Members of the Cabinet are in bold face.
Office | Name | Dates | Notes |
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Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service |
Edward Heath | 19 June 1970 – 4 March 1974 | |
Parliamentary Secretary for the Civil Service Department | David Howell | 23 June 1970 – 26 March 1972 | |
Kenneth Baker | 7 April 1972 – 4 March 1974 | ||
Geoffrey Johnson-Smith | 5 November 1972 – 4 March 1974 | ||
Lord Chancellor | The Lord Hailsham | 20 June 1970 | |
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons |
William Whitelaw | 20 June 1970 | |
Robert Carr | 7 April 1972 | ||
Jim Prior | 5 November 1972 | ||
Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords |
The Earl Jellicoe | 20 June 1970 | |
The Lord Windlesham | 5 June 1973 | ||
Chancellor of the Exchequer | Iain Macleod | 20 June 1970 | Died in office, 20 July 1970 |
Anthony Barber | 25 July 1970 | ||
Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Maurice Macmillan | 23 June 1970 | |
Patrick Jenkin | 7 April 1972 | ||
Tom Boardman | 8 January 1974 | ||
Minister of State, Treasury | Terence Higgins | 23 June 1970 | |
John Nott | 7 April 1972 | ||
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | Francis Pym | 20 June 1970 | |
Humphrey Atkins | 2 December 1973 | ||
Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Patrick Jenkin | 23 June 1970 | |
Terence Higgins | 7 April 1972 | ||
Lords of the Treasury | Reginald Eyre | 24 June 1970 – 23 September 1970 | |
David Howell | 24 June 1970 – 6 January 1971 | ||
Hector Monro | 24 June 1970 – 28 July 1971 | ||
Bernard Weatherill | 24 June 1970 – 17 October 1971 | ||
Walter Clegg | 24 June 1970 – 7 April 1972 | ||
Victor Goodhew | 21 October 1970 – 9 October 1973 | ||
Paul Hawkins | 5 January 1971 – 2 December 1973 | ||
Tim Fortescue | 8 November 1971 – 7 April 1972 | ||
Keith Speed | 8 November 1971 – 21 September 1973 | ||
Hugh Rossi | 7 April 1972 – 8 January 1974 | ||
Oscar Murton | 7 April 1972 – 30 October 1973 | ||
Michael Jopling | 30 October 1973 – 4 March 1974 | ||
Hamish Gray | 30 October 1973 – 4 March 1974 | ||
John Stradling Thomas | 30 October 1973 – 4 March 1974 | ||
Marcus Fox | 2 December 1973 – 4 March 1974 | ||
Kenneth Clarke | 8 January 1974 – 4 March 1974 | ||
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Sir Alec Douglas-Home | 20 June 1970 | |
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Joseph Godber | 23 June 1970 – 5 November 1972 | |
Richard Wood | 15 October 1970 – 4 March 1974 | ||
The Lady Tweedsmuir | 7 April 1972 – 4 March 1974 | ||
Julian Amery | 5 November 1972 – 4 March 1974 | ||
Lord Balniel | 5 November 1972 – 4 March 1974 | ||
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | The Marquess of Lothian | 24 June 1970 – 7 April 1972 | |
Anthony Royle | 24 June 1970 – 8 January 1974 | ||
Anthony Kershaw | 15 October 1970 – 5 June 1973 | ||
Peter Blaker | 8 January 1974 – 4 March 1974 | ||
Minister for Overseas Development | Richard Wood | 15 October 1970 | |
Secretary of State for the Home Department | Reginald Maudling | 20 June 1970 | |
Robert Carr | 18 July 1972 | ||
Minister of State for Home Affairs | Richard Sharples | 23 June 1970 – 7 April 1972 | |
The Lord Windlesham | 23 June 1970 – 26 March 1972 | ||
Mark Carlisle | 7 April 1972 – 4 March 1974 | ||
The Viscount Colville | 21 April 1972 – 4 March 1974 | ||
Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs | Mark Carlisle | 24 June 1970 | |
David Lane | 7 April 1972 | ||
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | James Prior | 20 June 1970 | |
Joseph Godber | 5 November 1972 | ||
Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | Anthony Stodart | 7 April 1972 | New post |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | Anthony Stodart | 24 June 1970 – 7 April 1972 | |
Peter Mills | 7 April 1972 – 5 November 1972 | ||
Peggy Fenner | 5 November 1972 – 4 March 1974 | ||
The Earl Ferrers | 8 January 1974 – 4 March 1974 | ||
Minister for Aviation Supply | Frederick Corfield | 15 October 1970 | New post. Abolished 1 May 1971 and functions transferred to Ministry of Defence |
Parliamentary Secretary for Aviation Supply | David Price | 15 October 1970 | New post. Abolished 1 May 1971 and functions transferred to Ministry of Defence |
Secretary of State for Defence | The Lord Carrington | 20 June 1970 | |
Ian Gilmour | 8 January 1974 | ||
Minister of State for Defence | Lord Balniel | 23 June 1970 | |
Ian Gilmour | 5 November 1972 | ||
George Younger | 8 January 1974 | ||
Minister of State for Defence Procurement | Ian Gilmour | 7 April 1971 | Office abolished 5 November 1972 |
Under-Secretary of State for the Navy | Peter Kirk | 24 June 1970 | |
Antony Buck | 5 November 1972 | ||
Under-Secretary of State for the Air Force | Antony Lambton | 24 June 1970 | |
Anthony Kershaw | 5 June 1973 | ||
The Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal | 8 January 1974 | ||
Under-Secretary of State for the Army | Ian Gilmour | 24 June 1970 | |
Geoffrey Johnson-Smith | 7 April 1971 | ||
Peter Blaker | 5 November 1972 | ||
Dudley Smith | 8 January 1974 | ||
Secretary of State for Education and Science | Margaret Thatcher | 20 June 1970 | |
Minister of State, Education and Science | Norman St John-Stevas | 5 June 1973 | Minister for the Arts |
Under-Secretary of State, Education and Science | The Lord Belstead | 24 June 1970 – 5 June 1973 | |
William van Straubenzee | 24 June 1970 – 5 November 1972 | ||
Norman St John-Stevas | 5 November 1972 – 2 December 1973 | ||
Timothy Raison | 5 June 1973 – 4 March 1974 | ||
The Lord Sandford | 2 December 1973 – 4 March 1974 | ||
Secretary of State for Employment | Robert Carr | 20 June 1970 | Employment and Productivity until 12 November 1970 |
Maurice Macmillan | 7 April 1972 | ||
William Whitelaw | 2 December 1973 | ||
Minister of State, Employment | Paul Bryan | 23 June 1970 | |
Robin Chichester-Clark | 7 April 1972 | ||
Under-Secretary of State, Employment | Dudley Smith | 24 June 1970 – 7 January 1974 | |
David Howell | 5 January 1971 – 26 March 1972 | ||
Nicholas Scott | 8 January 1974 – 4 March 1974 | ||
Secretary of State for Energy | The Lord Carrington | 8 January 1974 | |
Minister for Energy | Patrick Jenkin | 8 January 1974 | In Cabinet |
Minister of State, Energy | David Howell | 8 January 1974 | |
Under-Secretary of State, Energy | Peter Emery | 8 January 1974 | |
Secretary of State for the Environment | Peter Walker | 15 October 1970 | |
Geoffrey Rippon | 5 November 1972 | ||
Minister for Local Government and Development | Graham Page | 15 October 1970 | |
Minister for Housing and Construction | Julian Amery | 15 October 1970 | |
Paul Channon | 5 November 1972 | ||
Minister for Transport Industries | John Peyton | 15 October 1970 | |
Under-Secretary of State, Environment | Eldon Griffiths | 15 October 1970 – 4 March 1974 | |
Paul Channon | 15 October 1970 – 26 March 1972 | ||
The Lord Sandford | 15 October 1970 – 5 June 1973 | ||
Michael Heseltine | 15 October 1970 – 7 April 1972 | ||
Keith Speed | 7 April 1972 – 4 March 1974 | ||
Reginald Eyre | 7 April 1972 – 4 March 1974 | ||
Lady Young | 5 June 1973 – 4 March 1974 | ||
Hugh Rossi | 8 January 1974 – 4 March 1974 | ||
Secretary of State for Social Services | Sir Keith Joseph | 20 June 1970 | |
