List of ministers under Margaret Thatcher


This article lists government ministers who served under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Thatcher was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, during which time she led a Conservative majority 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

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Minister of State, Civil Service DepartmentPaul Channon7 May 19795 January 1981
Minister of State, Civil Service DepartmentBarney Hayhoe5 January 198112 November 1981
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Minister of State for the Privy Council OfficeThe Earl of Gowrie11 June 198311 September 1984
Minister of State for the Privy Council OfficeRichard Luce2 September 198524 July 1990
Minister of State for the Privy Council OfficeDavid Mellor24 July 199028 November 1990
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Minister of State, TreasuryPeter Rees6 May 197914 September 1981
Minister of State, TreasuryThe Lord Cockfield6 May 19796 April 1982
Minister of State, TreasuryJock Bruce-Gardyne15 September 198111 November 1981
Minister of State, TreasuryBarney Hayhoe11 November 19812 September 1985
Minister of State, TreasuryJohn Wakeham6 April 198213 June 1983
Minister of State, TreasuryIan Gow2 September 198519 November 1985
Minister of State, TreasuryPeter Brooke19 November 198513 June 1987
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryMichael Jopling5 May 1979
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryJohn Wakeham11 June 1983
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryDavid Waddington13 June 1987
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryTimothy Renton28 October 1989
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryNigel Lawson6 May 1979
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryNicholas Ridley30 September 1981
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryJohn Moore18 October 1983
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryNorman Lamont21 May 1986
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryPeter Lilley24 July 1989
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryFrancis Maude14 July 1990
Lords of the TreasuryJohn MacGregor7 May 19795 January 1981
Lords of the TreasuryPeter Morrison7 May 19795 January 1981
Lords of the TreasuryThe Lord James Douglas-Hamilton7 May 19791 October 1981
Lords of the TreasuryCarol Mather7 May 19791 October 1981
Lords of the TreasuryDavid Waddington16 May 19795 January 1981
Lords of the TreasuryJohn Wakeham9 January 198115 September 1981
Lords of the TreasuryThe Hon Robert Boscawen9 January 198117 February 1983
Lords of the TreasuryJohn Cope9 January 198113 June 1983
Lords of the TreasuryTony Newton1 October 19815 March 1982
Lords of the TreasuryJohn Gummer1 October 19816 January 1983
Lords of the TreasuryPeter Brooke1 October 198113 June 1983
Lords of the TreasuryAlastair Goodlad16 February 198210 September 1984
Lords of the TreasuryDonald Thompson14 January 198310 September 1986
Lords of the TreasuryDavid Hunt23 February 198310 September 1984
Lords of the TreasuryIan Lang11 June 19831 February 1986
Lords of the TreasuryTristan Garel-Jones11 June 198316 October 1986
Lords of the TreasuryJohn Major3 October 19841 November 1985
Lords of the TreasuryThe Hon Archie Hamilton3 October 198410 September 1986
Lords of the TreasuryTim Sainsbury7 October 198523 June 1987
Lords of the TreasuryMichael Neubert10 February 198626 July 1988
Lords of the TreasuryPeter Lloyd16 October 198624 July 1988
Lords of the TreasuryThe Hon Mark Lennox-Boyd16 October 198625 July 1988
Lords of the TreasuryTony Durant16 October 198619 December 1988
Lords of the TreasuryDavid Lightbown26 July 198724 July 1990
Lords of the TreasuryAlan Howarth27 July 198824 July 1989
Lords of the TreasuryDavid Maclean27 July 198824 July 1989
Lords of the TreasuryKenneth Carlisle27 July 198822 July 1990
Lords of the TreasuryStephen Dorrell20 December 19883 May 1990
Lords of the TreasuryDavid Heathcoat-Amory26 July 198928 October 1989
Lords of the TreasuryJohn Taylor26 July 198929 November 1990
Lords of the TreasuryThe Hon Tom Sackville30 October 198928 November 1990
Lords of the TreasuryMichael Fallon10 May 199022 July 1990
Lords of the TreasurySydney Chapman25 July 199028 November 1990
Lords of the TreasuryGreg Knight25 July 199028 November 1990
Lords of the TreasuryIrvine Patnick25 July 199028 November 1990
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Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsPeter Blaker5 May 197929 May 1981
