW |
Ld Privy Seal | BIFFEN | BIFFEN |
Chllr of the Duchy | TEBBIT | TEBBIT |
Agriculture | JOPLING | JOPLING |
Defence | HESELTINE | YOUNGER |
Education | JOSEPH | JOSEPH |
Employment | *YOUNG | YOUNG |
Energy | WALKER | WALKER |
Environment | *BAKER | BAKER |
DHSS | FOWLER | FOWLER |
Industry/DTI | *BRITTAN | *CHANNON |
Northern Ireland | *KING | KING |
Paymaster-General | *CLARKE | CLARKE |
Scotland | *YOUNGER | *RIFKIND |
Transport | RIDLEY | RIDLEY |
Without portfolio | – | – |
Wales | EDWARDS | EDWARDS |
Attorney-General | HAVERS | HAVERS |
Solicitor-General | MAYHEW | MAYHEW |
Chmn Party | TEBBIT | TEBBIT |
Chief Whip | WAKEHAM | WAKEHAM |
Chmn 1922 Cttee | ONSLOW | ONSLOW |
- | May 1986 — June 1987 | June 1987 — October 1987 |
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PM | MRS THATCHER | MRS THATCHER |
Chllr Exchequer | LAWSON | LAWSON |
Chief Secretary | MACGREGOR | *MAJOR |
Foreign Secretary | HOWE | HOWE |
Home Secretary | HURD | HURD |
Leader H/Commons | BIFFEN | *WAKEHAM |
Leader H/Lords | WHITELAW | WHITELAW |
Ld Chllr | HAILSHAM | *HAVERS |
Ld President | WHITELAW | WHITELAW |
Ld Privy Seal | BIFFEN | *WAKEHAM |
Chllr of the Duchy | TEBBIT | *CLARKE |
Agriculture | JOPLING | *MACGREGOR |
Defence | YOUNGER | YOUNGER |
Education | *BAKER | BAKER |
Employment | YOUNG | *FOWLER |
Energy | WALKER | *PARKINSON |
Environment | *RIDLEY | RIDLEY |
DHSS | FOWLER | *MOORE |
Industry/DTI | CHANNON | *YOUNG |
Northern Ireland | KING | KING |
Paymaster-General | CLARKE | *BROOKE (non-cabinet) |
Scotland | RIFKIND | RIFKIND |
Transport | *MOORE | *CHANNON |
Without portfolio | – | – |
Wales | EDWARDS | *WALKER |
Attorney-General | MAYHEW | MAYHEW |
Solicitor-General | LYELL | LYELL |
Chmn Party | TEBBIT | BROOKE |
Chief Whip | WAKEHAM | WADDINGTON |
Chmn 1922 Cttee | ONSLOW | ONSLOW |
- | October 1987 — January | 1988 January — July 1988 |
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PM | MRS THATCHER | MRS THATCHER |
Chllr Exchequer | LAWSON | LAWSON |
Chief Secretary | MAJOR | MAJOR |
Foreign Secretary | HOWE | HOWE |
Home Secretary | HURD | HURD |
Leader H/Commons | WAKEHAM | WAKEHAM |
Leader H/Lords | WHITELAW | *BELSTEAD |
Ld Chllr | *MACKAY | MACKAY |
Ld President | WHITELAW | *WAKEHAM |
Ld Privy Seal | WAKEHAM | *BELSTEAD |
Chllr of the Duchy | CLARKE | CLARKE |
Agriculture | MACGREGOR | MACGREGOR |
Defence | YOUNGER | YOUNGER |
Education | BAKER | BAKER |
Employment | FOWLER | FOWLER |
Energy | PARKINSON | PARKINSON |
Environment | RIDLEY | RIDLEY |
DHSS | MOORE | MOORE |
Industry/DTI | YOUNG | YOUNG |
Northern Ireland | KING | KING |
Paymaster-General | BROOKE (non-cabinet) | BROOKE |
Scotland | RIFKIND | RIFKIND |
Transport | CHANNON | CHANNON |
Without portfolio | – | – |
Wales | WALKER | WALKER |
Attorney-General | MAYHEW | MAYHEW |
Solicitor-General | LYELL | LYELL |
Chmn Party | BROOKE | BROOKE |
Chief Whip | WADDINGTON | WADDINGTON |
Chmn 1922 Cttee | ONSLOW | ONSLOW |
- | July 1988 — July 1989 | July — October 1989 |
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PM | MRS THATCHER | MRS THATCHER |
Chllr Exchequer | LAWSON | LAWSON |
Chief Secretary | MAJOR | *LAMONT |
Foreign Secretary | HOWE | MAJOR |
Home Secretary | HURD | HURD |
Leader H/Commons | WAKEHAM | *HOWE |
Leader H/Lords | BELSTEAD | BELSTEAD |
Ld Chllr | MACKAY | MACKAY |
Ld President | WAKEHAM | *HOWE |
Ld Privy Seal | BELSTEAD | BELSTEAD |
Chllr of the Duchy | *NEWTON | *BAKER |
Agriculture | MACGREGOR | *GUMMER |
Defence | YOUNGER | *KING |
Education | BAKER | *MACGREGOR |
Employment | FOWLER | FOWLER |