Minister of State, Health and Social Security | The Lord Aberdare | 23 June 1970 – 8 January 1974 | |
Parliamentary Secretary, Health and Social Security | Paul Dean | 24 June 1970 – 4 March 1974 | |
Michael Alison | 24 June 1970 – 4 March 1974 | ||
Secretary of State for Housing and Local Government | Peter Walker | 24 June 1970 – 15 October 1970 | Part of Environment from 15 October 1970 |
Minister of State, Housing and Local Government | Graham Page | 23 June 1970 – 15 October 1970 | Part of Environment from 15 October 1970 |
Parliamentary Secretary, Housing and Local Government | Eldon Griffiths | 23 June 1970 – 15 October 1970 | Part of Environment from Oct 1970 |
Paul Channon | 23 June 1970–15 October 1970 | ||
The Lord Sandford | 23 June 1970 – 15 October 1970 | ||
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Anthony Barber | 20 June 1970 | With special responsibility for Europe |
Geoffrey Rippon | 28 July 1970 | ||
John Davies | 5 November 1972 | ||
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | William Whitelaw | 24 March 1972 | |
Francis Pym | 2 December 1973 | ||
Minister of State, Northern Ireland | Paul Channon | 26 March 1972 – 5 November 1972 | |
The Lord Windlesham | 26 March 1972 – 5 June 1973 | ||
William van Straubenzee | 5 November 1972 – 4 March 1974 | ||
David Howell | 5 November 1972 – 8 January 1974 | ||
Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland | David Howell | 26 March 1972 – 5 November 1972 | |
Peter Mills | 5 November 1972 – 4 March 1974 | ||
The Lord Belstead | 5 June 1973 – 4 March 1974 | ||
Minister of Overseas Development | Richard Wood | 23 June 1970 – 15 October 1970 | Reorganised under Foreign Office, 12 November 1970 |
Paymaster-General | The Viscount Eccles | 23 June 1970 | Minister for Arts. Not in Cabinet |
Maurice Macmillan | 2 December 1973 | ||
Minister without Portfolio | The Lord Drumalbyn | 15 October 1970 | |
The Lord Aberdare | 8 January 1974 | ||
Minister for Posts and Telecommunications | Christopher Chataway | 24 June 1970 | |
Sir John Eden | 7 April 1972 | ||
Minister of Public Buildings and Works | Julian Amery | 23 June 1970 – 15 October 1970 | Reorganised under Department of Environment 15 October 1970 |
Parliamentary Secretary, Public Buildings and Works | Anthony Kershaw | 24 June 1970 – 15 October 1970 | |
Secretary of State for Scotland | Gordon Campbell | 20 June 1970 | |
Minister of State for Scotland | The Lady Tweedsmuir | 23 June 1970 | |
The Lord Polwarth | 7 April 1972 | ||
Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | Alick Buchanan-Smith | 24 June 1970 – 4 March 1974 | |
George Younger | 24 June 1970 – 8 January 1974 | ||
Teddy Taylor | 24 June 1970 – 28 July 1971 | ||
Hector Monro | 28 July 1971 – 4 March 1974 | ||
Teddy Taylor | 8 January 1974 – 4 March 1974 | ||
Minister for Technology | Geoffrey Rippon | 20 June 1970 | |
John Davies | 28 July 1970–15 October 1970 | Office reorganised under Trade & Industry 15 October 1970 | |
Minister of State, Ministry of Technology | Sir John Eden | 23 June 1970 – 15 October 1970 | Office reorganised under Trade & Industry 15 October 1970 |
The Earl of Bessborough | 24 June 1970 – 15 October 1970 | ||
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Technology | David Price | 24 June 1970 – 15 October 1970 | Office reorganised under Trade & Industry 15 October 1970 |
Nicholas Ridley | 24 June 1970 – 15 October 1970 | ||
President of the Board of Trade | Michael Noble | 20 June 1970 – 15 October 1970 | Office reorganised under Trade & Industry 15 October 1970 |
Minister of State, Board of Trade | Frederick Corfield | 24 June 1970 – 15 October 1970 | Office reorganised under Trade & Industry 15 October 1970 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade | Anthony Grant | 24 June 1970 – 15 October 1970 | Office reorganised under Trade & Industry 15 October 1970 |
