List of Thatcher ministers 1979–90

Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom between 4 May 1979 and 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

The list in full

Members of the Cabinet are in bold face.

OfficeNameDatesNotes
Prime Minister
First Lord of the Treasury
Minister for the Civil Service
Margaret Thatcher4 May 1979 – 28 November 1990 
Minister of State, Civil Service DepartmentPaul Channon7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 
Barney Hayhoe5 January 1981 – 12 November 1981 
Lord ChancellorThe Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone5 May 1979 
The Lord Havers13 June 1987 
The Lord Mackay of Clashfern26 October 1987 
Lord President of the CouncilThe Lord Soames5 May 1979 
Francis Pym14 September 1981 
John Biffen5 April 1982 
The Viscount Whitelaw11 June 1983 
John Wakeham10 January 1988 
Sir Geoffrey Howe24 July 1989 
John MacGregor2 November 1990 
Minister of State for the Privy Council OfficeThe Earl of Gowrie11 June 1983 – 11 September 1984 
Richard Luce2 September 1985 – 24 July 1990 
David Mellor24 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 
Lord Privy SealSir Ian Gilmour5 May 1979 
Humphrey Atkins14 September 1981 
The Baroness Young6 April 1982 
John Biffen11 June 1983 
John Wakeham13 June 1987 
The Lord Belstead10 January 1988 
Chancellor of the ExchequerSir Geoffrey Howe5 May 1979 
Nigel Lawson11 June 1983 
John Major26 October 1989 
Chief Secretary to the TreasuryJohn Biffen5 May 1979 
Leon Brittan5 January 1981 
Peter Rees11 June 1983 
John MacGregor2 September 1985 
John Major13 June 1987 
Norman Lamont24 July 1989 
Minister of State, TreasuryPeter Rees6 May 1979 – 14 September 1981 
Francis Cockfield6 May 1979 – 6 April 1982 
Jock Bruce-Gardyne15 September 1981 – 11 November 1981 
Barney Hayhoe11 November 1981 – 2 September 1985 
John Wakeham6 April 1982 – 13 June 1983 
Ian Gow2 September 1985 – 19 November 1985 
Peter Brooke19 November 1985 – 13 June 1987 
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryMichael Jopling5 May 1979 
John Wakeham11 June 1983 
David Waddington13 June 1987 
Timothy Renton28 October 1989 
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryNigel Lawson6 May 1979 
Nicholas Ridley30 September 1981 
John Moore18 October 1983 
Norman Lamont21 May 1986 
Peter Lilley24 July 1989 
Francis Maude14 July 1990 
Lords of the TreasuryJohn MacGregor7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 
Peter Morrison7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 
The Lord James Douglas-Hamilton7 May 1979 – 1 October 1981 
Carol Mather7 May 1979 – 1 October 1981 
David Waddington16 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 
John Wakeham9 January 1981 – 15 September 1981 
The Hon. Robert Boscawen9 January 1981 – 17 February 1983 
John Cope9 January 1981 – 13 June 1983 
Tony Newton1 October 1981 – 5 March 1982 
John Gummer1 October 1981 – 6 January 1983 
Peter Brooke1 October 1981 – 13 June 1983 
Alastair Goodlad16 February 1982 – 10 September 1984 
Donald Thompson14 January 1983 – 10 September 1986 
David Hunt23 February 1983 – 10 September 1984 
Ian Lang11 June 1983 – 1 February 1986 
Tristan Garel-Jones11 June 1983 – 16 October 1986 
John Major3 October 1984 – 1 November 1985 
The Hon. Archie Hamilton3 October 1984 – 10 September 1986 
Tim Sainsbury7 October 1985 – 23 June 1987 
Michael Neubert10 February 1986 – 26 July 1988 
Peter Lloyd16 October 1986 – 24 July 1988 
The Hon. Mark Lennox-Boyd16 October 1986 – 25 July 1988 
Tony Durant16 October 1986 – 19 December 1988 
David Lightbown26 July 1987 – 24 July 1990 
Alan Howarth27 July 1988 – 24 July 1989 
David Maclean27 July 1988 – 24 July 1989 
Kenneth Carlisle27 July 1988 – 22 July 1990 
Stephen Dorrell20 December 1988 – 3 May 1990 