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsNicholas Ridley6 May 197929 September 1981
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsDouglas Hurd6 May 197911 June 1983
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsRichard Luce30 September 19815 April 1982
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsCranley Onslow5 April 198213 June 1983
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsThe Lord Belstead5 April 198213 June 1983
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsTimothy Raison6 January 198310 September 1986
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsRichard Luce11 June 19832 September 1985
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsMalcolm Rifkind13 June 198311 January 1986
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsThe Baroness Young13 June 198313 June 1987
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsTim Renton2 September 198513 June 1987
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsLynda Chalker11 January 198628 November 1990
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsChris Patten10 September 198624 July 1989
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsDavid Mellor13 June 198726 July 1988
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsThe Lord Glenarthur13 June 198724 July 1989
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsThe Hon William Waldegrave26 July 19882 November 1990
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsFrancis Maude24 July 198914 July 1990
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsThe Lord Brabazon of Tara24 July 198924 July 1990
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsThe Earl of Caithness14 July 199028 November 1990
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsTristan Garel-Jones14 July 199028 November 1990
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsThe Hon Douglas Hogg2 November 199028 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsRichard Luce6 May 1979
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsThe Lord Trefgarne14 September 1981
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsMalcolm Rifkind6 April 1982
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsRay Whitney13 June 1983
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsTim Renton11 September 1984
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsTimothy Eggar2 September 1985
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsTim Sainsbury24 July 1989
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsThe Hon Mark Lennox-Boyd24 July 1990
Minister for Overseas DevelopmentTimothy Raison6 January 1983
Minister for Overseas DevelopmentChris Patten10 September 1986
Minister for Overseas DevelopmentLynda Chalker24 July 1989
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Minister of State for Home AffairsLeon Brittan6 May 19795 January 1981
Minister of State for Home AffairsTimothy Raison6 May 19796 January 1983
Minister of State for Home AffairsPatrick Mayhew5 January 198113 June 1983
Minister of State for Home AffairsDavid Waddington6 January 198313 June 1987
Minister of State for Home AffairsThe Lord Elton11 September 198425 March 1985
Minister of State for Home AffairsGiles Shaw11 September 198410 September 1986
Minister of State for Home AffairsDavid Mellor10 September 198613 June 1987
Minister of State for Home AffairsThe Earl of Caithness10 September 1986 10 January 1988
Minister of State for Home AffairsJohn Patten13 June 198728 November 1990
Minister of State for Home AffairsThe Earl Ferrers10 January 198828 November 1990
Minister of State for Home AffairsDavid Mellor27 October 198922 June 1990
Minister of State for Home AffairsAngela Rumbold23 July 199028 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State for Home AffairsThe Lord Belstead7 May 19796 April 1982
Under-Secretary of State for Home AffairsThe Lord Elton6 April 198211 September 1984
Under-Secretary of State for Home AffairsDavid Mellor6 January 198310 September 1986
Under-Secretary of State for Home AffairsThe Lord Glenarthur27 March 198410 September 1986
Under-Secretary of State for Home AffairsThe Hon Douglas Hogg10 September 198626 July 1989
Under-Secretary of State for Home AffairsPeter Lloyd25 July 198928 November 1990
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Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodThe Earl Ferrers7 May 197913 June 1983
Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodAlick Buchanan-Smith7 May 197913 June 1983
Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodJohn MacGregor13 June 19832 September 1985
Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodThe Lord Belstead13 June 198313 June 1987
Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodJohn Gummer2 September 198526 July 1988
Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodThe Baroness Trumpington28 September 198914 April 1992
Under-Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodJerry Wiggin7 May 197929 September 1981
Under-Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodPeggy Fenner14 September 198110 September 1986
Under-Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodDonald Thompson10 September 198625 September 1987
Under-Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodThe Baroness Trumpington13 June 198728 September 1989
Under-Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodRichard Ryder25 July 198814 July 1989
Under-Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodDavid Curry26 July 198928 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodDavid Maclean26 July 198928 November 1990
Minister for the Arts
Minister for the ArtsPaul Channon5 January 1981
Minister for the Arts
Minister for the ArtsRichard Luce2 September 1985
Minister for the ArtsDavid Mellor26 July 1990
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Minister of State for DefenceThe Lord Strathcona6 May 19795 January 1981
Minister of State for DefenceThe Viscount Trenchard5 January 198129 May 1981
Minister of State for the Armed ForcesPeter Blaker29 May 1981
Minister of State for the Armed ForcesJohn Stanley13 June 1983
Minister of State for the Armed ForcesIan Stewart13 June 1987
Minister of State for the Armed ForcesThe Hon Archie Hamilton25 July 1988
Minister of State for Defence ProcurementThe Viscount Trenchard29 May 1981
Minister of State for Defence ProcurementGeoffrey Pattie6 January 1983
Minister of State for Defence ProcurementAdam Butler11 September 1984
Minister of State for Defence ProcurementNorman Lamont2 September 1985
Minister of State for Defence ProcurementThe Lord Trefgarne21 May 1986
Minister of State for Defence ProcurementAlan Clark24 July 1989
Minister of State for Defence SupportThe Lord Trefgarne2 September 198521 May 1986
Under-Secretary of State for the ArmyBarney Hayhoe6 May 19795 January 1981
Under-Secretary of State for the ArmyPhilip Goodhart5 January 198119 May 1981
Under-Secretary of State for the NavyKeith Speed6 May 197918 May 1981
Under-Secretary of State for the Air ForceGeoffrey Pattie6 May 197929 May 1981
Under-Secretary of State for the Armed ForcesPhilip Goodhart29 May 198130 September 1981
Under-Secretary of State for the Armed ForcesJerry Wiggin15 September 198111 June 1983
Under-Secretary of State for the Armed ForcesThe Lord Trefgarne13 June 19831 September 1985
Under-Secretary of State for the Armed ForcesRoger Freeman21 May 198615 December 1988
Under-Secretary of State for the Armed ForcesMichael Neubert19 December 198823 July 1990
Under-Secretary of State for Defence ProcurementGeoffrey Pattie29 May 19816 January 1983
Under-Secretary of State for Defence ProcurementIan Stewart6 January 198318 October 1983
Under-Secretary of State for Defence ProcurementJohn Lee18 October 198310 September 1986
Under-Secretary of State for Defence ProcurementThe Hon Archie Hamilton10 September 198613 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for Defence ProcurementTim Sainsbury13 June 198725 July 1989
Under-Secretary of State for Defence ProcurementThe Earl of Arran25 July 198926 July 1990
Under-Secretary of State for Defence ProcurementKenneth Carlisle26 July 199028 November 1990
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Minister of State, Education and ScienceThe Baroness Young7 May 197914 September 1981
Minister of State, Education and SciencePaul Channon5 January 198113 June 1983
Minister of State, Education and ScienceChris Patten5 September 198510 September 1986
Minister of State, Education and ScienceAngela Rumbold10 September 198624 July 1990
Minister of State, Education and ScienceTim Eggar24 July 199028 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State, Education and ScienceRhodes Boyson7 May 197913 June 1983
Under-Secretary of State, Education and ScienceNeil Macfarlane7 May 197915 September 1981
Under-Secretary of State, Education and ScienceWilliam Shelton15 September 198113 June 1983
Under-Secretary of State, Education and ScienceThe Hon William Waldegrave15 September 198113 June 1983
Under-Secretary of State, Education and SciencePeter Brooke13 June 198319 November 1985
Under-Secretary of State, Education and ScienceBob Dunn13 June 198326 July 1988