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | John Davies | 15 October 1970 | |
Peter Walker | 5 November 1972 | ||
Minister of State for Trade | Michael Noble | 15 October 1970 – 5 November 1972 | |
Minister of State, Trade and Consumer Affairs | Sir Geoffrey Howe | 5 November 1972 | In Cabinet |
Under-Secretary of State for Trade | Anthony Grant | 15 October 1970 | |
The Earl of Limerick | 7 April 1972 | ||
Minister of State for Industry | Sir John Eden | 15 October 1970 | |
Tom Boardman | 7 April 1972 | Office eliminated 8 January 1974 | |
Under-Secretary of State for Industry | Nicholas Ridley | 15 October 1970 | |
Peter Emery | 7 April 1972 | Office eliminated 8 January 1974 | |
Minister for Aerospace | Frederick Corfield | 1 May 1971 | |
Michael Heseltine | 7 April 1972 | Consolidated with Shipping 5 November 1972 | |
Under-Secretary of State for Aerospace | David Price | 1 May 1971 | |
Cranley Onslow | 7 April 1972 | Consolidated with Shipping 5 November 1972 | |
Minister for Industrial Development | Christopher Chataway | 7 April 1972 | |
Under-Secretary of State for Industrial Development | Anthony Grant | 7 April 1972 | |
Minister of Transport | John Peyton | 23 June 1970–15 October 1970 | Transport merged with Environment Oct 1970 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport | Michael Heseltine | 24 June 1970–15 October 1970 | |
Secretary of State for Wales | Peter Thomas | 20 June 1970 | |
Minister of State for Wales | David Gibson-Watt | 23 June 1970 | |
Attorney General | Sir Peter Rawlinson | 23 June 1970 | |
Solicitor General | Sir Geoffrey Howe | 23 June 1970 | |
Sir Michael Havers | 5 November 1972 | ||
Lord Advocate | Norman Wylie | 23 June 1970 | |
Solicitor General for Scotland | David William Robert Brand | 23 June 1970 | |
William Stewart | 5 November 1972 | Not an MP | |
Treasurer of the Household | Humphrey Atkins | 24 June 1970 | |
Bernard Weatherill | 2 December 1973 | ||
Comptroller of the Household | Walter Elliott | 24 June 1970 | |
Reginald Eyre | 24 September 1970 | ||
Bernard Weatherill | 7 April 1972 | ||
Walter Clegg | 2 December 1973 | ||
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Jasper More | 24 June 1970 | |
Bernard Weatherill | 17 October 1971 | ||
Walter Clegg | 7 April 1972 | ||
Paul Hawkins | 2 December 1973 | ||
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms | The Earl St Aldwyn | 24 June 1970 | |
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | The Viscount Goschen | 24 June 1970 | |
The Lord Denham | 20 November 1971 | ||
Lords in Waiting | The Lord Mowbray | 24 June 1970–4 March 1974 | |
The Lord Denham | 24 June 1970–20 November 1971 | ||
The Lord Bethell | 24 June 1970–5 January 1971 | ||
The Earl Ferrers | 5 January 1971–8 January 1974 | ||
The Marquess of Lothian | 7 April 1972–27 July 1973 | ||
The Earl of Gowrie | 7 April 1972–4 March 1974 | ||
The Baroness Young | 21 April 1972–5 June 1973 | ||
The Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal | 27 June 1973–8 January 1974 | ||
The Lord Sandys | 8 January 1974–4 March 1974 | ||
The Earl Cowley | 8 January 1974–4 March 1974 | ||
The Earl Alexander of Tunis | 8 January 1974–4 March 1974 |
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Source: D. Butler and G. Butler, Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900-2000
Preceded by Labour Government 1964-1970 |
Government of the United Kingdom 1970–1974 |
Succeeded by Labour Government 1974-1979 |
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