List of ministers under Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979–1990)

This is a list of ministers who served under Margaret Thatcher. Thatcher was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 4 May 1979 to 28 November 1990, during which time she led a Conservative government. She was the first woman to hold that office. During her premiership, Thatcher retained the Falkland Islands, moved to liberalise the British economy through deregulation, privatisation, introducing the Right to Buy, through lower taxation and the promotion of entrepreneurialism.

Ministers

Thatcher continuously served as Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service for 11 years and 209 days. Those she included in her Cabinet are in bold face.

Office	Name	Dates
Minister of State, Civil Service Department	Paul Channon	7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
Minister of State, Civil Service Department	Barney Hayhoe	5 January 1981 – 12 November 1981
Lord Chancellor	The Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone	5 May 1979
	The Lord Havers	13 June 1987
	The Lord Mackay of Clashfern	26 October 1987
Lord President of the Council	The Lord Soames	5 May 1979
	Francis Pym	14 September 1981
	John Biffen	5 April 1982
	The Viscount Whitelaw	11 June 1983
	John Wakeham	10 January 1988
	Sir Geoffrey Howe	24 July 1989
	John MacGregor	2 November 1990
Minister of State for the Privy Council Office	The Earl of Gowrie	11 June 1983 – 11 September 1984
	Richard Luce	2 September 1985 – 24 July 1990
	David Mellor	24 July 1990 – 28 November 1990
Lord Privy Seal	Sir Ian Gilmour	5 May 1979
	Humphrey Atkins	14 September 1981
	The Baroness Young	6 April 1982
	John Biffen	11 June 1983
	John Wakeham	13 June 1987
	The Lord Belstead	10 January 1988
Chancellor of the Exchequer	Sir Geoffrey Howe	5 May 1979
	Nigel Lawson	11 June 1983
	John Major	26 October 1989
Chief Secretary to the Treasury	John Biffen	5 May 1979
	Leon Brittan	5 January 1981
	Peter Rees	11 June 1983
	John MacGregor	2 September 1985
	John Major	13 June 1987
	Norman Lamont	24 July 1989
Minister of State, Treasury	Peter Rees	6 May 1979 – 14 September 1981
	Francis Cockfield	6 May 1979 – 6 April 1982
	Jock Bruce-Gardyne	15 September 1981 – 11 November 1981
	Barney Hayhoe	11 November 1981 – 2 September 1985
	John Wakeham	6 April 1982 – 13 June 1983
	Ian Gow	2 September 1985 – 19 November 1985
	Peter Brooke	19 November 1985 – 13 June 1987
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury	Michael Jopling	5 May 1979
	John Wakeham	11 June 1983
	David Waddington	13 June 1987
	Timothy Renton	28 October 1989
Financial Secretary to the Treasury	Nigel Lawson	6 May 1979
	Nicholas Ridley	30 September 1981
	John Moore	18 October 1983
	Norman Lamont	21 May 1986
	Peter Lilley	24 July 1989
	Francis Maude	14 July 1990
Lords of the Treasury	John MacGregor	7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
	Peter Morrison	7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
	The Lord James Douglas-Hamilton	7 May 1979 – 1 October 1981
	Carol Mather	7 May 1979 – 1 October 1981
	David Waddington	16 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
	John Wakeham	9 January 1981 – 15 September 1981
	The Hon. Robert Boscawen	9 January 1981 – 17 February 1983
	John Cope	9 January 1981 – 13 June 1983
	Tony Newton	1 October 1981 – 5 March 1982
	John Gummer	1 October 1981 – 6 January 1983
	Peter Brooke	1 October 1981 – 13 June 1983
	Alastair Goodlad	16 February 1982 – 10 September 1984
	Donald Thompson	14 January 1983 – 10 September 1986
	David Hunt	23 February 1983 – 10 September 1984
	Ian Lang	11 June 1983 – 1 February 1986
	Tristan Garel-Jones	11 June 1983 – 16 October 1986
	John Major	3 October 1984 – 1 November 1985
	The Hon. Archie Hamilton	3 October 1984 – 10 September 1986
	Tim Sainsbury	7 October 1985 – 23 June 1987
	Michael Neubert	10 February 1986 – 26 July 1988
	Peter Lloyd	16 October 1986 – 24 July 1988
	The Hon. Mark Lennox-Boyd	16 October 1986 – 25 July 1988
	Tony Durant	16 October 1986 – 19 December 1988
	David Lightbown	26 July 1987 – 24 July 1990
	Alan Howarth	27 July 1988 – 24 July 1989
	David Maclean	27 July 1988 – 24 July 1989
	Kenneth Carlisle	27 July 1988 – 22 July 1990
	Stephen Dorrell	20 December 1988 – 3 May 1990