David Heathcoat-Amory26 July 1989 – 28 October 1989 
John Taylor26 July 1989 – 29 November 1990 
The Hon. Tom Sackville30 October 1989 – 28 November 1990 
Michael Fallon10 May 1990 – 22 July 1990 
Sydney Chapman25 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 
Greg Knight25 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 
Irvine Patnick25 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsThe Lord Carrington 5 May 1979 
Francis Pym5 April 1982 
Sir Geoffrey Howe11 June 1983 
John Major14 June 1989 
Douglas Hurd26 October 1989 
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsPeter Blaker5 May 1979 – 29 May 1981 
Nicholas Ridley6 May 1979 – 29 September 1981 
Douglas Hurd6 May 1979 – 11 June 1983 
Richard Luce30 September 1981 – 5 April 1982 
Cranley Onslow5 April 1982 – 13 June 1983 
The Lord Belstead5 April 1982 – 13 June 1983 
Timothy Raison6 January 1983 – 10 September 1986also Minister of Overseas Development
Richard Luce11 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 
Malcolm Rifkind13 June 1983 – 11 January 1986 
The Baroness Young13 June 1983 – 13 June 1987 
Tim Renton2 September 1985 – 13 June 1987 
Lynda Chalker11 January 1986 – 28 November 1990also Minister of Overseas Development from 24 July 1989
Chris Patten10 September 1986 – 24 July 1989also Minister of Overseas Development
David Mellor13 June 1987 – 26 July 1988 
The Lord Glenarthur13 June 1987 – 24 July 1989 
The Hon. William Waldegrave26 July 1988 – 2 November 1990 
Francis Maude24 July 1989 – 14 July 1990 
The Lord Brabazon of Tara24 July 1989 – 24 July 1990 
The Earl of Caithness14 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 
Tristan Garel-Jones14 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 
The Hon. Douglas Hogg2 November 1990 – 28 November 1990 
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsRichard Luce6 May 1979 
The Lord Trefgarne14 September 1981 
Malcolm Rifkind6 April 1982 
Ray Whitney13 June 1983 
Tim Renton11 September 1984 
Timothy Eggar2 September 1985 
Tim Sainsbury24 July 1989 
The Hon. Mark Lennox-Boyd24 July 1990 
Minister for Overseas DevelopmentTimothy Raison6 January 1983 
Chris Patten10 September 1986also Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Lynda Chalker24 July 1989also Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentWilliam Whitelaw5 May 1979 
Leon Brittan11 June 1983 
Douglas Hurd2 September 1985 
David Waddington26 October 1989 
Minister of State for Home AffairsLeon Brittan6 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 
Timothy Raison6 May 1979 – 6 January 1983 
Patrick Mayhew5 January 1981 – 13 June 1983 
David Waddington6 January 1983 – 13 June 1987 
The Lord Elton11 September 1984 – 25 March 1985 
Giles Shaw11 September 1984 – 10 September 1986 
David Mellor10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 
The Earl of Caithness10 September 1986 – 10 January 1988 
John Patten13 June 1987 – 28 November 1990 
The Earl Ferrers10 January 1988 – 28 November 1990 
David Mellor27 October 1989 – 22 June 1990 
Angela Rumbold23 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 
Under-Secretary of State for Home AffairsThe Lord Belstead7 May 1979 – 6 April 1982 
The Lord Elton6 April 1982 – 11 September 1984 
David Mellor6 January 1983 – 10 September 1986 
The Lord Glenarthur27 March 1984 – 10 September 1986 
The Hon. Douglas Hogg10 September 1986 – 26 July 1989 
Peter Lloyd25 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodPeter Walker5 May 1979 
Michael Jopling11 June 1983 
John MacGregor13 June 1987 
John Gummer24 July 1989 
Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodThe Earl Ferrers7 May 1979 – 13 June 1983 
Alick Buchanan-Smith7 May 1979 – 13 June 1983 
John MacGregor13 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 
The Lord Belstead13 June 1983 – 13 June 1987 