Under-Secretary of State, Education and ScienceGeorge Walden19 November 198513 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State, Education and ScienceThe Baroness Hooper13 June 198726 July 1988
Under-Secretary of State, Education and ScienceRobert Jackson13 June 198724 July 1990
Under-Secretary of State, Education and ScienceJohn Butcher26 July 198824 July 1989
Under-Secretary of State, Education and ScienceAlan Howarth24 July 198928 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State, Education and ScienceMichael Fallon24 July 199028 November 1990
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Minister of State, EmploymentThe Earl of Gowrie7 May 197915 September 1981
Minister of State, EmploymentMichael Alison15 September 198113 June 1983
Minister of State, EmploymentPeter Morrison13 June 19832 September 1985
Minister of State, EmploymentJohn Gummer18 October 198511 September 1984
Minister of State, Employment
Minister of State, EmploymentJohn Cope13 June 198725 July 1989
Minister of State, EmploymentTim Eggar25 July 198923 July 1990
Under-Secretary of State, EmploymentJim Lester7 May 19795 January 1981
Under-Secretary of State, EmploymentPatrick Mayhew7 May 19795 January 1981
Under-Secretary of State, EmploymentDavid Waddington5 January 19816 January 1983
Under-Secretary of State, EmploymentPeter Morrison5 January 198113 June 1983
Under-Secretary of State, EmploymentJohn Gummer6 January 198318 October 1983
Under-Secretary of State, EmploymentAlan Clark13 June 198324 January 1986
Under-Secretary of State, EmploymentPeter Bottomley11 September 198423 January 1986
Under-Secretary of State, EmploymentDavid Trippier2 September 198513 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State, EmploymentIan Lang31 January 198610 September 1986
Under-Secretary of State, EmploymentJohn Lee10 September 198626 July 1989
Under-Secretary of State, EmploymentPatrick Nicholls13 June 198728 July 1989
Under-Secretary of State, EmploymentThe Lord Strathclyde26 July 198924 July 1990
Under-Secretary of State, EmploymentRobert Jackson24 July 199028 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State, EmploymentEric Forth24 July 199014 April 1992
Under-Secretary of State, EmploymentThe Viscount Ullswater24 July 199016 September 1993
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Minister of State, EnergyHamish Gray7 May 197913 June 1983
Minister of State, EnergyAlick Buchanan-Smith13 June 198313 June 1987
Minister of State, EnergyPeter Morrison13 June 198726 July 1990
Under-Secretary of State, EnergyNorman Lamont7 May 19795 September 1981
Under-Secretary of State, EnergyJohn Moore7 May 197913 June 1983
Under-Secretary of State, EnergyDavid Mellor15 September 19816 January 1983
Under-Secretary of State, EnergyThe Earl of Avon6 January 198311 September 1984
Under-Secretary of State, EnergyGiles Shaw13 June 198311 September 1984
Under-Secretary of State, EnergyDavid Hunt11 September 198413 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State, EnergyAlastair Goodlad11 September 198413 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State, EnergyMichael Spicer13 June 19873 January 1990
Under-Secretary of State, EnergyThe Baroness Hooper26 July 198828 July 1989
Under-Secretary of State, EnergyTony Baldry3 January 199028 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State, EnergyThe Hon Colin Moynihan24 July 199028 November 1990
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Minister of State, Local GovernmentTom King6 May 1979
Minister of State, Local GovernmentThe Lord Bellwin6 January 1983
Minister of State, Local GovernmentKenneth Baker11 September 1984
Minister of State, Local GovernmentThe Hon William Waldegrave2 September 1985
Minister of State, Local GovernmentRhodes Boyson10 September 1986
Minister of State, Local GovernmentMichael Howard13 June 1987
Minister of State, Local GovernmentJohn Gummer25 July 1988
Minister of State, Local GovernmentDavid Hunt25 July 1989
Minister of State, Local GovernmentMichael Portillo4 May 1990
Minister of State for HousingJohn Stanley7 May 1979
Minister of State for HousingIan Gow13 June 1983
Minister of State for HousingJohn Patten2 September 1985
Minister of State for HousingThe Hon William Waldegrave13 June 1987
Minister of State for HousingThe Earl of Caithness25 July 1988
Minister of State for HousingMichael Howard25 July 1989
Minister of State for HousingMichael Spicer3 January 1990
Minister of State, EnvironmentThe Lord Elton27 March 198510 September 1986
Minister of State, EnvironmentThe Hon William Waldegrave10 September 198613 June 1987
Minister of State, EnvironmentThe Lord Belstead13 June 198710 January 1988
