List of ministers under Margaret Thatcher

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

Ministers

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Minister of State, Civil Service Department	Paul Channon	7 May 1979 Template:Snd5 January 1981
	Barney Hayhoe	5 January 1981 Template:Snd12 November 1981
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Minister of State for the Privy Council Office	Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie	11 June 1983 Template:Snd11 September 1984
	Richard Luce	2 September 1985 Template:Snd24 July 1990
	David Mellor	24 July 1990 Template:Snd28 November 1990
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Minister of State for Treasury	Peter Rees	6 May 1979 Template:Snd14 September 1981
	Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield	6 May 1979 Template:Snd6 April 1982
	Jock Bruce-Gardyne	15 September 1981 Template:Snd11 November 1981
	Barney Hayhoe	11 November 1981 Template:Snd2 September 1985
	John Wakeham	6 April 1982 Template:Snd13 June 1983
	Ian Gow	2 September 1985 Template:Snd19 November 1985
	Peter Brooke	19 November 1985 Template:Snd13 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 Template:Snd5 January 1981
	Peter Morrison	7 May 1979 Template:Snd5 January 1981
	Lord James Douglas-Hamilton	7 May 1979 Template:Snd1 October 1981
	Carol Mather	7 May 1979 Template:Snd1 October 1981
	David Waddington	16 May 1979 Template:Snd5 January 1981
	John Wakeham	9 January 1981 Template:Snd15 September 1981
	Robert Boscawen	9 January 1981 Template:Snd17 February 1983
	John Cope	9 January 1981 Template:Snd13 June 1983
	Tony Newton	1 October 1981 Template:Snd5 March 1982
	John Gummer	1 October 1981 Template:Snd6 January 1983
	Peter Brooke	1 October 1981 Template:Snd13 June 1983
	Alastair Goodlad	16 February 1982 Template:Snd10 September 1984
	Donald Thompson	14 January 1983 Template:Snd10 September 1986
	David Hunt	23 February 1983 Template:Snd10 September 1984
	Ian Lang	11 June 1983 Template:Snd1 February 1986
	Tristan Garel-Jones	11 June 1983 Template:Snd16 October 1986
	John Major	3 October 1984 Template:Snd1 November 1985
	Archie Hamilton	3 October 1984 Template:Snd10 September 1986
	Tim Sainsbury	7 October 1985 Template:Snd23 June 1987
	Michael Neubert	10 February 1986 Template:Snd26 July 1988
	Peter Lloyd	16 October 1986 Template:Snd24 July 1988
	Mark Lennox-Boyd	16 October 1986 Template:Snd25 July 1988
	Tony Durant	16 October 1986 Template:Snd19 December 1988
	David Lightbown	26 July 1987 Template:Snd24 July 1990
	Alan Howarth	27 July 1988 Template:Snd24 July 1989
	David Maclean	27 July 1988 Template:Snd24 July 1989
	Kenneth Carlisle	27 July 1988 Template:Snd22 July 1990
	Stephen Dorrell	20 December 1988 Template:Snd3 May 1990
	David Heathcoat-Amory	26 July 1989 Template:Snd28 October 1989
	John Taylor	26 July 1989 Template:Snd29 November 1990
	Tom Sackville	30 October 1989 Template:Snd28 November 1990
	Michael Fallon	10 May 1990 Template:Snd22 July 1990
	Sydney Chapman	25 July 1990 Template:Snd28 November 1990
	Greg Knight	25 July 1990 Template:Snd28 November 1990
	Irvine Patnick	25 July 1990 Template:Snd28 November 1990
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Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	Peter Blaker	5 May 1979 Template:Snd29 May 1981
	Nicholas Ridley	6 May 1979 Template:Snd29 September 1981
	Douglas Hurd	6 May 1979 Template:Snd11 June 1983
	Richard Luce	30 September 1981 Template:Snd5 April 1982
	Cranley Onslow	5 April 1982 Template:Snd13 June 1983
	John Ganzoni, 2nd Baron Belstead	5 April 1982 Template:Snd13 June 1983
	Timothy Raison	6 January 1983 Template:Snd10 September 1986Template:Refn
	Richard Luce	11 June 1983 Template:Snd2 September 1985
	Malcolm Rifkind	13 June 1983 Template:Snd11 January 1986
	Janet Young, Baroness Young	13 June 1983 Template:Snd13 June 1987
	Tim Renton	2 September 1985 Template:Snd13 June 1987
	Lynda Chalker	11 January 1986 Template:Snd28 November 1990Template:Refn
	Chris Patten	10 September 1986 Template:Snd24 July 1989Template:Refn
	David Mellor	13 June 1987 Template:Snd26 July 1988
