Labour Government 1974-1979
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[edit] Formation
The majority was taken by the Labour Party.
[edit] Fate
Loss of a motion of no confidence in 1979 precipitated a General Election.
[edit] Ministers
Members of the Cabinet are in bold face.
| Office | Name | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service |
Harold Wilson | 4 March 1974 – 5 April 1976 | |
| James Callaghan | 5 April 1976 – 4 May 1979 | ||
| Minister of State, Civil Service Department | Robert Sheldon | 7 March 1974 | |
| Charles Morris | 18 October 1974 | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary, Civil Service Department | John Grant | 7 March 1974-18 October 1974 | |
| Lord Chancellor | Lord Elwyn-Jones | 5 March 1974 | |
| Lord President of the Council | Edward Short | 5 March 1974 | |
| Michael Foot | 8 April 1976 | ||
| Minister of State for the Privy Council Office | Gerald Fowler | 18 October 1974 | |
| Lord Crowther-Hunt | 23 January 1976 | ||
| John Smith | 8 April 1976 | ||
| Lady Birk | 3 January 1979 | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Privy Council Office | William Price | 18 October 1974 | |
| Lord Privy Seal | The Lord Shepherd | 7 March 1974 | |
| Lord Peart | 10 September 1976 | ||
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Denis Healey | 5 March 1974 | |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Joel Barnett | 7 March 1974 | In Cabinet from Feb 1977 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | Robert Mellish | 5 March 1974 | |
| Michael Cocks | 8 April 1976 | ||
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | John Gilbert | 7 March 1974 | |
| Robert Sheldon | 17 June 1975 | ||
| Minister of State, Treasury | Robert Sheldon | 18 October 1974 | |
| Denzil Davies | 17 June 1975 | ||
| Lords of the Treasury | Donald Coleman | 8 March 1974–6 July 1978 | |
| James Dunn | 8 March 1974 – 14 April 1976 | ||
| John Golding | 8 March 1974 – 18 October 1974 | ||
| Tom Pendry | 8 March 1974 – 18 January 1977 | ||
| James Hamilton | 8 March 1974 – 28 June 1974 | ||
| Michael Cocks | 28 June 1974 – 8 April 1976 | ||
| John Dormand | 18 October 1974 – 4 May 1979 | ||
| David Stoddart | 4 April 1976 – 18 November 1977 | ||
| Edward Graham | 14 April 1976 – 4 May 1979 | ||
| Tom Cox | 19 January 1977 – 4 May 1979 | ||
| Peter Snape | 23 November 1977 – 4 May 1979 | ||
| Albert Stallard | 5 July 1978 – 17 January 1979 | ||
| Alfred Bates | 17 January 1979 – 4 May 1979 | ||
| Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | James Callaghan | 5 March 1974 | |
| Anthony Crosland | 8 April 1976 | ||
| David Owen | 21 February 1977 | ||
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | David Ennals | 7 March 1974 – 8 April 1976 | |
| Roy Hattersley | 7 March 1974 – 10 September 1976 | ||
| Lord Goronwy-Roberts | 4 December 1975 – 4 May 1979 | ||
| Ted Rowlands | 14 April 1976 – 4 May 1979 | ||
| David Owen | 10 September 1976 – 21 February 1977 | ||
| Frank Judd | 21 February 1977 – 4 May 1979 | ||
| Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Joan Lestor | 8 March 1974 – 12 June 1975 | |
| Lord Goronwy-Roberts | 8 March 1974 – 4 December 1975 | ||
| Ted Rowlands | 12 June 1975 – 14 April 1976 | ||
| John Tomlinson | 17 March 1976 – 4 May 1979 | Also Overseas Development | |
| Evan Luard | 14 April 1976 – 4 May 1979 | ||
| Minister for Overseas Development | Judith Hart | 7 April 1974 | Subordinated to Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 10 June 1975 |
| Minister of Overseas Development | Reginald Prentice | 10 June 1975 | |
| Frank Judd | 21 December 1976 | ||
| Judith Hart | 21 February 1977 | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Overseas Development | William Price | 11 March 1974 | |
| John Grant | 18 October 1974 | ||
| Frank Judd | 14 April 1976 | ||
| John Tomlinson | 3 January 1977 | ||
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | Roy Jenkins | 5 March 1974 | |
| Merlyn Rees | 10 September 1976 | ||
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | Lord Harris | 8 March 1974 – 3 January 1979 | |
| Alex Lyon | 8 March 1974 – 14 April 1976 | ||
| Brynmor John | 14 April 1976 – 4 May 1979 | ||
| Lord Boston | 3 January 1979 – 4 May 1979 | ||
| Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs | Shirley Summerskill | 8 March 1974 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | Fred Peart | 5 March 1974 | |
| John Silkin | 10 September 1976 | ||
| Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | Norman Buchan | 8 March 1974 | |
| Edward Bishop | 18 October 1974 | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | Roland Moyle | 11 March 1974 | |
| Edward Bishop | 28 June 1974 | ||
| Gavin Strang | 18 October 1974 | ||
| Secretary of State for Defence | Roy Mason | 4 March 1974 | |
| Frederick Mulley | 10 September 1976 | ||
| Minister of State for Defence | William Rodgers | 4 March 1974 | |
| John Gilbert | 10 September 1976 | ||
| Under-Secretary of State for the Navy | Frank Judd | 8 March 1974 | |
| Patrick Duffy | 14 April 1976 | ||
| Under-Secretary of State for the Air Force | Brynmor John | 8 March 1974 | |
| James Wellbeloved | 14 April 1976 | ||
| Under-Secretary of State for the Army | John Desmond Brayley | 4 March 1974 | |
| Robert Brown | 18 October 1974 |
| Preceded by Conservative Government 1970-1974 |
Government of the United Kingdom 1974–1979 |
Succeeded by Conservative Government 1979-1990 |
