Callaghan ministry

This is the Cabinet list for former Prime Minister James Callaghan. His Cabinet was formed on 5 April 1976 after he took over from Harold Wilson and ended, upon his resignation, on 4 May 1979.

The Ministry


OFFICE	NAME	TERM

Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service	James Callaghan	1976–1979

Chancellor of the Exchequer	Denis Healey	1976–1979
Lord Chancellor	The Lord Elwyn-Jones	1976–1979
Lord President of the Council	Michael Foot	1976–1979
Lord Privy Seal	The Lord Shepherd	1976
	The Lord Peart	1976–1979
Foreign Secretary	Anthony Crosland	1976–1977
	David Owen	1977–1979
Home Secretary	Roy Jenkins	1976
	Merlyn Rees	1976–1979
Secretary of State for Defence	Roy Mason	1976
	Fred Mulley	1976–1979
Secretary of State for Education and Science	Fred Mulley	1976
	Shirley Williams	1976–1979
Secretary of State for Employment	Albert Booth	1976–1979
Secretary of State for Energy	Tony Benn	1976–1979
Secretary of State for the Environment	Peter Shore	1976–1979
Secretary of State for Social Services	David Ennals	1976–1979
Secretary of State for Industry	Eric Varley	1976–1979
Minister for Overseas Development	Reginald Prentice	1976
Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection	Shirley Williams	1976
	Roy Hattersley	1976–1979
Secretary of State for Trade	Edmund Dell	1976–1978
	John Smith	1978–1979
Secretary of State for Transport	Bill Rodgers	1976–1979
Secretary of State for Scotland	Bruce Millan	1976–1979
Secretary of State for Wales	John Morris	1976–1979
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	Merlyn Rees	1976
	Roy Mason	1976–1979
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	Harold Lever	1976–1979
Chief Secretary to the Treasury	Joel Barnett	1977–1979
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	Fred Peart	1976
	John Silkin	1976–1979
Minister for Social Security	Stanley Orme	1976–1979
Minister for Local Government and Planning	John Silkin	1976

Preceded by Second Wilson Ministry	List of British ministries 1976–1979	Succeeded by Thatcher Ministry

Callaghan cabinet

Joel Barnett · Tony Benn · Albert Booth · James Callaghan · Anthony Crosland · Edmund Dell · Lord Elwyn-Jones · David Ennals · Michael Foot · Roy Hattersley · Denis Healey · Roy Jenkins · Harold Lever · Roy Mason · Bruce Millan · John Morris · Fred Mulley · Stanley Orme · David Owen · Lord Peart · Reg Prentice · Merlyn Rees · Bill Rodgers · Lord Shepherd · Peter Shore · John Silkin · John Smith · Eric Varley · Shirley Williams

British governments

18th century	Coalition · Second Whig Junto · Harley · Townshend · First Stanhope/Sunderland · Second Stanhope/Sunderland · Walpole/Townshend · Walpole · Carteret · Pelham · First Newcastle · Devonshire/Pitt · 1757 Caretaker · Newcastle/Pitt · Bute · Grenville · First Rockingham · Chatham · Grafton · North · Second Rockingham · Shelburne · Fox-North Coalition · First Pitt the Younger

19th century	Addington · Second Pitt the Younger · Ministry of All the Talents · Second Portland · Perceval · Liverpool · Canning · Goderich · Wellington · Grey · First Melbourne · Wellington Caretaker · First Peel · Second Melbourne · Third Melbourne · Second Peel · First Russell · First Derby · Aberdeen · First Palmerston · Second Derby · Second Palmerston · Second Russell · Third Derby · First Disraeli · First Gladstone · Second Disraeli · Second Gladstone · First Salisbury · Third Gladstone · Second Salisbury · Fourth Gladstone · Rosebery · Third Salisbury · Balfour

20th century	Campbell-Bannerman · First Asquith · Second Asquith · Lloyd George · Bonar Law · First Baldwin · First MacDonald · Second Baldwin · Second MacDonald · First National · Second National · Third National · Fourth National · Chamberlain War · Churchill War · Churchill Caretaker · Attlee · Third Churchill · Eden · Macmillan · Douglas-Home · First Wilson · Heath · Second Wilson · Callaghan · First Thatcher · Second Thatcher · Third Thatcher · Major · Blair

21st century	Brown · Cameron

James Callaghan

Premiership	1976-1979

General elections	1979

Party elections	1976

Constituencies	Cardiff South · Cardiff South East · Cardiff South and Penarth

Family	Audrey Callaghan · Margaret Jay

Related articles	Winter of Discontent · Labour Government 1976–1979 · 1979 vote of no confidence · Resignation Honours · Father of the House · Margaret Thatcher

Callaghan ministry

The Ministry

See also