	David Heathcoat-Amory	26 July 1989 – 28 October 1989
	John Taylor	26 July 1989 – 29 November 1990
	The Hon. Tom Sackville	30 October 1989 – 28 November 1990
	Michael Fallon	10 May 1990 – 22 July 1990
	Sydney Chapman	25 July 1990 – 28 November 1990
	Greg Knight	25 July 1990 – 28 November 1990
	Irvine Patnick	25 July 1990 – 28 November 1990
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	The Lord Carrington	5 May 1979
	Francis Pym	5 April 1982
	Sir Geoffrey Howe	11 June 1983
	John Major	14 June 1989
	Douglas Hurd	26 October 1989
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	Peter Blaker	5 May 1979 – 29 May 1981
	Nicholas Ridley	6 May 1979 – 29 September 1981
	Douglas Hurd	6 May 1979 – 11 June 1983
	Richard Luce	30 September 1981 – 5 April 1982
	Cranley Onslow	5 April 1982 – 13 June 1983
	The Lord Belstead	5 April 1982 – 13 June 1983
	Timothy Raison	6 January 1983 – 10 September 1986^{[lower-alpha 1]}
	Richard Luce	11 June 1983 – 2 September 1985
	Malcolm Rifkind	13 June 1983 – 11 January 1986
	The Baroness Young	13 June 1983 – 13 June 1987
	Tim Renton	2 September 1985 – 13 June 1987
	Lynda Chalker	11 January 1986 – 28 November 1990^{[lower-alpha 2]}
	Chris Patten	10 September 1986 – 24 July 1989^{[lower-alpha 3]}
	David Mellor	13 June 1987 – 26 July 1988
	The Lord Glenarthur	13 June 1987 – 24 July 1989
	The Hon. William Waldegrave	26 July 1988 – 2 November 1990
	Francis Maude	24 July 1989 – 14 July 1990
	The Lord Brabazon of Tara	24 July 1989 – 24 July 1990
	The Earl of Caithness	14 July 1990 – 28 November 1990
	Tristan Garel-Jones	14 July 1990 – 28 November 1990
	The Hon. Douglas Hogg	2 November 1990 – 28 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	Richard Luce	6 May 1979
	The Lord Trefgarne	14 September 1981
	Malcolm Rifkind	6 April 1982
	Ray Whitney	13 June 1983
	Tim Renton	11 September 1984
	Timothy Eggar	2 September 1985
	Tim Sainsbury	24 July 1989
	The Hon. Mark Lennox-Boyd	24 July 1990
Minister for Overseas Development	Timothy Raison	6 January 1983
	Chris Patten	10 September 1986^{[lower-alpha 4]}
	Lynda Chalker	24 July 1989^{[lower-alpha 5]}
Secretary of State for the Home Department	William Whitelaw	5 May 1979
	Leon Brittan	11 June 1983
	Douglas Hurd	2 September 1985
	David Waddington	26 October 1989
Minister of State for Home Affairs	Leon Brittan	6 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
	Timothy Raison	6 May 1979 – 6 January 1983
	Patrick Mayhew	5 January 1981 – 13 June 1983
	David Waddington	6 January 1983 – 13 June 1987
	The Lord Elton	11 September 1984 – 25 March 1985
	Giles Shaw	11 September 1984 – 10 September 1986
	David Mellor	10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987
	The Earl of Caithness	10 September 1986 – 10 January 1988
	John Patten	13 June 1987 – 28 November 1990
	The Earl Ferrers	10 January 1988 – 28 November 1990
	David Mellor	27 October 1989 – 22 June 1990
	Angela Rumbold	23 July 1990 – 28 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs	The Lord Belstead	7 May 1979 – 6 April 1982
	The Lord Elton	6 April 1982 – 11 September 1984
	David Mellor	6 January 1983 – 10 September 1986
	The Lord Glenarthur	27 March 1984 – 10 September 1986
	The Hon. Douglas Hogg	10 September 1986 – 26 July 1989
	Peter Lloyd	25 July 1989 – 28 November 1990
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	Peter Walker	5 May 1979
	Michael Jopling	11 June 1983
	John MacGregor	13 June 1987
	John Gummer	24 July 1989
Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	The Earl Ferrers	7 May 1979 – 13 June 1983
	Alick Buchanan-Smith	7 May 1979 – 13 June 1983
	John MacGregor	13 June 1983 – 2 September 1985
	The Lord Belstead	13 June 1983 – 13 June 1987
	John Gummer	2 September 1985 – 26 July 1988
	The Baroness Trumpington	28 September 1989 – 14 April 1992
Under-Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	Jerry Wiggin	7 May 1979 – 29 September 1981
	Peggy Fenner	14 September 1981 – 10 September 1986
	Donald Thompson	10 September 1986 – 25 September 1987
	The Baroness Trumpington	13 June 1987 – 28 September 1989
	Richard Ryder	25 July 1988 – 14 July 1989
	David Curry	26 July 1989 – 28 November 1990
	David Maclean	26 July 1989 – 28 November 1990
Minister for the Arts	Norman St John-Stevas	5 May 1979
	Paul Channon	5 January 1981