	Simon Arthur, 4th Baron Glenarthur	13 June 1987 Template:Snd24 July 1989
	William Waldegrave	26 July 1988 Template:Snd2 November 1990
	Francis Maude	24 July 1989 Template:Snd14 July 1990
	Ivon Moore-Brabazon, 3rd Baron Brabazon of Tara	24 July 1989 Template:Snd24 July 1990
	Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness	14 July 1990 Template:Snd28 November 1990
	Tristan Garel-Jones	14 July 1990 Template:Snd28 November 1990
	Douglas Hogg	2 November 1990 Template:Snd28 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	Richard Luce	6 May 1979
	David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron 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
Minister for Overseas Development	Timothy Raison	6 January 1983
	Chris Patten	10 September 1986Template:Refn
	Lynda Chalker	24 July 1989Template:Refn
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Minister of State for Home Affairs	Leon Brittan	6 May 1979 Template:Snd5 January 1981
	Timothy Raison	6 May 1979 Template:Snd6 January 1983
	Patrick Mayhew	5 January 1981 Template:Snd13 June 1983
	David Waddington	6 January 1983 Template:Snd13 June 1987
	Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton	11 September 1984 Template:Snd25 March 1985
	Giles Shaw	11 September 1984 Template:Snd10 September 1986
	David Mellor	10 September 1986 Template:Snd13 June 1987
	Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness	10 September 1986 Template:Snd10 January 1988
	John Patten	13 June 1987 Template:Snd28 November 1990
	Robert Shirley, 13th Earl Ferrers	10 January 1988 Template:Snd28 November 1990
	David Mellor	27 October 1989 Template:Snd22 June 1990
	Angela Rumbold	23 July 1990 Template:Snd28 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs	John Ganzoni, 2nd Baron Belstead	7 May 1979 Template:Snd6 April 1982
	Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton	6 April 1982 Template:Snd11 September 1984
	David Mellor	6 January 1983 Template:Snd10 September 1986
	Simon Arthur, 4th Baron Glenarthur	27 March 1984 Template:Snd10 September 1986
	Douglas Hogg	10 September 1986 Template:Snd26 July 1989
	Peter Lloyd	25 July 1989 Template:Snd28 November 1990
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Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	Robert Shirley, 13th Earl Ferrers	7 May 1979 Template:Snd13 June 1983
	Alick Buchanan-Smith	7 May 1979 Template:Snd13 June 1983
	John MacGregor	13 June 1983 Template:Snd2 September 1985
	John Ganzoni, 2nd Baron Belstead	13 June 1983 Template:Snd13 June 1987
	John Gummer	2 September 1985 Template:Snd26 July 1988
	Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington	28 September 1989 Template:Snd14 April 1992
Under-Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	Jerry Wiggin	7 May 1979 Template:Snd29 September 1981
	Peggy Fenner	14 September 1981 Template:Snd10 September 1986
	Donald Thompson	10 September 1986 Template:Snd25 September 1987
	Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington	13 June 1987 Template:Snd28 September 1989
	Richard Ryder	25 July 1988 Template:Snd14 July 1989
	David Curry	26 July 1989 Template:Snd28 November 1990
	David Maclean	26 July 1989 Template:Snd28 November 1990
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	Paul Channon	5 January 1981
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	Richard Luce	2 September 1985
	David Mellor	26 July 1990
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Minister of State for Defence	Euan Howard, 4th Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal	6 May 1979 Template:Snd5 January 1981
	Thomas Trenchard, 2nd Viscount Trenchard	5 January 1981 Template:Snd29 May 1981Template:Refn
Minister of State for the Armed Forces	Peter Blaker	29 May 1981
	John Stanley	13 June 1983
	Ian Stewart	13 June 1987
	Archie Hamilton	25 July 1988
Minister of State for Defence Procurement	Thomas Trenchard, 2nd Viscount Trenchard	29 May 1981
	Geoffrey Pattie	6 January 1983
	Adam Butler	11 September 1984
	Norman Lamont	2 September 1985
	David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne	21 May 1986
	Alan Clark	24 July 1989