Minister of State, EnvironmentThe Earl of Caithness10 January 198825 July 1988
Minister of State, EnvironmentMichael Howard25 July 198824 July 1989
Minister of State, EnvironmentDavid Trippier24 July 198928 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State for SportHector Monro7 May 197930 September 1981
Under-Secretary of State for SportNeil Macfarlane15 September 19812 September 1985
Under-Secretary of State for SportRichard Tracey7 September 198513 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for SportThe Hon Colin Moynihan22 June 198726 July 1990
Under-Secretary of State for SportRobert Atkins26 July 199028 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State, EnvironmentMarcus Fox7 May 19795 January 1981
Under-Secretary of State, EnvironmentGeoffrey Finsberg7 May 197915 September 1981
Under-Secretary of State, EnvironmentThe Lord Bellwin7 May 19796 January 1983
Under-Secretary of State, EnvironmentGiles Shaw5 January 198113 June 1983
Under-Secretary of State, EnvironmentSir George Young, Bt15 September 198110 September 1986
Under-Secretary of State, EnvironmentThe Hon William Waldegrave13 June 19832 September 1985
Under-Secretary of State, EnvironmentThe Earl of Avon11 September 198427 March 1985
Under-Secretary of State, EnvironmentAngela Rumbold2 September 198510 September 1986
Under-Secretary of State, EnvironmentThe Lord Skelmersdale10 September 198613 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State, EnvironmentChristopher Chope10 September 198622 July 1990
Under-Secretary of State, EnvironmentMarion Roe13 June 198726 July 1988
Under-Secretary of State, EnvironmentDavid Trippier13 June 198723 July 1989
Under-Secretary of State, EnvironmentVirginia Bottomley25 July 198828 October 1989
Under-Secretary of State, EnvironmentThe Lord Hesketh31 January 19892 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State, EnvironmentDavid Heathcoat-Amory28 October 198928 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State, EnvironmentPatrick Nicholls26 July 199012 October 1990
Under-Secretary of State, EnvironmentThe Lord Strathclyde26 July 19907 September 1990
Under-Secretary of State, EnvironmentThe Baroness Blatch7 September 199028 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State, EnvironmentRobert Key12 October 199028 November 1990
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Minister of State, HealthGerard Vaughan7 May 1979
Minister of State, HealthKenneth Clarke5 March 1982
Minister of State, HealthBarney Hayhoe2 September 1985
Minister of State, HealthTony Newton10 September 1986
Minister of State, HealthDavid Mellor25 July 1988
Minister of State, HealthThe Lord Trafford29 July 1989
Minister of State, HealthVirginia Bottomley28 October 1989
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social SecuritySir George Young, Bt7 May 197915 September 1981
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social SecurityLynda Chalker7 May 19795 March 1982
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social SecurityGeoffrey Finsberg15 September 198114 June 1983
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social SecurityThe Lord Elton15 September 19816 April 1982
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social SecurityTony Newton5 March 198211 September 1984
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social SecurityThe Lord Trefgarne6 April 198214 June 1983
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social SecurityJohn Patten14 June 19832 September 1985
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social SecurityThe Lord Glenarthur14 June 198326 March 1985
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social SecurityRay Whitney11 September 198410 September 1986
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social SecurityThe Baroness Trumpington30 March 198513 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social SecurityJohn Major2 September 198510 September 1986
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social SecurityNicholas Lyell10 September 198613 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social SecurityEdwina Currie10 September 198625 July 1988
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social SecurityMichael Portillo13 June 198725 July 1988
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social SecurityThe Lord Skelmersdale13 June 198725 July 1988
Under-Secretary of State, HealthEdwina Currie25 July 198816 December 1988
Under-Secretary of State, HealthRoger Freeman16 December 19884 May 1990
Under-Secretary of State, HealthThe Baroness Hooper29 September 198928 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State, HealthStephen Dorrell4 May 199028 November 1990