	The Earl of Gowrie	13 June 1983
	Richard Luce	2 September 1985
	David Mellor	26 July 1990
Secretary of State for Defence	Francis Pym	5 May 1979
	John Nott	5 January 1981
	Michael Heseltine	8 January 1983
	The Hon. George Younger	9 January 1986
	Tom King	24 July 1989
Minister of State for Defence	The Lord Strathcona	6 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
Minister of State for Defence	The Viscount Trenchard	5 January 1981 – 29 May 1981^{[lower-alpha 6]}
Minister of State for the Armed Forces	Peter Blaker	29 May 1981
	John Stanley	13 June 1983
	Ian Stewart	13 June 1987
	The Hon. Archie Hamilton	25 July 1988
Minister of State for Defence Procurement	The Viscount Trenchard	29 May 1981
	Geoffrey Pattie	6 January 1983
	Adam Butler	11 September 1984
	Norman Lamont	2 September 1985
	The Lord Trefgarne	21 May 1986
	Alan Clark	24 July 1989
Minister of State for Defence Support	The Lord Trefgarne	2 September 1985 – 21 May 1986
Under-Secretary of State for the Army	Barney Hayhoe	6 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
Under-Secretary of State for the Army	Philip Goodhart	5 January 1981 – 19 May 1981^{[lower-alpha 7]}
Under-Secretary of State for the Navy	Keith Speed	6 May 1979 – 18 May 1981^{[lower-alpha 8]}
Under-Secretary of State for the Air Force	Geoffrey Pattie	6 May 1979 – 29 May 1981^{[lower-alpha 9]}
Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces	Philip Goodhart	29 May 1981 – 30 September 1981
	Jerry Wiggin	15 September 1981 – 11 June 1983
	The Lord Trefgarne	13 June 1983 – 1 September 1985
	Roger Freeman	21 May 1986 – 15 December 1988
	Michael Neubert	19 December 1988 – 23 July 1990
Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement	Geoffrey Pattie	29 May 1981 – 6 January 1983
	Ian Stewart	6 January 1983 – 18 October 1983
	John Lee	18 October 1983 – 10 September 1986
	The Hon. Archie Hamilton	10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987
	Tim Sainsbury	13 June 1987 – 25 July 1989
	The Earl of Arran	25 July 1989 – 26 July 1990
	Kenneth Carlisle	26 July 1990 – 28 November 1990
Secretary of State for Education and Science	Mark Carlisle	5 May 1979
	Sir Keith Joseph	14 September 1981
	Kenneth Baker	21 May 1986
	John MacGregor	24 July 1989
	Kenneth Clarke	2 November 1990
Minister of State, Education and Science	The Baroness Young	7 May 1979 – 14 September 1981
	Paul Channon	5 January 1981 – 13 June 1983
	Chris Patten	5 September 1985 – 10 September 1986
	Angela Rumbold	10 September 1986 – 24 July 1990
	Tim Eggar	24 July 1990 – 28 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State, Education and Science	Rhodes Boyson	7 May 1979 – 13 June 1983
	Neil Macfarlane	7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981
	William Shelton	15 September 1981 – 13 June 1983
	The Hon. William Waldegrave	15 September 1981 – 13 June 1983
	Peter Brooke	13 June 1983 – 19 November 1985
	Bob Dunn	13 June 1983 – 26 July 1988
	George Walden	19 November 1985 – 13 June 1987
	The Baroness Hooper	13 June 1987 – 26 July 1988
	Robert Jackson	13 June 1987 – 24 July 1990
	John Butcher	26 July 1988 – 24 July 1989
	Alan Howarth	24 July 1989 – 28 November 1990
	Michael Fallon	24 July 1990 – 28 November 1990
Secretary of State for Employment	James Prior	5 May 1979
	Norman Tebbit	14 September 1981
	Tom King	16 October 1983
	The Lord Young of Graffham	2 September 1985
	Norman Fowler	13 June 1987
	Michael Howard	3 January 1990
Minister of State, Employment	The Earl of Gowrie	7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981
	Michael Alison	15 September 1981 – 13 June 1983
	Peter Morrison	13 June 1983 – 2 September 1985
	John Gummer	18 October 1985 – 11 September 1984
	Kenneth Clarke	2 September 1985 – 13 June 1987^{[lower-alpha 10]}
	John Cope	13 June 1987 – 25 July 1989
	Tim Eggar	25 July 1989 – 23 July 1990
Under-Secretary of State, Employment	Jim Lester	7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
	Patrick Mayhew	7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
	David Waddington	5 January 1981 – 6 January 1983
	Peter Morrison	5 January 1981 – 13 June 1983
	John Gummer	6 January 1983 – 18 October 1983
	Alan Clark	13 June 1983 – 24 January 1986
	Peter Bottomley	11 September 1984 – 23 January 1986
	David Trippier	2 September 1985 – 13 June 1987