Minister of State for Defence Support	David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne	2 September 1985 Template:Snd21 May 1986
Under-Secretary of State for the Army	Barney Hayhoe	6 May 1979 Template:Snd5 January 1981
	Philip Goodhart	5 January 1981 Template:Snd19 May 1981Template:Refn
Under-Secretary of State for the Navy	Keith Speed	6 May 1979 Template:Snd18 May 1981Template:Refn
Under-Secretary of State for the Air Force	Geoffrey Pattie	6 May 1979 Template:Snd29 May 1981Template:Refn
Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces	Philip Goodhart	29 May 1981 Template:Snd30 September 1981
	Jerry Wiggin	15 September 1981 Template:Snd11 June 1983
	David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne	13 June 1983 Template:Snd1 September 1985
	Roger Freeman	21 May 1986 Template:Snd15 December 1988
	Michael Neubert	19 December 1988 Template:Snd23 July 1990
Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement	Geoffrey Pattie	29 May 1981 Template:Snd6 January 1983
	Ian Stewart	6 January 1983 Template:Snd18 October 1983
	John Lee	18 October 1983 Template:Snd10 September 1986
	Archie Hamilton	10 September 1986 Template:Snd13 June 1987
	Tim Sainsbury	13 June 1987 Template:Snd25 July 1989
	Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran	25 July 1989 Template:Snd26 July 1990
	Kenneth Carlisle	26 July 1990 Template:Snd28 November 1990
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Minister of State, Education and Science	Janet Young, Baroness Young	7 May 1979 Template:Snd14 September 1981
	Paul Channon	5 January 1981 Template:Snd13 June 1983
	Chris Patten	5 September 1985 Template:Snd10 September 1986
	Angela Rumbold	10 September 1986 Template:Snd24 July 1990
	Tim Eggar	24 July 1990 Template:Snd28 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State, Education and Science	Rhodes Boyson	7 May 1979 Template:Snd13 June 1983
	Neil Macfarlane	7 May 1979 Template:Snd15 September 1981
	William Shelton	15 September 1981 Template:Snd13 June 1983
	William Waldegrave	15 September 1981 Template:Snd13 June 1983
	Peter Brooke	13 June 1983 Template:Snd19 November 1985
	Bob Dunn	13 June 1983 Template:Snd26 July 1988
	George Walden	19 November 1985 Template:Snd13 June 1987
	Gloria Hooper, Baroness Hooper	13 June 1987 Template:Snd26 July 1988
	Robert Jackson	13 June 1987 Template:Snd24 July 1990
	John Butcher	26 July 1988 Template:Snd24 July 1989
	Alan Howarth	24 July 1989 Template:Snd28 November 1990
	Michael Fallon	24 July 1990 Template:Snd28 November 1990
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Minister of State, Employment	Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie	7 May 1979 Template:Snd15 September 1981
	Michael Alison	15 September 1981 Template:Snd13 June 1983
	Peter Morrison	13 June 1983 Template:Snd2 September 1985
	John Gummer	18 October 1985 Template:Snd11 September 1984
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	John Cope	13 June 1987 Template:Snd25 July 1989
	Tim Eggar	25 July 1989 Template:Snd23 July 1990
Under-Secretary of State, Employment	Jim Lester	7 May 1979 Template:Snd5 January 1981
	Patrick Mayhew	7 May 1979 Template:Snd5 January 1981
	David Waddington	5 January 1981 Template:Snd6 January 1983
	Peter Morrison	5 January 1981 Template:Snd13 June 1983
	John Gummer	6 January 1983 Template:Snd18 October 1983
	Alan Clark	13 June 1983 Template:Snd24 January 1986
	Peter Bottomley	11 September 1984 Template:Snd23 January 1986
	David Trippier	2 September 1985 Template:Snd13 June 1987
	Ian Lang	31 January 1986 Template:Snd10 September 1986
	John Lee	10 September 1986 Template:Snd26 July 1989
	Patrick Nicholls	13 June 1987 Template:Snd28 July 1989
	Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde	26 July 1989 Template:Snd24 July 1990
	Robert Jackson	24 July 1990 Template:Snd28 November 1990
	Eric Forth	24 July 1990 Template:Snd14 April 1992
	Nicholas Lowther, 2nd Viscount Ullswater	24 July 1990 Template:Snd16 September 1993
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Minister of State, Energy	Hamish Gray	7 May 1979 Template:Snd13 June 1983
	Alick Buchanan-Smith	13 June 1983 Template:Snd13 June 1987