John Gummer2 September 1985 – 26 July 1988 
The Baroness Trumpington28 September 1989 – 14 April 1992 
Under-Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodJerry Wiggin7 May 1979 – 29 September 1981 
Peggy Fenner14 September 1981 – 10 September 1986 
Donald Thompson10 September 1986 – 25 September 1987 
The Baroness Trumpington13 June 1987 – 28 September 1989 
Richard Ryder25 July 1988 – 14 July 1989 
David Curry26 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 
David Maclean26 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 
Minister for the ArtsNorman St John-Stevas5 May 1979 
Paul Channon5 January 1981 
The Earl of Gowrie13 June 1983 
Richard Luce2 September 1985 
David Mellor26 July 1990 
Secretary of State for DefenceFrancis Pym5 May 1979 
John Nott5 January 1981 
Michael Heseltine8 January 1983 
The Hon. George Younger9 January 1986 
Tom King24 July 1989 
Minister of State for DefenceThe Lord Strathcona6 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 
The Viscount Trenchard5 January 1981 – 29 May 1981Office abolished 29 May 1981; Trenchard appointed Minister of State for Defence Procurement
Minister of State for the Armed ForcesPeter Blaker29 May 1981 
John Stanley13 June 1983 
Ian Stewart13 June 1987 
The Hon. Archie Hamilton25 July 1988 
Minister of State for Defence ProcurementThe Viscount Trenchard29 May 1981 
Geoffrey Pattie6 January 1983 
Adam Butler11 September 1984 
Norman Lamont2 September 1985 
The Lord Trefgarne21 May 1986 
Alan Clark24 July 1989 
Minister of State for Defence SupportThe Lord Trefgarne2 September 1985 – 21 May 1986 
Under-Secretary of State for the ArmyBarney Hayhoe6 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 
Philip Goodhart5 January 1981 – 19 May 1981Office abolished 29 May 1981; Goodhart appointed Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces
Under-Secretary of State for the NavyKeith Speed6 May 1979 – 18 May 1981Office abolished 29 May 1981
Under-Secretary of State for the Air ForceGeoffrey Pattie6 May 1979 – 29 May 1981Office abolished 29 May 1981; Pattie appointed Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement
Under-Secretary of State for the Armed ForcesPhilip Goodhart29 May 1981 – 30 September 1981
Jerry Wiggin15 September 1981 – 11 June 1983 
The Lord Trefgarne13 June 1983 – 1 September 1985 
Roger Freeman21 May 1986 – 15 December 1988 
Michael Neubert19 December 1988 – 23 July 1990 
Under-Secretary of State for Defence ProcurementGeoffrey Pattie29 May 1981 – 6 January 1983 
Ian Stewart6 January 1983 – 18 October 1983 
John Lee18 October 1983 – 10 September 1986 
The Hon. Archie Hamilton10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 
Tim Sainsbury13 June 1987 – 25 July 1989 
The Earl of Arran25 July 1989 – 26 July 1990 
Kenneth Carlisle26 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 
Secretary of State for Education and ScienceMark Carlisle5 May 1979 
Sir Keith Joseph14 September 1981 
Kenneth Baker21 May 1986 
John MacGregor24 July 1989 
Kenneth Clarke2 November 1990 
Minister of State, Education and ScienceThe Baroness Young7 May 1979 – 14 September 1981 
Paul Channon5 January 1981 – 13 June 1983 
Chris Patten5 September 1985 – 10 September 1986 
Angela Rumbold10 September 1986 – 24 July 1990 
Tim Eggar24 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 
Under-Secretary of State, Education and ScienceRhodes Boyson7 May 1979 – 13 June 1983 
Neil Macfarlane7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981 
William Shelton15 September 1981 – 13 June 1983 
The Hon. William Waldegrave15 September 1981 – 13 June 1983 
Peter Brooke13 June 1983 – 19 November 1985 
Bob Dunn13 June 1983 – 26 July 1988 
George Walden19 November 1985 – 13 June 1987 
The Baroness Hooper13 June 1987 – 26 July 1988 
