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This article lists government ministers who served under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. She was Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990, during which time she led a Conservative majority government and was the first woman to hold the office.
| Office | Name | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Margaret Thatcher | 4 May 1979 – 28 November 1990 |
| First Lord of the Treasury | ||
| Minister for the Civil Service | ||
| Minister of State, Civil Service Department | Paul Channon | 7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| 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 for 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 | |
| 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[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[2] | |
| Chris Patten | 10 September 1986 – 24 July 1989[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[4] | |
| Lynda Chalker | 24 July 1989[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 |
| The Viscount Trenchard | 5 January 1981 – 29 May 1981[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 |
| Philip Goodhart | 5 January 1981 – 19 May 1981[7] | |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Navy | Keith Speed | 6 May 1979 – 18 May 1981[8] |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Air Force | Geoffrey Pattie | 6 May 1979 – 29 May 1981[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[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 for 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[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 | 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[12] | |
| Secretary of State for Health | Kenneth Clarke | 25 July 1988 |
| 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[13] | |
| The Lord Trafford | 29 July 1989 | |
| Virginia Bottomley | 28 October 1989 | |
| Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security | Sir George Young | 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 |
| 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[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 | 7 May 1979 |
| Patrick Jenkin | 14 September 1981[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[16] |
| Geoffrey Pattie | 11 September 1984[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[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[19] | |
| Minister for Consumer Affairs | Sally Oppenheim-Barnes | 5 May 1979 |
| Gerald Vaughan | 5 March 1982 | |
| vacant | 13 June 1983[20] | |
| Minister for Trade | Cecil Parkinson | 7 May 1979 |
| Peter Rees | 14 September 1981 | |
| Paul Channon | 13 June 1983[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 |
| 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[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[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 |
| 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 |
| 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[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 | 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 |
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