	Peter Morrison	13 June 1987 Template:Snd26 July 1990
Under-Secretary of State, Energy	Norman Lamont	7 May 1979 Template:Snd5 September 1981
	John Moore	7 May 1979 Template:Snd13 June 1983
	David Mellor	15 September 1981 Template:Snd6 January 1983
	Nicholas Eden, 2nd Earl of Avon	6 January 1983 Template:Snd11 September 1984
	Giles Shaw	13 June 1983 Template:Snd11 September 1984
	David Hunt	11 September 1984 Template:Snd13 June 1987
	Alastair Goodlad	11 September 1984 Template:Snd13 June 1987
	Michael Spicer	13 June 1987 Template:Snd3 January 1990
	Gloria Hooper, Baroness Hooper	26 July 1988 Template:Snd28 July 1989
	Tony Baldry	3 January 1990 Template:Snd28 November 1990
	Colin Moynihan	24 July 1990 Template:Snd28 November 1990
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Minister of State for Local Government	Tom King	6 May 1979
	Irwin Bellwin, Baron 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
	Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness	25 July 1988
	Michael Howard	25 July 1989
	Michael Spicer	3 January 1990
Minister of State, Environment	Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton	27 March 1985 Template:Snd10 September 1986
	William Waldegrave	10 September 1986 Template:Snd13 June 1987
	John Ganzoni, 2nd Baron Belstead	13 June 1987 Template:Snd10 January 1988
	Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness	10 January 1988 Template:Snd25 July 1988
	Michael Howard	25 July 1988 Template:Snd24 July 1989
	David Trippier	24 July 1989 Template:Snd28 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State for Sport	Hector Monro	7 May 1979 Template:Snd30 September 1981
	Neil Macfarlane	15 September 1981 Template:Snd2 September 1985
	Richard Tracey	7 September 1985 Template:Snd13 June 1987
	Colin Moynihan	22 June 1987 Template:Snd26 July 1990
	Robert Atkins	26 July 1990 Template:Snd28 November 1990Template:Refn
Under-Secretary of State, Environment	Marcus Fox	7 May 1979 Template:Snd5 January 1981
	Geoffrey Finsberg	7 May 1979 Template:Snd15 September 1981
	Irwin Bellow, Baron Bellwin	7 May 1979 Template:Snd6 January 1983
	Giles Shaw	5 January 1981 Template:Snd13 June 1983
	Sir George Young	15 September 1981 Template:Snd10 September 1986
	William Waldegrave	13 June 1983 Template:Snd2 September 1985
	Nicholas Eden, 2nd Earl of Avon	11 September 1984 Template:Snd27 March 1985
	Angela Rumbold	2 September 1985 Template:Snd10 September 1986
	Roger Bootle-Wilbraham, 7th Baron Skelmersdale	10 September 1986 Template:Snd13 June 1987
	Christopher Chope	10 September 1986 Template:Snd22 July 1990
	Marion Roe	13 June 1987 Template:Snd26 July 1988
	David Trippier	13 June 1987 Template:Snd23 July 1989
	Virginia Bottomley	25 July 1988 Template:Snd28 October 1989
	Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron Hesketh	31 January 1989 Template:Snd2 November 1990
	David Heathcoat-Amory	28 October 1989 Template:Snd28 November 1990
	Patrick Nicholls	26 July 1990 Template:Snd12 October 1990
	Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde	26 July 1990 Template:Snd7 September 1990
	Emily Blatch, Baroness Blatch	7 September 1990 Template:Snd28 November 1990
	Robert Key	12 October 1990 Template:Snd28 November 1990
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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 1988Template:Refn
	Anthony Trafford, Baron Trafford	29 July 1989
	Virginia Bottomley	28 October 1989
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security	Sir George Young	7 May 1979 Template:Snd15 September 1981
	Lynda Chalker	7 May 1979 Template:Snd5 March 1982
	Geoffrey Finsberg	15 September 1981 Template:Snd14 June 1983
	Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton	15 September 1981 Template:Snd6 April 1982
	Tony Newton	5 March 1982 Template:Snd11 September 1984
	David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne	6 April 1982 Template:Snd14 June 1983
	John Patten	14 June 1983 Template:Snd2 September 1985
	Simon Arthur, 4th Baron Glenarthur	14 June 1983 Template:Snd26 March 1985
	Ray Whitney	11 September 1984 Template:Snd10 September 1986
	Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington	30 March 1985 Template:Snd13 June 1987