Robert Jackson13 June 1987 – 24 July 1990 
John Butcher26 July 1988 – 24 July 1989 
Alan Howarth24 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 
Michael Fallon24 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 
Secretary of State for EmploymentJames Prior5 May 1979 
Norman Tebbit14 September 1981 
Tom King16 October 1983 
The Lord Young of Graffham2 September 1985 
Norman Fowler13 June 1987 
Michael Howard3 January 1990 
Minister of State, EmploymentThe Earl of Gowrie7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981 
Michael Alison15 September 1981 – 13 June 1983 
Peter Morrison13 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 
John Gummer18 October 1985 – 11 September 1984 
Kenneth Clarke2 September 1985 – 13 June 1987Also Paymaster-General
John Cope13 June 1987 – 25 July 1989 
Tim Eggar25 July 1989 – 23 July 1990 
Under-Secretary of State, EmploymentJim Lester7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 
Patrick Mayhew7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 
David Waddington5 January 1981 – 6 January 1983 
Peter Morrison5 January 1981 – 13 June 1983 
John Gummer6 January 1983 – 18 October 1983 
Alan Clark13 June 1983 – 24 January 1986 
Peter Bottomley11 September 1984 – 23 January 1986 
David Trippier2 September 1985 – 13 June 1987 
Ian Lang31 January 1986 – 10 September 1986 
John Lee10 September 1986 – 26 July 1989 
Patrick Nicholls13 June 1987 – 28 July 1989 
The Lord Strathclyde26 July 1989 – 24 July 1990 
Robert Jackson24 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 
Eric Forth24 July 1990 – 14 April 1992 
The Viscount Ullswater24 July 1990 – 16 September 1993 
Secretary of State for EnergyDavid Howell5 May 1979 
Nigel Lawson14 September 1981 
Peter Walker11 June 1983 
Cecil Parkinson13 June 1987 
John Wakeham24 July 1989 
Minister of State, EnergyHamish Gray7 May 1979 – 13 June 1983 
Alick Buchanan-Smith13 June 1983 – 13 June 1987 
Peter Morrison13 June 1987 – 26 July 1990 
Under-Secretary of State, EnergyNorman Lamont7 May 1979 – 5 September 1981 
John Moore7 May 1979 – 13 June 1983 
David Mellor15 September 1981 – 6 January 1983 
The Earl of Avon6 January 1983 – 11 September 1984 
Giles Shaw13 June 1983 – 11 September 1984 
David Hunt11 September 1984 – 13 June 1987 
Alastair Goodlad11 September 1984 – 13 June 1987 
Michael Spicer13 June 1987 – 3 January 1990 
The Baroness Hooper26 July 1988 – 28 July 1989 
Tony Baldry3 January 1990 – 28 November 1990 
The Hon. Colin Moynihan24 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 
Secretary of State for the EnvironmentMichael Heseltine5 May 1979 
Tom King6 January 1983 
Patrick Jenkin11 June 1983 
Kenneth Baker23 September 1985 
Nicholas Ridley21 May 1986 
Chris Patten24 July 1989 
Minister of State, Local GovernmentTom King6 May 1979 
The Lord Bellwin6 January 1983 
Kenneth Baker11 September 1984 
The Hon. William Waldegrave2 September 1985 
Rhodes Boyson10 September 1986 
Michael Howard13 June 1987 
John Gummer25 July 1988 
David Hunt25 July 1989 
Michael Portillo4 May 1990 
Minister of State for HousingJohn Stanley7 May 1979 
Ian Gow13 June 1983 
John Patten2 September 1985 
The Hon. William Waldegrave13 June 1987 
The Earl of Caithness25 July 1988 
Michael Howard25 July 1989 
Michael Spicer3 January 1990 
Minister of State, EnvironmentThe Lord Elton27 March 1985 – 10 September 1986 
The Hon. William Waldegrave10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 
The Lord Belstead13 June 1987 – 10 January 1988 
The Earl of Caithness10 January 1988 – 25 July 1988 
Michael Howard25 July 1988 – 24 July 1989 
David Trippier24 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 
Under-Secretary of State for SportHector Monro7 May 1979 – 30 September 1981 
Neil Macfarlane15 September 1981 – 2 September 1985 
