User:John K/Conservative Government 1979-1990

Members of the Cabinet are in bold face.

Office	Name	Dates	Notes
Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service	Margaret Thatcher	4 May 1979–28 November 1990
Minister of State, Civil Service Department	Paul Channon	7 May 1979
	Barney Hayhoe	5 January 1981–12 November 1981	department abolished
Lord President of the Council	The Lord Soames	5 May 1979
	Francis Pym	14 September 1981
	John Biffen	7 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
	David Mellor	24 July 1990
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 Privy Seal	Sir Ian Gilmour	5 May 1979
	Humphrey Atkins	14 September 1981
	The Lady 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
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
Economic Secretary to the Treasury	Jock Bruce-Gardyne	11 November 1981|
	John Moore	13 June 1983
	Ian Stewart	18 October 1983
	Peter Lilley	13 June 1987
	Richard Ryder	24 July 1989
	John Maples	24 July 1990
Minister of State to the Treasury	Peter Rees	6 May 1979–14 September 1981
	The Lord 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
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	The Lord Carrington	5 May 1979
	Francis Pym	6 April 1982
	Sir Geoffrey Howe	11 June 1983
	John Major	24 July 1989
	Douglas Hurd	26 October 1989
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	Douglas Hurd	6 May 1979–11 June 1983
	Nicholas Ridley	6 May 1979–29 September 1981
	Peter Blaker	6 May 1979–29 May 1981
	Richard Luce	30 September 1981–5 April 1982
	The Lord Belstead	5 April 1982–13 June 1983
	Cranley Onslow	5 April 1982–13 June 1983
	Richard Luce	11 June 1983–2 September 1985
	The Lady Young	13 June 1983–13 June 1987
	Malcolm Rifkind	13 June 1983–11 January 1986
	Tim Renton	2 September 1985–13 June 1987
	Lynda Chalker	11 January 1986–24 July 1989
	The Lord Glenarthur	13 June 1987–24 July 1989
	David Mellor	13 June 1987–26 July 1988
	William Waldegrave	26 July 1988–2 November 1990
	The Lord Brabazon of Tara	24 July 1989–24 July 1990
	Francis Maude	24 July 1989–14 July 1990
	Tristan Garel-Jones	14 July 1990–28 November 1990
	The Earl of Caithnes	14 July 1990–28 November 1990
	Douglas Hogg	2 November 1990–28 November 1990
Minister of State for Overseas Development	Neil Marten	8 October 1979
	Timothy Raison	6 January 1983
	Chris Patten	10 September 1986
	Lynda Chalker	24 July 1989
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign 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
	Mark Lennox-Boyd	24 July 1990
Secretary of State for the Home Department	William Whitelaw	5 May 1979
	Leon Brittan	11 June 1983
	Douglas Hurd	3 September 1985
	David Waddington	26 October 1989
Minister of State for the Home Department	Timothy Raison	6 May 1979–6 January 1983
	Leon Brittan	6 May 1979–5 January 1981
	Peter Mayhew	5 January 1981–13 June 1983
	David Waddington	6 January 1983–13 June 1987
	Douglas Hurd	13 June 1983–11 September 1984
	The Lord Elton	11 September 1984–25 March 1985
	Giles Shaw	11 September 1984–10 September 1986
	The Earl of Caithnes	10 September 1986–10 January 1988
	David Mellor	10 September 1986–13 June 1987
	John Patten	13 June 1987–28 November 1990
	Tim Renton	13 June 1987–28 October 1989
	The Earl Ferrers	10 January 1988–28 November 1990
	David Mellor	27 October 1989–22 July 1990
	Angela Rumbold	23 July 1990–28 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department	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 1985–10 September 1986
	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 Lady Trumpington	28 September 1989–28 November 1990
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	Jerry Wiggin	7 May 1979–29 September 1981
	Peggy Fenner	14 September 1981–10 September 1986
	Donald Thompson	10 September 1986–24 July 1989
	The Baroness Trumpington	13 June 1987–28 September 1989
	Richard Ryder	25 July 1988–24 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	in cabinet from 11 September 1984
	Richard Luce	2 September 1985
	David Mellor	23 July 1990
Secretary of State for Defence	Francis Pym	5 May 1979|
	John Nott	5 January 1981
	Michael Heseltine	6 January 1983
	George Younger	9 January 1986
	Tom King	24 July 1989
Minister of State for Defence	The Lord Strathcona	6 May 1979
	The Viscount Trenchard	5 January 1981–29 May 1981
Minister of State for the Armed Forces	Peter Blaker	29 May 1981
	John Stanley13 June 1983
	Ian Stewart	13 June 1987
	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
	Philip Goodhart	5 January 1981–29 May 1981
Under-Secretary of State for the Navy	Keith Speed	6 May 1979–18 May 1981
Under-Secretary of State for Air	Geoffrey Pattie	6 May 1979–29 May 1981
Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces	Philip Goodhart	29 May 1981–30 September 1981
	Jerry Wiggin	15 September 1981–11 June 1983	&nbspl
	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
	Ian Stewart	6 January 1983
	John Lee	18 October 1983
	Archie Hamilton	10 September 1986
	Tim Sainsbury	13 June 1987
	The Earl of Arran	25 July 1989
	Kenneth Carlisle	26 July 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 for Education and Science	The Lady 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
	Timothy Eggar	24 July 1990–28 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State for Education and Skills	Rhodes Boyson	7 May 1979–13 June 1983
	Neil Macfarlane	7 May 1979–15 September 198
	William Shelton	15 September 1981–13 June 1983