	John Major	2 September 1985 Template:Snd10 September 1986
	Nicholas Lyell	10 September 1986 Template:Snd13 June 1987
	Edwina Currie	10 September 1986 Template:Snd25 July 1988
	Michael Portillo	13 June 1987 Template:Snd25 July 1988
	Roger Bootle-Wilbraham, 7th Baron Skelmersdale	13 June 1987 Template:Snd25 July 1988
Under-Secretary of State, Health	Edwina Currie	25 July 1988 Template:Snd16 December 1988
	Roger Freeman	16 December 1988 Template:Snd4 May 1990
	Gloria Hooper, Baroness Hooper	29 September 1989 Template:Snd28 November 1990
	Stephen Dorrell	4 May 1990 Template:Snd28 November 1990
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Minister of State, Social Security	Reginald Prentice	7 May 1979 Template:Snd5 January 1981
	Hugh Rossi	5 January 1981 Template:Snd12 June 1983
	Rhodes Boyson	12 June 1983 Template:Snd11 September 1984
	Tony Newton	11 September 1984 Template:Snd10 September 1986
	John Major	10 September 1986 Template:Snd13 June 1987
	Nicholas Scott	13 June 1987Template:Refn Template:Snd28 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State, Social Security	Roger Bootle-Wilbraham, 7th Baron Skelmersdale	25 July 1988 Template:Snd26 July 1989
	Peter Lloyd	25 July 1988 Template:Snd28 July 1989
	Oliver Eden, 8th Baron Henley	25 July 1989 Template:Snd16 September 1993
	Gillian Shephard	25 July 1989 Template:Snd28 November 1990
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Minister of State, Industry	Adam Butler	6 May 1979 Template:Snd5 January 1981
	Thomas Trenchard, 2nd Viscount Trenchard	6 May 1979 Template:Snd5 January 1981
	Norman Tebbit	5 January 1981 Template:Snd14 September 1981
	Norman Lamont	14 September 1981 Template:Snd12 June 1983
Minister of State, Industry and Information Technology	Kenneth Baker	5 January 1981Template:Refn
	Geoffrey Pattie	11 September 1984Template:Refn
Under-Secretary of State, Industry	David Mitchell	6 May 1979 Template:Snd5 January 1981
	Michael Marshall	6 May 1979 Template:Snd15 September 1981
	John MacGregor	5 January 1981 Template:Snd12 June 1983
	John Wakeham	15 September 1981 Template:Snd6 April 1982
	John Butcher	6 April 1982 Template:Snd12 June 1983
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Minister of State, Northern Ireland	Michael Alison	7 May 1979 Template:Snd15 September 1981
	Hugh Rossi	7 May 1979 Template:Snd5 January 1981
	Adam Butler	5 January 1981 Template:Snd11 September 1984
	Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie	15 September 1981 Template:Snd10 June 1983
	William Murray, 8th Earl of Mansfield	13 June 1983 Template:Snd12 April 1984
	Rhodes Boyson	11 September 1984 Template:Snd10 September 1986
	Nicholas Scott	10 September 1986 Template:Snd13 June 1987
	John Stanley	13 June 1987 Template:Snd25 July 1988
	Ian Stewart	25 July 1988 Template:Snd25 July 1989
	John Cope	25 July 1989 Template:Snd28 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland	Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton	7 May 1979 Template:Snd15 September 1981
	Philip Goodhart	7 May 1979 Template:Snd5 January 1981
	Giles Shaw	7 May 1979 Template:Snd5 January 1981
	David Mitchell	5 January 1981 Template:Snd13 June 1983
	John Patten	5 January 1981 Template:Snd13 June 1983
	Nicholas Scott	15 September 1981 Template:Snd11 September 1986
	Chris Patten	14 June 1983 Template:Snd2 September 1985
	Charles Lyell, 3rd Baron Lyell	12 April 1984 Template:Snd25 July 1989
	Richard Needham, 6th Earl of Kilmorey	3 September 1985 Template:Snd28 November 1990
	Peter Viggers	10 September 1986 Template:Snd26 July 1989
	Brian Mawhinney	10 September 1986 Template:Snd28 November 1990
	Peter Bottomley	4 July 1989 Template:Snd28 July 1990
	Roger Bootle-Wilbraham, 7th Baron Skelmersdale	24 July 1989 Template:Snd28 November 1990
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	John Gummer	11 September 1984
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	Peter Brooke	13 June 1987
	The Earl of Caithness	24 July 1989
	Richard Ryder	14 July 1990
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Minister of State for Scotland	William Murray, 8th Earl of Mansfield	7 May 1979 Template:Snd13 June 1983
