List of ministers under Margaret Thatcher

This article lists government ministers who served under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. She was Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990, during which time she led a Conservative majority government and was the first woman to hold the office.

Ministers

Note: Prime Minister's row is highlighted in green. Other Cabinet members' rows are highlighted in yellow.
OfficeNameDate
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 ChancellorThe Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone5 May 1979
The Lord Havers13 June 1987
The Lord Mackay of Clashfern26 October 1987
Lord President of the CouncilThe Lord Soames5 May 1979
Francis Pym14 September 1981
John Biffen5 April 1982
The Viscount Whitelaw11 June 1983
John Wakeham10 January 1988
Sir Geoffrey Howe24 July 1989
John MacGregor2 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 SealSir Ian Gilmour5 May 1979
Humphrey Atkins14 September 1981
The Baroness Young6 April 1982
John Biffen11 June 1983
John Wakeham13 June 1987
The Lord Belstead10 January 1988
Chancellor of the ExchequerSir Geoffrey Howe5 May 1979
Nigel Lawson11 June 1983
John Major26 October 1989
Chief Secretary to the TreasuryJohn Biffen5 May 1979
Leon Brittan5 January 1981
Peter Rees11 June 1983
John MacGregor2 September 1985
John Major13 June 1987
Norman Lamont24 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 AffairsThe Lord Carrington5 May 1979
Francis Pym5 April 1982
Sir Geoffrey Howe11 June 1983
John Major14 June 1989
Douglas Hurd26 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 DepartmentWilliam Whitelaw5 May 1979
Leon Brittan11 June 1983
Douglas Hurd2 September 1985
David Waddington26 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 FoodPeter Walker5 May 1979
Michael Jopling11 June 1983
John MacGregor13 June 1987
John Gummer24 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-Stevas5 May 1979
Paul Channon 5 January 1981
The Earl of Gowrie13 June 1983
Richard Luce 2 September 1985
David Mellor 26 July 1990
Secretary of State for DefenceFrancis Pym5 May 1979
John Nott5 January 1981
Michael Heseltine8 January 1983
The Hon George Younger9 January 1986
Tom King24 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 ScienceMark Carlisle5 May 1979
Sir Keith Joseph14 September 1981
Kenneth Baker21 May 1986
John MacGregor24 July 1989
Kenneth Clarke2 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 EmploymentJames Prior5 May 1979
Norman Tebbit14 September 1981
Tom King16 October 1983
The Lord Young of Graffham2 September 1985
Norman Fowler13 June 1987
Michael Howard3 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 Clarke2 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 EnergyDavid Howell5 May 1979
Nigel Lawson14 September 1981
Peter Walker11 June 1983
Cecil Parkinson13 June 1987
John Wakeham24 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 EnvironmentMichael Heseltine5 May 1979
Tom King6 January 1983
Patrick Jenkin11 June 1983
Kenneth Baker23 September 1985
Nicholas Ridley21 May 1986
Chris Patten24 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 Health and Social SecurityPatrick Jenkin5 May 1979
Norman Fowler14 September 1981
John Moore13 June 1987[12]
Secretary of State for HealthKenneth Clarke25 July 1988
The Hon William Waldegrave2 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 SecurityJohn Moore25 July 1988
Tony Newton23 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 IndustrySir Keith Joseph7 May 1979
Patrick Jenkin14 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 LancasterNorman St John-Stevas5 May 1979
Francis Pym5 January 1981
The Baroness Young14 September 1981
Cecil Parkinson6 April 1982
The Lord Cockfield11 June 1983
The Earl of Gowrie11 September 1984
Norman Tebbit3 September 1985
Kenneth Clarke13 June 1987
Tony Newton25 July 1988
Kenneth Baker24 July 1989
Secretary of State for Northern IrelandHumphrey Atkins5 May 1979
James Prior14 September 1981
Douglas Hurd11 September 1984
Tom King3 September 1985
Peter Brooke24 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 Maude5 May 1979
Francis Pym5 January 1981
Cecil Parkinson14 September 1981
vacant 11 June 1983
John Gummer 11 September 1984
Kenneth Clarke2 September 1985[18]
Peter Brooke 13 June 1987
The Earl of Caithness 24 July 1989
Richard Ryder 14 July 1990
Minister without PortfolioThe Lord Young of Graffham11 September 1984
 – 3 September 1985
Secretary of State for ScotlandThe Hon George Younger5 May 1979
Malcolm Rifkind11 January 1986
Ian Lang28 November 1990
Michael Forsyth5 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 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 TradeJohn Nott5 May 1979
John Biffen5 January 1981
The Lord Cockfield6 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 IndustryCecil Parkinson12 June 1983
Norman Tebbit16 October 1983
Leon Brittan2 September 1985
Paul Channon24 January 1986
The Lord Young of Graffham13 June 1987
Nicholas Ridley24 July 1989
Peter Lilley14 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 TransportNorman Fowler5 January 1981
David Howell14 September 1981
Tom King11 June 1983
Nicholas Ridley16 October 1983
John Moore21 May 1986
Paul Channon13 June 1987
Cecil Parkinson24 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 WalesNicholas Edwards5 May 1979
Peter Walker13 June 1987
David Hunt4 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

May 1979 to September 1981

Changes

September 1981 to June 1983

In September 1981, a substantial reshuffle took place.

Changes

June 1983 to June 1987

Changes

June 1987 to July 1989

Changes

July 1989 to November 1990

Changes

Notes

  1. Raison was also Minister of Overseas Development.
  2. Chalker was also Minister of Overseas Development from 24 July 1989.
  3. Patten was also Minister of Overseas Development.
  4. Patten was also Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
  5. Chalker was also Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
  6. Office abolished on 29 May 1981. Trenchard was appointed Minister of State for Defence Procurement.
  7. Office abolished on 29 May 1981. Goodhart was appointed Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces.
  8. Office abolished on 29 May 1981.
  9. Office abolished on 29 May 1981. Pattie appointed Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement.
  10. Clarke was also Paymaster General.
  11. Was attached to the Office of Education thereafter.
  12. Role reorganised into the Office of Health and Office of Social Security on 25 July 1988.
  13. Mellor served under a separate Office of Health.
  14. Scott served under a separate Office of Social Security from 25 July 1988.
  15. Role merged with the Office of Trade on 12 June 1983.
  16. Baker served under the Office of Trade and Industry from 12 June 1983.
  17. Office abolished on 13 June 1987.
  18. Clarke was also Minister of State, Employment.
  19. Role merged with the Office of Industry on 12 June 1983.
  20. Role assigned under the Office of Trade and Industry.
  21. Channon served under the Office of Trade and Industry.
  22. Fowler then became Secretary of State for Transport.
  23. Clarke then became Under-Secretary of State for Transport.
  24. Rodger was not a Member of the House of Commons.

References

  • 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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