1986 British leaders

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[edit] Government

• Monarch
  • Head of State - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-)
• Prime Minister
  • Head of Government - Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979-1990)
• First Lord of the Treasury
  • Margaret Thatcher, First Lord of the Treasury (1979-1990)
• Chancellor of the Exchequer
  • Nigel Lawson, Chancellor of the Exchequer (1983-1989)
• Second Lord of the Treasury
  • Nigel Lawson, Second Lord of the Treasury (1983-1989)

• Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
  • Sir Geoffrey Howe, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1983-1989)
• Secretary of State for the Home Department
  • Douglas Hurd, Secretary of State for the Home Department (1985-1989)

• Secretary of State for Transport
  1. Nicholas Ridley, Secretary of State for Transport (1983-1986)
  2. John Moore, Secretary of State for Transport (1986-1987)
• Secretary of State for Scotland
  1. George Younger, Secretary of State for Scotland (1979-1986)
  2. Malcolm Rifkind, Secretary of State for Scotland (1986-1990)

• Secretary of State for Social Services
  • Norman Fowler, Secretary of State for Social Services (1981-1987)
• Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
  • Tom King, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1985-1989)

• Secretary of State for Defence
  1. Michael Heseltine, Secretary of State for Defence (1983-1986)
  2. George Younger, Secretary of State for Defence (1986-1989)
• Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
  1. Leon Brittan, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1985-1986)
  2. Paul Channon, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1986-1987)

• Secretary of State for Education and Science
  1. Sir Keith Joseph, Bt., Secretary of State for Education and Science (1981-1986)
  2. Kenneth Baker, Secretary of State for Education and Science (1986-1989)
• Secretary of State for Wales
  • Nicholas Edwards, Secretary of State for Wales (1979-1987)

• Lord Privy Seal
  • John Biffen, Lord Privy Seal (1983-1987)
• Leader of the House of Commons
  • John Biffen, Leader of the House of Commons (1982-1987)

• Lord President of the Council
  • William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, Lord President of the Council (1983-1988)
• Lord Chancellor
  • Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, Lord Chancellor (1979-1987)

• Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
  • Norman Beresford Tebbit, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1985-1987)

[edit] Religion

• Archbishop of Canterbury
  • Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury (1980-1991)
• Archbishop of York
  • Dr John Stapylton Habgood, Archbishop of York (1983-1995)