	Ian Lang	31 January 1986 – 10 September 1986
	John Lee	10 September 1986 – 26 July 1989
	Patrick Nicholls	13 June 1987 – 28 July 1989
	The Lord Strathclyde	26 July 1989 – 24 July 1990
	Robert Jackson	24 July 1990 – 28 November 1990
	Eric Forth	24 July 1990 – 14 April 1992
	The Viscount Ullswater	24 July 1990 – 16 September 1993
Secretary of State for Energy	David Howell	5 May 1979
	Nigel Lawson	14 September 1981
	Peter Walker	11 June 1983
	Cecil Parkinson	13 June 1987
	John Wakeham	24 July 1989
Minister of State, Energy	Hamish Gray	7 May 1979 – 13 June 1983
	Alick Buchanan-Smith	13 June 1983 – 13 June 1987
	Peter Morrison	13 June 1987 – 26 July 1990
Under-Secretary of State, Energy	Norman Lamont	7 May 1979 – 5 September 1981
	John Moore	7 May 1979 – 13 June 1983
	David Mellor	15 September 1981 – 6 January 1983
	The Earl of Avon	6 January 1983 – 11 September 1984
	Giles Shaw	13 June 1983 – 11 September 1984
	David Hunt	11 September 1984 – 13 June 1987
	Alastair Goodlad	11 September 1984 – 13 June 1987
	Michael Spicer	13 June 1987 – 3 January 1990
	The Baroness Hooper	26 July 1988 – 28 July 1989
	Tony Baldry	3 January 1990 – 28 November 1990
	The Hon. Colin Moynihan	24 July 1990 – 28 November 1990
Secretary of State for the Environment	Michael Heseltine	5 May 1979
	Tom King	6 January 1983
	Patrick Jenkin	11 June 1983
	Kenneth Baker	23 September 1985
	Nicholas Ridley	21 May 1986
	Chris Patten	24 July 1989
Minister of State, Local Government	Tom King	6 May 1979
	The Lord Bellwin	6 January 1983
	Kenneth Baker	11 September 1984
	The Hon. William Waldegrave	2 September 1985
	Rhodes Boyson	10 September 1986
	Michael Howard	13 June 1987
	John Gummer	25 July 1988
	David Hunt	25 July 1989
	Michael Portillo	4 May 1990
Minister of State for Housing	John Stanley	7 May 1979
	Ian Gow	13 June 1983
	John Patten	2 September 1985
	The Hon. William Waldegrave	13 June 1987
	The Earl of Caithness	25 July 1988
	Michael Howard	25 July 1989
	Michael Spicer	3 January 1990
Minister of State, Environment	The Lord Elton	27 March 1985 – 10 September 1986
	The Hon. William Waldegrave	10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987
	The Lord Belstead	13 June 1987 – 10 January 1988
	The Earl of Caithness	10 January 1988 – 25 July 1988
	Michael Howard	25 July 1988 – 24 July 1989
	David Trippier	24 July 1989 – 28 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State for Sport	Hector Monro	7 May 1979 – 30 September 1981
	Neil Macfarlane	15 September 1981 – 2 September 1985
	Richard Tracey	7 September 1985 – 13 June 1987
	The Hon. Colin Moynihan	22 June 1987 – 26 July 1990
	Robert Atkins	26 July 1990 – 28 November 1990^{[lower-alpha 11]}
Under-Secretary of State, Environment	Marcus Fox	7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
	Geoffrey Finsberg	7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981
	The Lord Bellwin	7 May 1979 – 6 January 1983
	Giles Shaw	5 January 1981 – 13 June 1983
	Sir George Young, Bt	15 September 1981 – 10 September 1986
	The Hon. William Waldegrave	13 June 1983 – 2 September 1985
	The Earl of Avon	11 September 1984 – 27 March 1985
	Angela Rumbold	2 September 1985 – 10 September 1986
	The Lord Skelmersdale	10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987
	Christopher Chope	10 September 1986 – 22 July 1990
	Marion Roe	13 June 1987 – 26 July 1988
	David Trippier	13 June 1987 – 23 July 1989
	Virginia Bottomley	25 July 1988 – 28 October 1989
	The Lord Hesketh	31 January 1989 – 2 November 1990
	David Heathcoat-Amory	28 October 1989 – 28 November 1990
	Patrick Nicholls	26 July 1990 – 12 October 1990
	The Lord Strathclyde	26 July 1990 – 7 September 1990
	The Baroness Blatch	7 September 1990 – 28 November 1990
	Robert Key	12 October 1990 – 28 November 1990
Secretary of State for Health and Social Security	Patrick Jenkin	5 May 1979
	Norman Fowler	14 September 1981
	John Moore	13 June 1987^{[lower-alpha 12]}
Secretary of State for Health	Kenneth Clarke	25 July 1988
Secretary of State for Health	The Hon. William Waldegrave	2 November 1990
Minister of State, Health	Gerard Vaughan	7 May 1979
	Kenneth Clarke	5 March 1982
	Barney Hayhoe	2 September 1985
	Tony Newton	10 September 1986
	David Mellor	25 July 1988^{[lower-alpha 13]}
	The Lord Trafford	29 July 1989
	Virginia Bottomley	28 October 1989