Richard Tracey7 September 1985 – 13 June 1987 
The Hon. Colin Moynihan22 June 1987 – 26 July 1990 
Robert Atkins26 July 1990 – 28 November 1990Ministry attached to Office of Education and Science 28 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State, EnvironmentMarcus Fox7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 
Geoffrey Finsberg7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981 
The Lord Bellwin7 May 1979 – 6 January 1983 
Giles Shaw5 January 1981 – 13 June 1983 
Sir George Young, Bt15 September 1981 – 10 September 1986 
The Hon. William Waldegrave13 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 
The Earl of Avon11 September 1984 – 27 March 1985 
Angela Rumbold2 September 1985 – 10 September 1986 
The Lord Skelmersdale10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 
Christopher Chope10 September 1986 – 22 July 1990 
Marion Roe13 June 1987 – 26 July 1988 
David Trippier13 June 1987 – 23 July 1989 
Virginia Bottomley25 July 1988 – 28 October 1989 
The Lord Hesketh31 January 1989 – 2 November 1990 
David Heathcoat-Amory28 October 1989 – 28 November 1990 
Patrick Nicholls26 July 1990 – 12 October 1990 
The Lord Strathclyde26 July 1990 – 7 September 1990 
The Baroness Blatch7 September 1990 – 28 November 1990 
Robert Key12 October 1990 – 28 November 1990 
Secretary of State for Health and Social SecurityPatrick Jenkin5 May 1979 
Norman Fowler14 September 1981 
John Moore13 June 1987Reorganised into Office of Health and Office of Social Security 25 July 1988
Secretary of State for HealthKenneth Clarke25 July 1988 
The Hon. William Waldegrave2 November 1990 
Minister of State, HealthGerard Vaughan7 May 1979 
Kenneth Clarke5 March 1982 
Barney Hayhoe2 September 1985 
Tony Newton10 September 1986 
David Mellor25 July 1988under separate Office of Health
The Lord Trafford29 July 1989 
Virginia Bottomley28 October 1989 
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social SecuritySir George Young, Bt7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981 
Lynda Chalker7 May 1979 – 5 March 1982 
Geoffrey Finsberg15 September 1981 – 14 June 1983 
The Lord Elton15 September 1981 – 6 April 1982 
Tony Newton5 March 1982 – 11 September 1984 
The Lord Trefgarne6 April 1982 – 14 June 1983 
John Patten14 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 
The Lord Glenarthur14 June 1983 – 26 March 1985 
Ray Whitney11 September 1984 – 10 September 1986 
The Baroness Trumpington30 March 1985 – 13 June 1987 
John Major2 September 1985 – 10 September 1986 
Nicholas Lyell10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 
Edwina Currie10 September 1986 – 25 July 1988 
Michael Portillo13 June 1987 – 25 July 1988 
The Lord Skelmersdale13 June 1987 – 25 July 1988 
Under-Secretary of State, HealthEdwina Currie25 July 1988 – 16 December 1988 
Roger Freeman16 December 1988 – 4 May 1990 
The Baroness Hooper29 September 1989 – 28 November 1990 
Stephen Dorrell4 May 1990 – 28 November 1990 
Secretary of State for Social SecurityJohn Moore25 July 1988 
Tony Newton23 July 1989 
Minister of State, Social SecurityReginald Prentice7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 
Hugh Rossi5 January 1981 – 12 June 1983 
Rhodes Boyson12 June 1983 – 11 September 1984 
Tony Newton11 September 1984 – 10 September 1986 
John Major10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 
Nicholas Scott13 June 1987 – 28 November 1990under separate Office of Social Security 25 July 1988
Under-Secretary of State, Social SecurityThe Lord Skelmersdale25 July 1988 – 26 July 1989 
Peter Lloyd25 July 1988 – 28 July 1989 
The Lord Henley25 July 1989 – 16 September 1993 
Gillian Shephard25 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 
Secretary of State for IndustrySir Keith Joseph, Bt7 May 1979 
Patrick Jenkin14 September 1981Merged with the Office of Trade 12 June 1983