	Hamish Gray, Baron Gray of Contin	13 June 1983 Template:Snd11 September 1986
	Simon Arthur, 4th Baron Glenarthur	10 September 1986 Template:Snd13 June 1987
	Ian Lang	13 June 1987 Template:Snd28 November 1990
	Charles Sanderson, Baron Sanderson of Bowden	13 June 1987 Template:Snd7 September 1990
	Michael Forsyth	7 September 1990 Template:Snd28 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State for Scotland	Alexander Fletcher	7 May 1979 Template:Snd14 June 1983
	Russell Fairgrieve	7 May 1979 Template:Snd15 September 1981
	Malcolm Rifkind	7 May 1979 Template:Snd6 April 1982
	Allan Stewart	15 September 1981 Template:Snd10 September 1986
	John MacKay	6 April 1982 Template:Snd14 June 1987
	Michael Ancram, Earl of Ancram	13 June 1983 Template:Snd14 June 1987
	Ian Lang	10 September 1986 Template:Snd13 June 1987
	Lord James Douglas-Hamilton	13 June 1987 Template:Snd28 November 1990
	Michael Forsyth	13 June 1987 Template:Snd7 September 1990
	Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde	7 September 1990 Template:Snd28 November 1990
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Minister for Consumer Affairs	Sally Oppenheim-Barnes	5 May 1979
	Gerald Vaughan	5 March 1982
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Minister for Trade	Cecil Parkinson	7 May 1979
	Peter Rees	14 September 1981
	Paul Channon	13 June 1983Template:Refn
	Alan Clark	24 January 1986
	David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne	25 July 1989
	Tim Sainsbury	23 July 1990
Under-Secretary of State for Trade	Norman Tebbit	5 May 1979 Template:Snd5 January 1981
	Reginald Eyre	7 May 1979 Template:Snd5 March 1982
	David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne	5 January 1981 Template:Snd15 September 1981
	Iain Sproat	15 September 1981 Template:Snd12 June 1983
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Minister for Industry	Douglas Hogg	24 July 1989
	Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron 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 Template:Snd2 September 1985
	Peter Morrison	2 September 1985 Template:Snd10 September 1986
	Giles Shaw	10 September 1986 Template:Snd13 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry	John Butcher	14 June 1983 Template:Snd26 July 1988
	Alexander Fletcher	14 June 1983 Template:Snd2 September 1985
	David Trippier	14 June 1983 Template:Snd2 September 1985
	Michael Lucas, 2nd Baron Lucas of Chilworth	11 September 1984 Template:Snd13 June 1987
	Michael Howard	2 September 1985 Template:Snd13 June 1987
	Robert Atkins	13 June 1987 Template:Snd26 July 1989
	Francis Maude	13 June 1987 Template:Snd26 July 1989
	Eric Forth	26 July 1988 Template:Snd24 July 1990
	John Redwood	26 July 1989 Template:Snd2 November 1990
	Edward Leigh	2 November 1990 Template:Snd28 November 1990
Minister of Transport	Norman Fowler	11 May 1979 Template:Snd5 January 1981Template:Refn
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Minister of State, Transport	Lynda Chalker	18 October 1983 Template:Snd10 January 1986
	David Mitchell	23 January 1986 Template:Snd25 July 1988
	Michael Portillo	25 July 1988 Template:Snd4 May 1990
	Roger Freeman	4 May 1990 Template:Snd28 November 1990
	Ivon Moore-Brabazon, 3rd Baron Brabazon of Tara	23 July 1990 Template:Snd28 November 1990
Parliamentary Secretary for Transport	Kenneth Clarke	7 May 1979 Template:Snd5 January 1981Template:Refn
Under-Secretary of State for Transport	Kenneth Clarke	5 January 1981 Template:Snd5 March 1982
	Lynda Chalker	5 March 1982 Template:Snd18 October 1983
	Reginald Eyre	5 March 1982 Template:Snd11 June 1983
	David Mitchell	11 June 1983 Template:Snd23 January 1986
	Michael Spicer	11 September 1984 Template:Snd13 June 1987
	Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness	2 September 1985 Template:Snd10 September 1986
	Peter Bottomley	23 January 1986 Template:Snd24 July 1989
	Ivon Moore-Brabazon, 3rd Baron Brabazon of Tara	10 September 1986 Template:Snd23 July 1989
	Robert Atkins	25 July 1989 Template:Snd22 July 1990
	Patrick McLoughlin	25 July 1989 Template:Snd28 November 1990