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security	Sir George Young, Bt	7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981
	Lynda Chalker	7 May 1979 – 5 March 1982
	Geoffrey Finsberg	15 September 1981 – 14 June 1983
	The Lord Elton	15 September 1981 – 6 April 1982
	Tony Newton	5 March 1982 – 11 September 1984
	The Lord Trefgarne	6 April 1982 – 14 June 1983
	John Patten	14 June 1983 – 2 September 1985
	The Lord Glenarthur	14 June 1983 – 26 March 1985
	Ray Whitney	11 September 1984 – 10 September 1986
	The Baroness Trumpington	30 March 1985 – 13 June 1987
	John Major	2 September 1985 – 10 September 1986
	Nicholas Lyell	10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987
	Edwina Currie	10 September 1986 – 25 July 1988
	Michael Portillo	13 June 1987 – 25 July 1988
	The Lord Skelmersdale	13 June 1987 – 25 July 1988
Under-Secretary of State, Health	Edwina Currie	25 July 1988 – 16 December 1988
	Roger Freeman	16 December 1988 – 4 May 1990
	The Baroness Hooper	29 September 1989 – 28 November 1990
	Stephen Dorrell	4 May 1990 – 28 November 1990
Secretary of State for Social Security	John Moore	25 July 1988
Secretary of State for Social Security	Tony Newton	23 July 1989
Minister of State, Social Security	Reginald Prentice	7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
	Hugh Rossi	5 January 1981 – 12 June 1983
	Rhodes Boyson	12 June 1983 – 11 September 1984
	Tony Newton	11 September 1984 – 10 September 1986
	John Major	10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987
	Nicholas Scott	13 June 1987^{[lower-alpha 14]} – 28 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State, Social Security	The Lord Skelmersdale	25 July 1988 – 26 July 1989
	Peter Lloyd	25 July 1988 – 28 July 1989
	The Lord Henley	25 July 1989 – 16 September 1993
	Gillian Shephard	25 July 1989 – 28 November 1990
Secretary of State for Industry	Sir Keith Joseph, Bt	7 May 1979
Secretary of State for Industry	Patrick Jenkin	14 September 1981^{[lower-alpha 15]}
Minister of State, Industry	Adam Butler	6 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
	The Viscount Trenchard	6 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
	Norman Tebbit	5 January 1981 – 14 September 1981
	Norman Lamont	14 September 1981 – 12 June 1983
Minister of State, Industry and Information Technology	Kenneth Baker	5 January 1981^{[lower-alpha 16]}
Minister of State, Industry and Information Technology	Geoffrey Pattie	11 September 1984^{[lower-alpha 17]}
Under-Secretary of State, Industry	David Mitchell	6 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
	Michael Marshall	6 May 1979 – 15 September 1981
	John MacGregor	5 January 1981 – 12 June 1983
	John Wakeham	15 September 1981 – 6 April 1982
	John Butcher	6 April 1982 – 12 June 1983
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	Norman St John-Stevas	5 May 1979
	Francis Pym	5 January 1981
	The Baroness Young	14 September 1981
	Cecil Parkinson	6 April 1982
	The Lord Cockfield	11 June 1983
	The Earl of Gowrie	11 September 1984
	Norman Tebbit	3 September 1985
	Kenneth Clarke	13 June 1987
	Tony Newton	25 July 1988
	Kenneth Baker	24 July 1989
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	Humphrey Atkins	5 May 1979
	James Prior	14 September 1981
	Douglas Hurd	11 September 1984
	Tom King	3 September 1985
	Peter Brooke	24 July 1989
Minister of State, Northern Ireland	Michael Alison	7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981
	Hugh Rossi	7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
	Adam Butler	5 January 1981 – 11 September 1984
	The Earl of Gowrie	15 September 1981 – 10 June 1983
	The Earl of Mansfield	13 June 1983 – 12 April 1984
	Rhodes Boyson	11 September 1984 – 10 September 1986
	Nicholas Scott	10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987
	John Stanley	13 June 1987 – 25 July 1988
	Ian Stewart	25 July 1988 – 25 July 1989
	John Cope	25 July 1989 – 28 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland	The Lord Elton	7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981
	Philip Goodhart	7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
	Giles Shaw	7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
	David Mitchell	5 January 1981 – 13 June 1983
	John Patten	5 January 1981 – 13 June 1983
