- Conservative Government 1979–1990
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- See also Thatcher Ministry, Conservative Government 1979-1983, Conservative Government 1983-1987 and Conservative Government 1987-1990.
Members of the Cabinet are in bold face.Office Name Dates Notes Prime Minister
First Lord of the Treasury
Minister for the Civil ServiceMargaret Thatcher 4 May 1979 – 28 November 1990 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, Treasury Peter Rees 6 May 1979 – 14 September 1981 Francis 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 also Minister of Overseas Development 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 also Minister of Overseas Development from 24 July 1989 Chris Patten 10 September 1986 – 24 July 1989 also Minister of Overseas Development 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 also Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Lynda Chalker 24 July 1989 also Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 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 Office abolished 29 May 1981; Trenchard appointed Minister of State for Defence Procurement 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 Office abolished 29 May 1981; Goodhart appointed Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces Under-Secretary of State for the Navy Keith Speed 6 May 1979 – 18 May 1981 Office abolished 29 May 1981 Under-Secretary of State for the Air Force Geoffrey Pattie 6 May 1979 – 29 May 1981 Office abolished 29 May 1981; Pattie appointed Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement 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 Also Paymaster-General 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, 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 Ministry attached to Office of Education and Science 28 November 1990 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, Bt 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 Health and Social Security Patrick Jenkin 5 May 1979 Norman Fowler 14 September 1981 John Moore 13 June 1987 Reorganised into Office of Health and Office of Social Security 25 July 1988 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 under separate Office of Health The Lord Trafford 29 July 1989 Virginia Bottomley 28 October 1989 Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security Sir George Young, Bt 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 – 28 November 1990 under separate Office of Social Security 25 July 1988 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, Bt 7 May 1979 Patrick Jenkin 14 September 1981 Merged with the Office of Trade 12 June 1983 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 under Office of Trade and Industry from 12 June 1983 Geoffrey Pattie 11 September 1984 Office abolished 13 June 1987 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 Richard Needham
(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 also Minister of State, Employment 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 Michael Ancram
(The Marquess of Lothian)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 merged with Office of Industry 12 June 1983 Minister for Consumer Affairs Sally Oppenheim-Barnes 5 May 1979 Gerald Vaughan 5 March 1982 vacant 13 June 1983 under Office of Trade and Industry Minister for Trade Cecil Parkinson 7 May 1979 Peter Rees 14 September 1981 Paul Channon 13 June 1983 under Office of Trade and Industry 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 became Secretary of State for Transport 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 became Under-Secretary of State for Transport 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 14 January 1989 Not an MP 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, Bt 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 References
- "British Cabinet and Government Membership". http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/table/york/Index.html. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
- "British Government 1979-2005". http://www.palgrave.com/PDFs/1403903735.Pdf. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
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- Margaret Thatcher
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