	Christopher Chope	23 July 1990 Template:Snd28 November 1990
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Minister of State for Wales	John Stradling Thomas	17 February 1983 Template:Snd2 September 1985
	Wyn Roberts	15 June 1987 Template:Snd28 November 1990
Under-Secretary of State for Wales	Michael Roberts	7 May 1979 Template:Snd6 January 1983
	Wyn Roberts	7 May 1979 Template:Snd13 June 1987
	Mark Robinson	3 October 1985 Template:Snd15 June 1987
	Ian Grist	15 June 1987 Template:Snd28 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	James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern	5 May 1979
	Kenneth Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom	16 May 1984
	Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie	4 January 1989
Solicitor General for Scotland	Nicholas Fairbairn	7 May 1979
	Peter Fraser	28 January 1982
	Alan RodgerTemplate:Refn	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
	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	Bertram Bowyer, 2nd Baron Denham	6 May 1979
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard	Richard Hill, 7th Baron Sandys	6 May 1979
	David Cunliffe-Lister, 2nd Earl of Swinton	20 October 1982
	Andrew Davidson, 2nd Viscount Davidson	10 September 1986
Lords-in-Waiting	Richard Long, 4th Viscount Long	9 May 1979 Template:Snd2 May 1997
	Charles Stourton, 26th Baron Mowbray	9 May 1979 Template:Snd22 September 1980
	Charles Lyell, 3rd Baron Lyell	9 May 1979 Template:Snd12 April 1984
	Edmund Cokayne, 2nd Baron Cullen of Ashbourne	9 May 1979 Template:Snd27 May 1982
	David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne	9 May 1979 Template:Snd5 January 1981
	Nicholas Eden, 2nd Earl of Avon	22 September 1980 Template:Snd6 January 1983
	Roger Bootle-Wilbraham, 7th Baron Skelmersdale	9 January 1981 Template:Snd10 September 1986
	Simon Arthur, 4th Baron Glenarthur	27 May 1982 Template:Snd10 June 1983
	Michael Lucas, 2nd Baron Lucas of Chilworth	6 January 1983 Template:Snd9 September 1984
	James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern	11 June 1983 Template:Snd25 March 1985
	Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness	8 May 1984 Template:Snd2 September 1985
	Ivon Moore-Brabazon, 3rd Baron Brabazon of Tara	19 September 1984 Template:Snd10 September 1986
	Caroline Cox, Baroness Cox	3 April 1985 Template:Snd2 August 1985
	Andrew Davidson, 2nd Viscount Davidson	17 September 1985 Template:Snd10 September 1986
	Gloria Hooper, Baroness Hooper	17 September 1985 Template:Snd14 June 1987
	Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron Hesketh	10 September 1986 Template:Snd31 January 1987
	Maxwell Aitken, 3rd Baron Beaverbrook	10 September 1986 Template:Snd28 July 1988
	Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee	3 October 1986 Template:Snd26 July 1989
	Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran	18 June 1987 Template:Snd24 July 1989
	Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde	12 August 1988 Template:Snd24 July 1989
	Oliver Eden, 8th Baron Henley	13 February 1989 Template:Snd24 July 1989
	Nicholas Lowther, 2nd Viscount Ullswater	26 July 1989 Template:Snd22 July 1990
	Hugh Mackay, 14th Lord Reay	2 August 1989 Template:Snd28 November 1990
	Michael Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne	2 August 1989 Template:Snd28 November 1990
	Emily Blatch, Baroness Blatch	15 January 1990 Template:Snd7 September 1990
	Hugh Cavendish, Baron Cavendish of Furness	14 September 1990 Template:Snd28 November 1990
	William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor	11 October 1990 Template:Snd28 November 1990

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

May 1979 to September 1981

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September 1981 to June 1983

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June 1983 to June 1987

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June 1987 to July 1989

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July 1989 to November 1990

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References

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