	Nicholas Scott	15 September 1981 – 11 September 1986
	Chris Patten	14 June 1983 – 2 September 1985
	The Lord Lyell	12 April 1984 – 25 July 1989
	The Earl of Kilmorey	3 September 1985 – 28 November 1990
	Peter Viggers	10 September 1986 – 26 July 1989
	Brian Mawhinney	10 September 1986 – 28 November 1990
	Peter Bottomley	4 July 1989 – 28 July 1990
	The Lord Skelmersdale	24 July 1989 – 28 November 1990
Paymaster-General	Angus Maude	5 May 1979
	Francis Pym	5 January 1981
	Cecil Parkinson	14 September 1981
	vacant	11 June 1983
	John Gummer	11 September 1984
	Kenneth Clarke	2 September 1985^{[lower-alpha 18]}
	Peter Brooke	13 June 1987
	The Earl of Caithness	24 July 1989
	Richard Ryder	14 July 1990
Minister without Portfolio	The Lord Young of Graffham	11 September 1984 – 3 September 1985
Secretary of State for Scotland	The Hon. George Younger	5 May 1979
	Malcolm Rifkind	11 January 1986
	Ian Lang	28 November 1990
	Michael Forsyth	5 July 1995
Minister of State for Scotland	The Earl of Mansfield	7 May 1979 – 13 June 1983
	The Lord Gray of Contin	13 June 1983 – 11 September 1986
	The Lord Glenarthur	10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987
	Ian Lang	13 June 1987 – 28 November 1990
	The Lord Sanderson of Bowden	13 June 1987 – 7 September 1990
	Michael Forsyth	7 September 1990 – 28 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State for Scotland	Alexander Fletcher	7 May 1979 – 14 June 1983
	Russell Fairgrieve	7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981
	Malcolm Rifkind	7 May 1979 – 6 April 1982
	Allan Stewart	15 September 1981 – 10 September 1986
	John MacKay	6 April 1982 – 14 June 1987
	The Marquess of Lothian	13 June 1983 – 14 June 1987
	Ian Lang	10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987
	The Lord James Douglas-Hamilton	13 June 1987 – 28 November 1990
	Michael Forsyth	13 June 1987 – 7 September 1990
	The Lord Strathclyde	7 September 1990 – 28 November 1990
Secretary of State for Trade	John Nott	5 May 1979
	John Biffen	5 January 1981
	The Lord Cockfield	6 April 1982^{[lower-alpha 19]}
Minister for Consumer Affairs	Sally Oppenheim-Barnes	5 May 1979
	Gerald Vaughan	5 March 1982
	vacant	13 June 1983^{[lower-alpha 20]}
Minister for Trade	Cecil Parkinson	7 May 1979
	Peter Rees	14 September 1981
	Paul Channon	13 June 1983^{[lower-alpha 21]}
	Alan Clark	24 January 1986
	The Lord Trefgarne	25 July 1989
	Tim Sainsbury	23 July 1990
Under-Secretary of State for Trade	Norman Tebbit	5 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
	Reginald Eyre	7 May 1979 – 5 March 1982
	The Lord Trefgarne	5 January 1981 – 15 September 1981
	Iain Sproat	15 September 1981 – 12 June 1983
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry	Cecil Parkinson	12 June 1983
	Norman Tebbit	16 October 1983
	Leon Brittan	2 September 1985
	Paul Channon	24 January 1986
	The Lord Young of Graffham	13 June 1987
	Nicholas Ridley	24 July 1989
	Peter Lilley	14 July 1990
Minister for Industry	The Hon. Douglas Hogg	24 July 1989
Minister for Industry	The Lord Hesketh	2 November 1990
Minister for Corporate Affairs	John Redwood	2 November 1990
Minister of State for Trade and Industry	Norman Lamont	13 June 1983 – 2 September 1985
	Peter Morrison	2 September 1985 – 10 September 1986
	Giles Shaw	10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry	John Butcher	14 June 1983 – 26 July 1988
	Alexander Fletcher	14 June 1983 – 2 September 1985
	David Trippier	14 June 1983 – 2 September 1985
	The Lord Lucas of Chilworth	11 September 1984 – 13 June 1987
	Michael Howard	2 September 1985 – 13 June 1987
	Robert Atkins	13 June 1987 – 26 July 1989
	Francis Maude	13 June 1987 – 26 July 1989
	Eric Forth	26 July 1988 – 24 July 1990
	John Redwood	26 July 1989 – 2 November 1990
	Edward Leigh	2 November 1990 – 28 November 1990
Minister of Transport	Norman Fowler	11 May 1979 – 5 January 1981^{[lower-alpha 22]}
Secretary of State for Transport	Norman Fowler	5 January 1981
	David Howell	14 September 1981
	Tom King	11 June 1983
	Nicholas Ridley	16 October 1983
	John Moore	21 May 1986
	Paul Channon	13 June 1987
	Cecil Parkinson	24 July 1989
Minister of State, Transport	Lynda Chalker	18 October 1983 – 10 January 1986
	David Mitchell	23 January 1986 – 25 July 1988
	Michael Portillo	25 July 1988 – 4 May 1990