Minister of State, IndustryAdam Butler6 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 
The Viscount Trenchard6 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 
Norman Tebbit5 January 1981 – 14 September 1981 
Norman Lamont14 September 1981 – 12 June 1983 
Minister of State, Industry and Information TechnologyKenneth Baker5 January 1981under Office of Trade and Industry from 12 June 1983
Geoffrey Pattie11 September 1984Office abolished 13 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State, IndustryDavid Mitchell6 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 
Michael Marshall6 May 1979 – 15 September 1981 
John MacGregor5 January 1981 – 12 June 1983 
John Wakeham15 September 1981 – 6 April 1982 
John Butcher6 April 1982 – 12 June 1983 
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterNorman St John-Stevas5 May 1979 
Francis Pym5 January 1981 
The Baroness Young14 September 1981 
Cecil Parkinson6 April 1982 
The Lord Cockfield11 June 1983 
The Earl of Gowrie11 September 1984 
Norman Tebbit3 September 1985 
Kenneth Clarke13 June 1987 
Tony Newton25 July 1988 
Kenneth Baker24 July 1989 
Secretary of State for Northern IrelandHumphrey Atkins5 May 1979 
James Prior14 September 1981 
Douglas Hurd11 September 1984 
Tom King3 September 1985 
Peter Brooke24 July 1989 
Minister of State, Northern IrelandMichael Alison7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981 
Hugh Rossi7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 
Adam Butler5 January 1981 – 11 September 1984 
The Earl of Gowrie15 September 1981 – 10 June 1983 
The Earl of Mansfield13 June 1983 – 12 April 1984 
Rhodes Boyson11 September 1984 – 10 September 1986 
Nicholas Scott10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 
John Stanley13 June 1987 – 25 July 1988 
Ian Stewart25 July 1988 – 25 July 1989 
John Cope25 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 
Under-Secretary of State, Northern IrelandThe Lord Elton7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981 
Philip Goodhart7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 
Giles Shaw7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 
David Mitchell5 January 1981 – 13 June 1983 
John Patten5 January 1981 – 13 June 1983 
Nicholas Scott15 September 1981 – 11 September 1986 
Chris Patten14 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 
The Lord Lyell12 April 1984 – 25 July 1989 
Richard Needham
(The Earl of Kilmorey)
3 September 1985 – 28 November 1990 
Peter Viggers10 September 1986 – 26 July 1989 
Brian Mawhinney10 September 1986 – 28 November 1990 
Peter Bottomley4 July 1989 – 28 July 1990 
The Lord Skelmersdale24 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 
Paymaster-GeneralAngus Maude5 May 1979 
Francis Pym5 January 1981 
Cecil Parkinson14 September 1981 
vacant11 June 1983 
John Gummer11 September 1984 
Kenneth Clarke2 September 1985also Minister of State, Employment
Peter Brooke13 June 1987 
The Earl of Caithness24 July 1989 
Richard Ryder14 July 1990 
Minister without PortfolioThe Lord Young of Graffham11 September 1984 – 3 September 1985 
Secretary of State for ScotlandThe Hon. George Younger5 May 1979 
Malcolm Rifkind11 January 1986 
Ian Lang28 November 1990 
Michael Forsyth5 July 1995 
Minister of State for ScotlandThe Earl of Mansfield7 May 1979 – 13 June 1983 
The Lord Gray of Contin13 June 1983 – 11 September 1986 
The Lord Glenarthur10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 
Ian Lang13 June 1987 – 28 November 1990 
The Lord Sanderson of Bowden13 June 1987 – 7 September 1990 
Michael Forsyth7 September 1990 – 28 November 1990 
Under-Secretary of State for ScotlandAlexander Fletcher7 May 1979 – 14 June 1983 
Russell Fairgrieve7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981 