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Minister of State, Social SecurityReginald Prentice7 May 19795 January 1981
Minister of State, Social SecurityHugh Rossi5 January 198112 June 1983
Minister of State, Social SecurityRhodes Boyson12 June 198311 September 1984
Minister of State, Social SecurityTony Newton11 September 198410 September 1986
Minister of State, Social SecurityJohn Major10 September 198613 June 1987
Minister of State, Social SecurityNicholas Scott13 June 198728 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State, Social SecurityThe Lord Skelmersdale25 July 198826 July 1989
Under-Secretary of State, Social SecurityPeter Lloyd25 July 198828 July 1989
Under-Secretary of State, Social SecurityThe Lord Henley25 July 198916 September 1993
Under-Secretary of State, Social SecurityGillian Shephard25 July 198928 November 1990
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Minister of State, IndustryAdam Butler6 May 19795 January 1981
Minister of State, IndustryThe Viscount Trenchard6 May 19795 January 1981
Minister of State, IndustryNorman Tebbit5 January 198114 September 1981
Minister of State, IndustryNorman Lamont14 September 198112 June 1983
Minister of State, Industry and Information TechnologyKenneth Baker5 January 1981
Minister of State, Industry and Information TechnologyGeoffrey Pattie11 September 1984
Under-Secretary of State, IndustryDavid Mitchell6 May 19795 January 1981
Under-Secretary of State, IndustryMichael Marshall6 May 197915 September 1981
Under-Secretary of State, IndustryJohn MacGregor5 January 198112 June 1983
Under-Secretary of State, IndustryJohn Wakeham15 September 19816 April 1982
Under-Secretary of State, IndustryJohn Butcher6 April 198212 June 1983
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Minister of State, Northern IrelandMichael Alison7 May 197915 September 1981
Minister of State, Northern IrelandHugh Rossi7 May 19795 January 1981
Minister of State, Northern IrelandAdam Butler5 January 198111 September 1984
Minister of State, Northern IrelandThe Earl of Gowrie15 September 198110 June 1983
Minister of State, Northern IrelandThe Earl of Mansfield13 June 198312 April 1984
Minister of State, Northern IrelandRhodes Boyson11 September 198410 September 1986
Minister of State, Northern IrelandNicholas Scott10 September 198613 June 1987
Minister of State, Northern IrelandJohn Stanley13 June 198725 July 1988
Minister of State, Northern IrelandIan Stewart25 July 198825 July 1989
Minister of State, Northern IrelandJohn Cope25 July 198928 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State, Northern IrelandThe Lord Elton7 May 197915 September 1981
Under-Secretary of State, Northern IrelandPhilip Goodhart7 May 19795 January 1981
Under-Secretary of State, Northern IrelandGiles Shaw7 May 19795 January 1981
Under-Secretary of State, Northern IrelandDavid Mitchell5 January 198113 June 1983
Under-Secretary of State, Northern IrelandJohn Patten5 January 198113 June 1983
Under-Secretary of State, Northern IrelandNicholas Scott15 September 198111 September 1986
Under-Secretary of State, Northern IrelandChris Patten14 June 19832 September 1985
Under-Secretary of State, Northern IrelandThe Lord Lyell12 April 198425 July 1989
Under-Secretary of State, Northern IrelandThe Earl of Kilmorey3 September 198528 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State, Northern IrelandPeter Viggers10 September 198626 July 1989
Under-Secretary of State, Northern IrelandBrian Mawhinney10 September 198628 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State, Northern IrelandPeter Bottomley4 July 198928 July 1990
Under-Secretary of State, Northern IrelandThe Lord Skelmersdale24 July 198928 November 1990
Paymaster-General
Paymaster-General
Paymaster-General
Paymaster-Generalvacant11 June 1983
Paymaster-GeneralJohn Gummer11 September 1984
Paymaster-General
Paymaster-GeneralPeter Brooke13 June 1987
Paymaster-GeneralThe Earl of Caithness24 July 1989
Paymaster-GeneralRichard Ryder14 July 1990
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Minister of State for ScotlandThe Earl of Mansfield7 May 197913 June 1983
Minister of State for ScotlandThe Lord Gray of Contin13 June 198311 September 1986
Minister of State for ScotlandThe Lord Glenarthur10 September 198613 June 1987
Minister of State for ScotlandIan Lang13 June 198728 November 1990
Minister of State for ScotlandThe Lord Sanderson of Bowden13 June 19877 September 1990
Minister of State for ScotlandMichael Forsyth7 September 199028 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State for ScotlandAlexander Fletcher7 May 197914 June 1983