	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 Lady 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 for 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 1983–11 September 1984
	Kenneth Clarke	2 September 1985–13 June 1987	also Paymaster-General
	John Cope	13 June 1987–25 July 1989
	Timothy Eggar	25 July 1989–23 June 1990
Under-Secretary of State for Employment
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 for Energy	Hamish Gray	7 May 1979
	Alick Buchanan-Smith	13 June 1983
	Peter Morrison	13 June 1987–26 July 1990
Under-Secretary of State for Employment
Secretary of State for the Environment	Michael Heseltine	5 May 1979
	Tom King	6 January 1983
	Patrick Jenkin	11 June 1983
	Kenneth Baker	2 September 1985
	Nicholas Ridley	21 May 1986
	Chris Patten	24 July 1989
Minister of State for Local Government	Tom King	6 May 1979
	The Lord Bellwin	6 January 1983
	Kenneth Baker	11 September 1984
	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
	William Waldegrave	13 June 1987
	The Earl of Caithness	10 January 1988
	Michael Howard	25 July 1988
	David Trippier	24 July 1989
Under-Secretary of State for Sport
Under-Secretary of State for the Environment
Secretary of State for Health and Social Security	Patrick Jenkin	5 May 1979
	Norman Fowler	14 September 1981
	John Moore	13 June 1987–25 July 1988	Social Security a separate department, 25 July 1988
Secretary of State for Health	Kenneth Clarke	25 July 1988
	William Waldegrave	2 November 1990
Minister of State for 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
	The Lord Trafford	25 July 1989
	Virginia Bottomley	28 October 1989
Minister of State for Social Security	Reginald Prentice	7 May 1979
	Hugh Rossi	5 January 1981
	Rhodes Boyson	12 June 1983
	Tony Newton	11 September 1984
	John Major	10 September 1986
	Nicholas Scott	13 June 1987&25 July 1988
Under-Secretary of State for Social Services
Secretary of State for Industry	Sir Keith Joseph	7 May 1979
	Patrick Jenkin	14 September 1981–12 June 1983	reorganized into the Department of Trade and Industry
Minister of State for Industry	Adam Butler	6 May 1979–5 January 1981
	Thomas Trenchard, 2nd 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 for Industry and Information Technology	Kenneth Baker	5 January 1981–12 June 1983
Under-Secretary of State for Industry
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	Norman St John-Stevas	5 May 1979	also Minister for the Arts
	Francis Pym	5 January 1981
	The Lady Young	27 October 1981
	Cecil Parkinson	6 April 1982
	The Lord Cockfield	11 June 1983
	The Earl of Gowrie	11 September 1984	also Minister for the Arts
	Norman Tebbit	3 September 1985
	Kenneth Clarke	13 June 1987	also Minister for Trade
	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 for 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 for Northern Ireland
Paymaster-General	Angus Maude	5 May 1979
	Francis Pym	5 January 1981
	Cecil Parkinson	14 September 1981–11 June 1983
	John Gummer	11 September 1984
	Kenneth Clarke	2 September 1985	also Minister of State for Employment
	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	George Younger	5 May 1979
	Malcolm Rifkind	11 January 1986
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&ndsah;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
Secretary of State for Social Security	John Moore	25 July 1988
	Tony Newton	23 July 1989
Minister of State for Social Security	Nicholas Scott	25 July 1988
Secretary of State for Trade	John Nott	5 May 1979
	John Biffen	5 January 1981
	The Lord Cockfield	6 April 1982
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 Consumer Affairs	Sally Oppenheim	6 May 1979
	Gerard Vaughan	5 March 1982–13 June 1983	office abolished
Minister of State for Trade and Industry	Norman Lamont	13 June 1983–2 September 1985
	Giles Shaw	10 September 1986–13 June 1987
Minister of State for Trade	Cecil Parkinson	7 May 1979
	Peter Rees	14 September 1981
	Paul Channon	13 June 1983
	Alan Clark	24 January 1986
	The Lord Trefgarne	25 July 1989
	Tim Sainsbury	23 July 1990
Minister of State for Industry and Information Technology	Kenneth Baker	13 June 1983
	Geoffrey Pattie	11 September 1984&nadsh;13 June 1987
Minister of State for Industry	Douglas Hogg	24 July 1989
	The Lord Hesketh	2 November 1990
Minister of State for Corporate Affairs	John Redwood	2 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
Minister of Transport	Norman Fowler	11 May 1979–5 January 1981
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 for 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 to the Ministry of Transport
Under-Secretary of State for Transport
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
	Wyn Roberts	15 June 1987
Attorney General	Sir Michael Havers	6 May 1979
	Sir Patrick Mayhew	13 June 1987
Solicitor General	Sir Ian Percival	6 May 1979
	Sir Patrick Mayhew	11 June 1983
	Sir Nicholas Lyell	15 June 1987
Lord Advocate	The Lord Mackay of Clashfern	7 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	4 January 1989
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury	Michael Jopling	5 May 1979
	John Wakeham	11 June 1983
	David Waddington	13 June 1987
	Tim Renton	28 October 1989
Junior Lords of the Treasury
Assistant Whips
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
	Robert Boscawen	16 October 1986
	Tristan Garel-Jones	26 July 1988
	Alastair Goodlad	25 July 1989
	Sir George Young	23 July 1990
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household	Anthony Berry	7 May 1979
	Carol Mather	30 September 1981
	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