Malcolm Rifkind7 May 1979 – 6 April 1982 
Allan Stewart15 September 1981 – 10 September 1986 
John MacKay6 April 1982 – 14 June 1987 
Michael Ancram
(The Marquess of Lothian)
13 June 1983 – 14 June 1987 
Ian Lang10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 
The Lord James Douglas-Hamilton13 June 1987 – 28 November 1990 
Michael Forsyth13 June 1987 – 7 September 1990 
The Lord Strathclyde7 September 1990 – 28 November 1990 
Secretary of State for TradeJohn Nott5 May 1979 
John Biffen5 January 1981 
The Lord Cockfield6 April 1982merged with Office of Industry 12 June 1983
Minister for Consumer AffairsSally Oppenheim-Barnes5 May 1979 
Gerald Vaughan5 March 1982 
vacant13 June 1983under Office of Trade and Industry
Minister for TradeCecil Parkinson7 May 1979 
Peter Rees14 September 1981 
Paul Channon13 June 1983under Office of Trade and Industry
Alan Clark24 January 1986 
The Lord Trefgarne25 July 1989 
Tim Sainsbury23 July 1990 
Under-Secretary of State for TradeNorman Tebbit5 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 
Reginald Eyre7 May 1979 – 5 March 1982
The Lord Trefgarne5 January 1981 – 15 September 1981
Iain Sproat15 September 1981 – 12 June 1983
Secretary of State for Trade and IndustryCecil Parkinson12 June 1983 
Norman Tebbit16 October 1983 
Leon Brittan2 September 1985 
Paul Channon24 January 1986 
The Lord Young of Graffham13 June 1987 
Nicholas Ridley24 July 1989 
Peter Lilley14 July 1990 
Minister for IndustryThe Hon. Douglas Hogg24 July 1989 
The Lord Hesketh2 November 1990 
Minister for Corporate AffairsJohn Redwood2 November 1990 
Minister of State for Trade and IndustryNorman Lamont13 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 
Peter Morrison2 September 1985 – 10 September 1986 
Giles Shaw10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 
Under-Secretary of State for Trade and IndustryJohn Butcher14 June 1983 – 26 July 1988 
Alexander Fletcher14 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 
David Trippier14 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 
The Lord Lucas of Chilworth11 September 1984 – 13 June 1987 
Michael Howard2 September 1985 – 13 June 1987 
Robert Atkins13 June 1987 – 26 July 1989 
Francis Maude13 June 1987 – 26 July 1989 
Eric Forth26 July 1988 – 24 July 1990 
John Redwood26 July 1989 – 2 November 1990 
Edward Leigh2 November 1990 – 28 November 1990 
Minister of TransportNorman Fowler11 May 1979 – 5 January 1981became Secretary of State for Transport
Secretary of State for TransportNorman Fowler5 January 1981 
David Howell14 September 1981 
Tom King11 June 1983 
Nicholas Ridley16 October 1983 
John Moore21 May 1986 
Paul Channon13 June 1987 
Cecil Parkinson24 July 1989 
Minister of State, TransportLynda Chalker18 October 1983 – 10 January 1986 
David Mitchell23 January 1986 – 25 July 1988 
Michael Portillo25 July 1988 – 4 May 1990 
Roger Freeman4 May 1990 – 28 November 1990 
The Lord Brabazon of Tara23 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 
Parliamentary Secretary for TransportKenneth Clarke7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981became Under-Secretary of State for Transport
Under-Secretary of State for TransportKenneth Clarke5 January 1981 – 5 March 1982 
Lynda Chalker5 March 1982 – 18 October 1983 
Reginald Eyre5 March 1982 – 11 June 1983 
David Mitchell11 June 1983 – 23 January 1986 
Michael Spicer11 September 1984 – 13 June 1987 
The Earl of Caithness2 September 1985 – 10 September 1986 
Peter Bottomley23 January 1986 – 24 July 1989 
The Lord Brabazon of Tara10 September 1986 – 23 July 1989 
Robert Atkins25 July 1989 – 22 July 1990 
Patrick McLoughlin25 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 
Christopher Chope23 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 