Energy | PARKINSON | *WAKEHAM |
Environment | RIDLEY | *PATTEN |
DSS | MOORE | *NEWTON |
DH | *CLARKE | CLARKE |
DTI | YOUNG | *RIDLEY |
Northern Ireland | KING | *BROOKE |
Paymaster-General | BROOKE (non-cabinet) | *CAITHNESS |
Scotland | RIFKIND | RIFKIND |
Transport | CHANNON | *PARKINSON |
Without portfolio | – | – |
Wales | WALKER | WALKER |
Attorney-General | MAYHEW | MAYHEW |
Solicitor-General | LYELL | LYELL |
Chmn Party | BROOKE | *BAKER |
Chief Whip | *WADDINGTON | WADDINGTON |
Chmn 1922 Cttee | ONSLOW | ONSLOW |
- | October 1989 — January 1990 | January 1990 — May 1990 |
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PM | MRS THATCHER | MRS THATCHER |
Chllr Exchequer | *MAJOR | MAJOR |
Chief Secretary | LAMONT | LAMONT |
Foreign Secretary | *HURD | HURD |
Home Secretary | *WADDINGTON | WADDINGTON |
Leader H/Commons | HOWE | HOWE |
Leader H/Lords | BELSTEAD | BELSTEAD |
Ld Chllr | MACKAY | MACKAY |
Ld President | HOWE | HOWE |
Ld Privy Seal | BELSTEAD | BELSTEAD |
Chllr of the Duchy | BAKER | BAKER |
Agriculture | GUMMER | GUMMER |
Defence | KING | KING |
Education | MACGREGOR | MACGREGOR |
Employment | FOWLER | *HOWARD |
Energy | WAKEHAM | WAKEHAM |
Environment | PATTEN | PATTEN |
DSS | NEWTON | NEWTON |
DH | CLARKE | CLARKE |
Industry/DTI | RIDLEY | RIDLEY |
Northern Ireland | BROOKE | BROOKE |
Paymaster-General | *RYDER | RYDER |
Scotland | RIFKIND | RIFKIND |
Transport | PARKINSON | PARKINSON |
Without portfolio | – | – |
Wales | WALKER | WALKER |
Attorney-General | MAYHEW | MAYHEW |
Solicitor-General | LYELL | LYELL |
Chmn Party | BROOKE | *BAKER |
Chief Whip | *RENTON | RENTON |
Chmn 1922 Cttee | ONSLOW | ONSLOW |
- | May — July 1990 | July — November 1990 |
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PM | MRS THATCHER | MRS THATCHER |
Chllr Exchequer | MAJOR | MAJOR |
Chief Secretary | LAMONT | LAMONT |
Foreign Secretary | HURD | HURD |
Home Secretary | WADDINGTON | WADDINGTON |
Leader H/Commons | HOWE | HOWE |
Leader H/Lords | BELSTEAD | BELSTEAD |
Ld Chllr | MACKAY | MACKAY |
Ld President | HOWE | HOWE |
Ld Privy Seal | BELSTEAD | BELSTEAD |
Chllr of the Duchy | BAKER | BAKER |
Agriculture | GUMMER | GUMMER |
Defence | KING | KING |
Education | MACGREGOR | MACGREGOR |
Employment | HOWARD | HOWARD |
Energy | WAKEHAM | WAKEHAM |
Environment | PATTEN | PATTEN |
DSS | NEWTON | NEWTON |
DH | CLARKE | CLARKE |
Industry/DTI | RIDLEY | *LILLEY |
Northern Ireland | BROOKE | BROOKE |
Paymaster-General | RYDER | RYDER |
Scotland | RIFKIND | RIFKIND |
Transport | PARKINSON | PARKINSON |
Without portfolio | – | – |
Wales | *HUNT | HUNT |
Attorney-General | MAYHEW | MAYHEW |
Solicitor-General | LYELL | LYELL |
Chmn Party | BAKER | BAKER |
Chief Whip | WADDINGTON | WADDINGTON |
Chmn 1922 Cttee | ONSLOW | ONSLOW |
- | November 1990 |
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PM | MRS THATCHER |
Chllr Exchequer | MAJOR |
Chief Secretary | LAMONT |
Foreign Secretary | HURD |
Home Secretary | WADDINGTON |
Leader H/Commons | *MACGREGOR |
Leader H/Lords | BELSTEAD |
Ld Chllr | MACKAY |
Ld President | *MACGREGOR |
Ld Privy Seal | BELSTEAD |
Chllr of the Duchy | BAKER |
Agriculture | GUMMER |
Defence | KING |
Education | *CLARKE |
Employment | HOWARD |
Energy | WAKEHAM |
Environment | PATTEN |
DSS | NEWTON |
DH | *WALDEGRAVE |
Industry/DTI | LILLEY |
Northern Ireland | BROOKE |
Paymaster-General | RYDER |
Scotland | RIFKIND |
Transport | PARKINSON |
Without portfolio | – |
Wales | HUNT |
Attorney-General | MAYHEW |
Solicitor-General | LYELL |
Chmn Party | BAKER |
Chief Whip | RENTON |
Chmn 1922 Cttee | ONSLOW |