Under-Secretary of State for ScotlandRussell Fairgrieve7 May 197915 September 1981
Under-Secretary of State for ScotlandMalcolm Rifkind7 May 19796 April 1982
Under-Secretary of State for ScotlandAllan Stewart15 September 198110 September 1986
Under-Secretary of State for ScotlandJohn MacKay6 April 198214 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for ScotlandThe Marquess of Lothian13 June 198314 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for ScotlandIan Lang10 September 198613 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for ScotlandThe Lord James Douglas-Hamilton13 June 198728 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State for ScotlandMichael Forsyth13 June 19877 September 1990
Under-Secretary of State for ScotlandThe Lord Strathclyde7 September 199028 November 1990
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Minister for Consumer AffairsSally Oppenheim-Barnes5 May 1979
Minister for Consumer AffairsGerald Vaughan5 March 1982
Minister for Consumer Affairsvacant13 June 1983
Minister for TradeCecil Parkinson7 May 1979
Minister for TradePeter Rees14 September 1981
Minister for TradePaul Channon13 June 1983
Minister for TradeAlan Clark24 January 1986
Minister for TradeThe Lord Trefgarne25 July 1989
Minister for TradeTim Sainsbury23 July 1990
Under-Secretary of State for TradeNorman Tebbit5 May 19795 January 1981
Under-Secretary of State for TradeReginald Eyre7 May 19795 March 1982
Under-Secretary of State for TradeThe Lord Trefgarne5 January 198115 September 1981
Under-Secretary of State for TradeIain Sproat15 September 198112 June 1983
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Minister for IndustryThe Hon Douglas Hogg24 July 1989
Minister for IndustryThe Lord Hesketh2 November 1990
Minister for Corporate AffairsJohn Redwood2 November 1990
Minister of State for Trade and IndustryNorman Lamont13 June 19832 September 1985
Minister of State for Trade and IndustryPeter Morrison2 September 198510 September 1986
Minister of State for Trade and IndustryGiles Shaw10 September 198613 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for Trade and IndustryJohn Butcher14 June 198326 July 1988
Under-Secretary of State for Trade and IndustryAlexander Fletcher14 June 19832 September 1985
Under-Secretary of State for Trade and IndustryDavid Trippier14 June 19832 September 1985
Under-Secretary of State for Trade and IndustryThe Lord Lucas of Chilworth11 September 198413 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for Trade and IndustryMichael Howard2 September 198513 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for Trade and IndustryRobert Atkins13 June 198726 July 1989
Under-Secretary of State for Trade and IndustryFrancis Maude13 June 198726 July 1989
Under-Secretary of State for Trade and IndustryEric Forth26 July 198824 July 1990
Under-Secretary of State for Trade and IndustryJohn Redwood26 July 19892 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State for Trade and IndustryEdward Leigh2 November 199028 November 1990
Minister of TransportNorman Fowler11 May 19795 January 1981
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Minister of State, TransportLynda Chalker18 October 198310 January 1986
Minister of State, TransportDavid Mitchell23 January 198625 July 1988
Minister of State, TransportMichael Portillo25 July 19884 May 1990
Minister of State, TransportRoger Freeman4 May 199028 November 1990
Minister of State, TransportThe Lord Brabazon of Tara23 July 199028 November 1990
Parliamentary Secretary for TransportKenneth Clarke7 May 19795 January 1981
Under-Secretary of State for TransportKenneth Clarke5 January 19815 March 1982
Under-Secretary of State for TransportLynda Chalker5 March 198218 October 1983
Under-Secretary of State for TransportReginald Eyre5 March 198211 June 1983
Under-Secretary of State for TransportDavid Mitchell11 June 198323 January 1986
Under-Secretary of State for TransportMichael Spicer11 September 198413 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for TransportThe Earl of Caithness2 September 198510 September 1986
Under-Secretary of State for TransportPeter Bottomley23 January 198624 July 1989
Under-Secretary of State for TransportThe Lord Brabazon of Tara10 September 198623 July 1989
Under-Secretary of State for TransportRobert Atkins25 July 198922 July 1990
Under-Secretary of State for TransportPatrick McLoughlin25 July 198928 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State for TransportChristopher Chope23 July 199028 November 1990