	Roger Freeman	4 May 1990 – 28 November 1990
	The Lord Brabazon of Tara	23 July 1990 – 28 November 1990
Parliamentary Secretary for Transport	Kenneth Clarke	7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981^{[lower-alpha 23]}
Under-Secretary of State for Transport	Kenneth Clarke	5 January 1981 – 5 March 1982
	Lynda Chalker	5 March 1982 – 18 October 1983
	Reginald Eyre	5 March 1982 – 11 June 1983
	David Mitchell	11 June 1983 – 23 January 1986
	Michael Spicer	11 September 1984 – 13 June 1987
	The Earl of Caithness	2 September 1985 – 10 September 1986
	Peter Bottomley	23 January 1986 – 24 July 1989
	The Lord Brabazon of Tara	10 September 1986 – 23 July 1989
	Robert Atkins	25 July 1989 – 22 July 1990
	Patrick McLoughlin	25 July 1989 – 28 November 1990
	Christopher Chope	23 July 1990 – 28 November 1990
Secretary of State for Wales	Nicholas Edwards	5 May 1979
	Peter Walker	13 June 1987
	David Hunt	4 May 1990
Minister of State for Wales	John Stradling Thomas	17 February 1983 – 2 September 1985
Minister of State for Wales	Wyn Roberts	15 June 1987 – 28 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State for Wales	Michael Roberts	7 May 1979 – 6 January 1983
	Wyn Roberts	7 May 1979 – 13 June 1987
	Mark Robinson	3 October 1985 – 15 June 1987
	Ian Grist	15 June 1987 – 28 November 1990
Attorney General	Michael Havers	5 May 1979
Attorney General	Sir Patrick Mayhew	11 June 1987
Solicitor General	Sir Ian Percival	5 May 1979
	Sir Patrick Mayhew	13 June 1983
	Sir Nicholas Lyell	13 June 1987
Lord Advocate	The Lord Mackay of Clashfern	5 May 1979
	The Lord Cameron of Lochbroom	16 May 1984
	The Lord Fraser of Carmyllie	4 January 1989
Solicitor General for Scotland	Nicholas Fairbairn	7 May 1979
	Peter Fraser	28 January 1982
	Alan Rodger^{[lower-alpha 24]}	14 January 1989
Treasurer of the Household	John Stradling Thomas	6 May 1979
	Anthony Berry	17 February 1983
	John Cope	11 June 1983
	David Hunt	15 June 1987
	Tristan Garel-Jones	25 July 1989
	Alastair Goodlad	22 July 1990
Comptroller of the Household	Spencer Le Marchant	7 May 1979
	Anthony Berry	30 September 1981
	Carol Mather	17 February 1983
	The Hon. Robert Boscawen	16 October 1986
	Tristan Garel-Jones	26 July 1988
	Alastair Goodlad	25 July 1989
	Sir George Young, Bt	23 July 1990
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household	Anthony Berry	7 May 1979
	Carol Mather	30 September 1981
	The Hon. Robert Boscawen	17 February 1983
	Tristan Garel-Jones	16 October 1986
	Michael Neubert	26 July 1988
	Tony Durant	20 December 1988
	David Lightbown	25 July 1990
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms	The Lord Denham	6 May 1979
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard	The Lord Sandys	6 May 1979
	The Earl of Swinton	20 October 1982
	The Viscount Davidson	10 September 1986
Lords-in-Waiting	The Viscount Long	9 May 1979 – 2 May 1997
	The Lord Mowbray and Stourton	9 May 1979 – 22 September 1980
	The Lord Lyell	9 May 1979 – 12 April 1984
	The Lord Cullen of Ashbourne	9 May 1979 – 27 May 1982
	The Lord Trefgarne	9 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
	The Earl of Avon	22 September 1980 – 6 January 1983
	The Lord Skelmersdale	9 January 1981 – 10 September 1986
	The Lord Glenarthur	27 May 1982 – 10 June 1983
	The Lord Lucas of Chilworth	6 January 1983 – 9 September 1984
	The Baroness Trumpington	11 June 1983 – 25 March 1985
	The Earl of Caithness	8 May 1984 – 2 September 1985
	The Lord Brabazon of Tara	19 September 1984 – 10 September 1986
	The Baroness Cox	3 April 1985 – 2 August 1985
	The Viscount Davidson	17 September 1985 – 10 September 1986
	The Baroness Hooper	17 September 1985 – 14 June 1987
	The Lord Hesketh	10 September 1986 – 31 January 1987
	The Lord Beaverbrook	10 September 1986 – 28 July 1988
	The Earl of Dundee	3 October 1986 – 26 July 1989
	The Earl of Arran	18 June 1987 – 24 July 1989
	The Lord Strathclyde	12 August 1988 – 24 July 1989
	The Lord Henley	13 February 1989 – 24 July 1989
	The Viscount Ullswater	26 July 1989 – 22 July 1990
	The Lord Reay	2 August 1989 – 28 November 1990
	The Earl of Strathmore	2 August 1989 – 28 November 1990
	The Baroness Blatch	15 January 1990 – 7 September 1990
	The Lord Cavendish of Furness	14 September 1990 – 28 November 1990
	The Viscount Astor	11 October 1990 – 28 November 1990