Secretary of State for WalesNicholas Edwards5 May 1979 
Peter Walker13 June 1987 
David Hunt4 May 1990 
Minister of State for WalesJohn Stradling Thomas17 February 1983 – 2 September 1985 
Wyn Roberts15 June 1987 – 28 November 1990 
Under-Secretary of State for WalesMichael Roberts7 May 1979 – 6 January 1983 
Wyn Roberts7 May 1979 – 13 June 1987 
Mark Robinson3 October 1985 – 15 June 1987 
Ian Grist15 June 1987 – 28 November 1990 
Attorney GeneralMichael Havers5 May 1979 
Sir Patrick Mayhew11 June 1987 
Solicitor GeneralSir Ian Percival5 May 1979 
Sir Patrick Mayhew13 June 1983 
Sir Nicholas Lyell13 June 1987 
Lord AdvocateThe Lord Mackay of Clashfern5 May 1979 
The Lord Cameron of Lochbroom16 May 1984 
The Lord Fraser of Carmyllie4 January 1989 
Solicitor General for ScotlandNicholas Fairbairn7 May 1979 
Peter Fraser28 January 1982 
Alan Rodger14 January 1989Not an MP
Treasurer of the HouseholdJohn Stradling Thomas6 May 1979 
Anthony Berry17 February 1983 
John Cope11 June 1983 
David Hunt15 June 1987 
Tristan Garel-Jones25 July 1989 
Alastair Goodlad22 July 1990 
Comptroller of the HouseholdSpencer Le Marchant7 May 1979 
Anthony Berry30 September 1981 
Carol Mather17 February 1983 
The Hon. Robert Boscawen16 October 1986 
Tristan Garel-Jones26 July 1988 
Alastair Goodlad25 July 1989 
Sir George Young, Bt23 July 1990 
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdAnthony Berry7 May 1979 
Carol Mather30 September 1981 
The Hon. Robert Boscawen17 February 1983 
Tristan Garel-Jones16 October 1986 
Michael Neubert26 July 1988 
Tony Durant20 December 1988 
David Lightbown25 July 1990 
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-ArmsThe Lord Denham6 May 1979 
Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardThe Lord Sandys6 May 1979 
The Earl of Swinton20 October 1982 
The Viscount Davidson10 September 1986 
Lords-in-WaitingThe Viscount Long9 May 1979 – 2 May 1997 
The Lord Mowbray and Stourton9 May 1979 – 22 September 1980 
The Lord Lyell9 May 1979 – 12 April 1984 
The Lord Cullen of Ashbourne9 May 1979 – 27 May 1982 
The Lord Trefgarne9 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 
The Earl of Avon22 September 1980 – 6 January 1983 
The Lord Skelmersdale9 January 1981 – 10 September 1986 
The Lord Glenarthur27 May 1982 – 10 June 1983 
The Lord Lucas of Chilworth6 January 1983 – 9 September 1984 
The Baroness Trumpington11 June 1983 – 25 March 1985 
The Earl of Caithness8 May 1984 – 2 September 1985 
The Lord Brabazon of Tara19 September 1984 – 10 September 1986 
The Baroness Cox3 April 1985 – 2 August 1985 
The Viscount Davidson17 September 1985 – 10 September 1986 
The Baroness Hooper17 September 1985 – 14 June 1987 
The Lord Hesketh10 September 1986 – 31 January 1987 
The Lord Beaverbrook10 September 1986 – 28 July 1988 
The Earl of Dundee3 October 1986 – 26 July 1989 
The Earl of Arran18 June 1987 – 24 July 1989 
The Lord Strathclyde12 August 1988 – 24 July 1989 
The Lord Henley13 February 1989 – 24 July 1989 
The Viscount Ullswater26 July 1989 – 22 July 1990 
The Lord Reay2 August 1989 – 28 November 1990 
The Earl of Strathmore2 August 1989 – 28 November 1990 
The Baroness Blatch15 January 1990 – 7 September 1990 
The Lord Cavendish of Furness14 September 1990 – 28 November 1990 
The Viscount Astor11 October 1990 – 28 November 1990 

Cabinets

Cabinet May 1979 – September 1981

Changes

Cabinet September 1981 – June 1983

September 1981: A substantial reshuffle took place:

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Cabinet June 1983 – June 1987

Changes

Cabinet June 1987 – July 1989

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Cabinet July 1989 – November 1990

July 1989: Reshuffle:

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See also

References

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