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Minister of State for WalesJohn Stradling Thomas17 February 19832 September 1985
Minister of State for WalesWyn Roberts15 June 198728 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State for WalesMichael Roberts7 May 19796 January 1983
Under-Secretary of State for WalesWyn Roberts7 May 197913 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for WalesMark Robinson3 October 198515 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for WalesIan Grist15 June 198728 November 1990
Attorney GeneralMichael Havers5 May 1979
Attorney GeneralSir Patrick Mayhew11 June 1987
Solicitor GeneralSir Ian Percival5 May 1979
Solicitor GeneralSir Patrick Mayhew13 June 1983
Solicitor GeneralSir Nicholas Lyell13 June 1987
Lord AdvocateThe Lord Mackay of Clashfern5 May 1979
Lord AdvocateThe Lord Cameron of Lochbroom16 May 1984
Lord AdvocateThe Lord Fraser of Carmyllie4 January 1989
Solicitor General for ScotlandNicholas Fairbairn7 May 1979
Solicitor General for ScotlandPeter Fraser28 January 1982
Solicitor General for ScotlandAlan Rodger14 January 1989
Treasurer of the HouseholdJohn Stradling Thomas6 May 1979
Treasurer of the HouseholdAnthony Berry17 February 1983
Treasurer of the HouseholdJohn Cope11 June 1983
Treasurer of the HouseholdDavid Hunt15 June 1987
Treasurer of the HouseholdTristan Garel-Jones25 July 1989
Treasurer of the HouseholdAlastair Goodlad22 July 1990
Comptroller of the HouseholdSpencer Le Marchant7 May 1979
Comptroller of the HouseholdAnthony Berry30 September 1981
Comptroller of the HouseholdCarol Mather17 February 1983
Comptroller of the HouseholdThe Hon Robert Boscawen16 October 1986
Comptroller of the HouseholdTristan Garel-Jones26 July 1988
Comptroller of the HouseholdAlastair Goodlad25 July 1989
Comptroller of the HouseholdSir George Young, Bt23 July 1990
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdAnthony Berry7 May 1979
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdCarol Mather30 September 1981
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdThe Hon Robert Boscawen17 February 1983
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdTristan Garel-Jones16 October 1986
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdMichael Neubert26 July 1988
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdTony Durant20 December 1988
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdDavid Lightbown25 July 1990
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-ArmsThe Lord Denham6 May 1979
Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardThe Lord Sandys6 May 1979
Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardThe Earl of Swinton20 October 1982
Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardThe Viscount Davidson10 September 1986
Lords-in-WaitingThe Viscount Long9 May 19792 May 1997
Lords-in-WaitingThe Lord Mowbray and Stourton9 May 197922 September 1980
Lords-in-WaitingThe Lord Lyell9 May 197912 April 1984
Lords-in-WaitingThe Lord Cullen of Ashbourne9 May 197927 May 1982
Lords-in-WaitingThe Lord Trefgarne9 May 19795 January 1981
Lords-in-WaitingThe Earl of Avon22 September 19806 January 1983
Lords-in-WaitingThe Lord Skelmersdale9 January 198110 September 1986
Lords-in-WaitingThe Lord Glenarthur27 May 198210 June 1983
Lords-in-WaitingThe Lord Lucas of Chilworth6 January 19839 September 1984
Lords-in-WaitingThe Baroness Trumpington11 June 198325 March 1985
Lords-in-WaitingThe Earl of Caithness8 May 19842 September 1985
Lords-in-WaitingThe Lord Brabazon of Tara19 September 198410 September 1986
Lords-in-WaitingThe Baroness Cox3 April 19852 August 1985
Lords-in-WaitingThe Viscount Davidson17 September 198510 September 1986
Lords-in-WaitingThe Baroness Hooper17 September 198514 June 1987
Lords-in-WaitingThe Lord Hesketh10 September 198631 January 1987
Lords-in-WaitingThe Lord Beaverbrook10 September 198628 July 1988
Lords-in-WaitingThe Earl of Dundee3 October 198626 July 1989
Lords-in-WaitingThe Earl of Arran18 June 198724 July 1989
Lords-in-WaitingThe Lord Strathclyde12 August 198824 July 1989
Lords-in-WaitingThe Lord Henley13 February 198924 July 1989
Lords-in-WaitingThe Viscount Ullswater26 July 198922 July 1990
Lords-in-WaitingThe Lord Reay2 August 198928 November 1990
Lords-in-WaitingThe Earl of Strathmore2 August 198928 November 1990
Lords-in-WaitingThe Baroness Blatch15 January 19907 September 1990
Lords-in-WaitingThe Lord Cavendish of Furness14 September 199028 November 1990
Lords-in-WaitingThe Viscount Astor11 October 199028 November 1990

Cabinets

May 1979 to September 1981

September 1981 to June 1983

June 1983 to June 1987

June 1987 to July 1989

July 1989 to November 1990