Cabinets

May 1979 to September 1981

Changes

January 1981 – Francis Pym succeeds Norman St John-Stevas as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Pym succeeds Angus Maude as Paymaster-General. John Nott succeeds Pym as Secretary of State for Defence. John Biffen succeeds Nott as Secretary of State for Trade and President of the Board of Trade. Leon Brittan succeeds John Biffen as Chief Secretary to the Treasury. St John-Stevas resigns as Minister for the Arts. His successor is not in the cabinet. The post of Secretary of State for Transport is brought into the cabinet and Norman Fowler is given the post.

September 1981 to June 1983

In September 1981, a substantial reshuffle took place.

Changes

April 1982 – Francis Pym succeeds Lord Carrington as Foreign Secretary. John Biffen succeeds Pym as Lord President of the Council. Baroness Young succeeds Humphrey Atkins as Lord Privy Seal. Cecil Parkinson succeeds Baroness Young as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Lord Cockfield succeeds John Biffen as Secretary of State for Trade.
January 1983 – Michael Heseltine succeeds John Nott as Secretary of State for Defence. Tom King succeeds Heseltine as Secretary of State for the Environment.

June 1983 to June 1987

Changes

October 1983 – Tom King succeeds Norman Tebbit as Secretary of State for Employment. Norman Tebbit succeeds Cecil Parkinson as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. Nicholas Ridley succeeds Tom King as Secretary of State for Transport.
September 1984 – Lord Gowrie succeeds Lord Cockfield as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Douglas Hurd succeeds James Prior as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Lord Young of Graffham enters the cabinet as Minister without Portfolio.
September 1985 – Lord Young of Graffham succeeds Tom King as Secretary of State for Employment. Kenneth Baker succeeds Patrick Jenkin as Secretary of State for the Environment. Norman Tebbit succeeds Lord Gowrie as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Tom King succeeds Douglas Hurd as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Kenneth Clarke enters the cabinet as Paymaster-General. Leon Brittan succeeds Norman Tebbit as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. John MacGregor succeeds Peter Rees as Chief Secretary to the Treasury. Douglas Hurd succeeds Leon Brittan as Home Secretary.
Early January 1986 – Malcolm Rifkind succeeds George Younger as Secretary of State for Scotland. Younger succeeds Michael Heseltine as Secretary of State for Defence.
Late January 1986 – Paul Channon succeeds Leon Brittan as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.
May 1986 – Nicholas Ridley succeeds Kenneth Baker as Secretary of State for the Environment. John Moore succeeds Nicholas Ridley as Secretary of State for Transport. Kenneth Baker succeeds Keith Joseph as Secretary of State for Education and Science.

June 1987 to July 1989

Changes

October 1987 – Lord Mackay of Clashfern succeeds Lord Havers as Lord Chancellor.
January 1988 – Lord Whitelaw retires and is succeeded by John Wakeham as Lord President; no new deputy is appointed until July 1989. Lord Belstead succeeds Wakeham as Lord Privy Seal.
July 1988 – Department of Health and Social Security broken up into component parts. John Moore continues on as Secretary of State for Social Security. Kenneth Clarke becomes Secretary of State for Health. Tony Newton succeeds Clarke as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

July 1989 to November 1990

Changes

October 1989 – John Major succeeds Nigel Lawson as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Douglas Hurd succeeds John Major as Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. David Waddington succeeds Douglas Hurd as Secretary of State for the Home Department. Tim Renton succeeds David Waddington as Chief Whip.
January 1990 – Norman Fowler resigns as Secretary of State for Employment, and is succeeded by Michael Howard.
May 1990 – Peter Walker finally resigns as Secretary of State for Wales, having announced his intention in March. David Hunt succeeds him.
July 1990 – Nicholas Ridley resigns as Secretary of State for Trade & Industry. Peter Lilley succeeds him.
November 1990 – At the start of the month, Geoffrey Howe resigns and the title of Deputy Prime Minister was not reallocated. John MacGregor succeeds him as Lord President of the Council and is in turn succeeded by Kenneth Clarke as Secretary of State for Education and Science, who is succeeded by William Waldegrave as Secretary of State for Health.

Notes

↑ Raison was also Minister of Overseas Development.
↑ Chalker was also Minister of Overseas Development from 24 July 1989.
↑ Patten was also Minister of Overseas Development.
↑ Patten was also Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
↑ Chalker was also Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
↑ Office abolished on 29 May 1981. Trenchard was appointed Minister of State for Defence Procurement.
↑ Office abolished on 29 May 1981. Goodhart was appointed Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces.
↑ Office abolished on 29 May 1981.
↑ Office abolished on 29 May 1981. Pattie appointed Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement.
↑ Clarke was also Paymaster-General.
↑ Was attached to the Office of Education thereafter.
↑ Role reorganised into the Office of Health and Office of Social Security on 25 July 1988.
↑ Mellor served under a separate Office of Health.
↑ Scott served under a separate Office of Social Security from 25 July 1988.
↑ Role merged with the Office of Trade on 12 June 1983.
↑ Baker served under the Office of Trade and Industry from 12 June 1983.
↑ Office abolished on 13 June 1987.
↑ Clarke was also Minister of State, Employment.
↑ Role merged with the Office of Industry on 12 June 1983.
↑ Role assigned under the Office of Trade and Industry.
↑ Channon served under the Office of Trade and Industry.
↑ Fowler then became Secretary of State for Transport.
↑ Clarke then became Under-Secretary of State for Transport.
↑ Rodger was not a Member of the House of Commons.

References

"British Cabinet and Government Membership". Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
"British Government 1979–2005". Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2007.

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