1979 British leaders

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British leaders in 1978 - UK events in 1979 - British leaders in 1980 - Leaders around the world in 1979 - British leaders by year

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[edit] Government

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

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

• Secretary of State for Transport
  1. Bill Rodgers, Secretary of State for Transport (1976-1979)
  2. Norman Fowler, Minister for Transport (1979-1981)
• Secretary of State for Scotland
  1. Bruce Millan, Secretary of State for Scotland (1976-1979)
  2. George Younger, Secretary of State for Scotland (1979-1986)

• Secretary of State for Social Services
  1. David Ennals, Secretary of State for Social Services (1976-1979)
  2. Patrick Jenkin, Secretary of State for Social Services (1979-1981)
• Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
  1. Roy Mason, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1976-1979)
  2. Humphrey Atkins, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1979-1981)

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

• Secretary of State for Trade
  1. John Smith, Secretary of State for Trade (1978-1979)
  2. John Nott, Secretary of State for Trade (1979-1981)

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

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

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

• Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
  1. Harold Lever, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1974-1979)
  2. Norman St John-Stevas, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1979-1981)

[edit] Religion

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

[edit] Dukes

• Duke of Abercorn
  1. James Edward Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn (1953-1979)
  2. James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn (1979-)