1979 British leaders

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Government

* Monarch
** Head of State - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-)
* Prime Minister
*# Head of Government - James Callaghan, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1976-1979)
*# Head of Government - Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979-1990)
*First Lord of the Treasury
*# James Callaghan, First Lord of the Treasury (1976-1979)
*# Margaret Thatcher, First Lord of the Treasury (1979-1990)
*Chancellor of the Exchequer
*# Denis Healey, Chancellor of the Exchequer (1974-1979)
*# Sir Geoffrey Howe, Chancellor of the Exchequer (1979-1983)
*Second Lord of the Treasury
*# Denis Healey, Second Lord of the Treasury (1974-1979)
*# Sir Geoffrey Howe, Second Lord of the Treasury (1979-1983)

*Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
*# Dr David Owen, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1977-1979)
*# Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1979-1982)
*Secretary of State for the Home Department
*# Merlyn Rees, Secretary of State for the Home Department (1976-1979)
*# William Whitelaw, Secretary of State for the Home Department (1979-1983)

*Secretary of State for Transport
*# Bill Rodgers, Secretary of State for Transport (1976-1979)
*# Norman Fowler, Minister for Transport (1979-1981)
*Secretary of State for Scotland
*# Bruce Millan, Secretary of State for Scotland (1976-1979)
*# George Younger, Secretary of State for Scotland (1979-1986)

*Secretary of State for Social Services
*# David Ennals, Secretary of State for Social Services (1976-1979)
*# Patrick Jenkin, Secretary of State for Social Services (1979-1981)
*Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
*# Roy Mason, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1976-1979)
*# Humphrey Atkins, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1979-1981)

*Secretary of State for Defence
*# Frederick Mulley, Secretary of State for Defence (1976-1979)
*# Francis Pym, Secretary of State for Defence (1979-1981)
*Secretary of State for Industry
*# Eric Varley, Secretary of State for Industry (1975-1979)
*# Sir Keith Joseph, Bt., Secretary of State for Industry (1979-1981)

*Secretary of State for Trade
*# John Smith, Secretary of State for Trade (1978-1979)
*# John Nott, Secretary of State for Trade (1979-1981)

*Secretary of State for Education and Science
*# Shirley Williams, Secretary of State for Education and Science (1976-1979)
*# Mark Carlisle, Secretary of State for Education and Science (1979-1981)
*Secretary of State for Wales
*# John Morris, Secretary of State for Wales (1974-1979)
*# Nicholas Edwards, Secretary of State for Wales (1979-1987)

*Lord Privy Seal
*# Fred Peart, Baron Peart, Lord Privy Seal (1976-1979)
*# Sir Ian Gilmour, Lord Privy Seal (1979-1981)
*Leader of the House of Commons
*# Michael Foot, Leader of the House of Commons (1976-1979)
*# Norman St John-Stevas, Leader of the House of Commons (1979-1981)

*Lord President of the Council
*# Michael Foot, Lord President of the Council (1976-1979)
*# Christopher Soames, Baron Soames, Lord President of the Council (1979-1981)
*Lord Chancellor
*# Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones, Lord Chancellor (1974-1979)
*# Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, Lord Chancellor (1979-1987)

*Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
*# Harold Lever, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1974-1979)
*# Norman St John-Stevas, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1979-1981)

Religion

* Archbishop of Canterbury
** Frederick Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury (1974-1980)
* Archbishop of York
** Stuart Yarworth Blanch, Archbishop of York (1975-1983)

Dukes

* Duke of Abercorn
*#James Edward Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn (1953-1979)
*#James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn (1979-)