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Authors: Margaret Thatcher
| October 1983 – September 1984 | September 1984 – September 1985 |
PM | MRS THATCHER | MRS THATCHER |
Chllr Exchequer | LAWSON | LAWSON |
Chief Secretary | REES | REES |
Foreign Secretary | HOWE | HOWE |
Home Secretary | BRITTAN | BRITTAN |
Leader H/Commons | BIFFEN | BIFFEN |
Leader H/Lords | WHITELAW | WHITELAW |
Ld Chllr | HAILSHAM | HAILSHAM |
Ld President | WHITELAW | WHITELAW |
Ld Privy Seal | BIFFEN | BIFFEN |
Chllr of the Duchy | COCKFIELD | * GOWRIE |
Agriculture | JOPLING | JOPLING |
Defence | HESELTINE | HESELTINE |
Education | JOSEPH | JOSEPH |
Employment | * KING | KING |
Energy | WALKER | WALKER |
Environment | * JENKIN | JENKIN |
DHSS | FOWLER | FOWLER |
DTI | * TEBBIT | TEBBIT |
Northern Ireland | PRIOR | * HURD |
Paymaster-General | VACANT | GUMMER (NON-CABINET) |
Scotland | YOUNGER | YOUNGER |
Transport | RIDLEY | RIDLEY |
Without portfolio | - | * YOUNG |
Wales | EDWARDS | EDWARDS |
Attorney-General | HAVERS | HAVERS |
Solicitor-General | * MAYHEW | MAYHEW |
Chmn Party | GUMMER | GUMMER |
Ch Whip | WAKEHAM | WAKEHAM |
Chmn 1922 Cttee | DU CANN | ONSLOW |
| September 1985 – January 1986 | January 1986 – May 1986 |
PM | MRS THATCHER | MRS THATCHER |
Chllr Exchequer | LAWSON | LAWSON |
Chief Secretary | * MACGREGOR | MACGREGOR |
Foreign Secretary | HOWE | HOWE |
Home Secretary | * HURD | HURD |
Leader H/Commons | BIFFEN | BIFFEN |
Leader H/Lords | WHITELAW | WHITELAW |
Ld Chllr | HAILSHAM | HAILSHAM |
Ld President | WHITELAW | WHITELAW |
Ld Privy Seal | BIFFEN | BIFFEN |
Chllr of the Duchy | TEBBIT | TEBBIT |
Agriculture | JOPLING | JOPLING |
Defence | HESELTINE | YOUNGER |
Education | JOSEPH | JOSEPH |
Employment | * YOUNG | YOUNG |
Energy | WALKER | WALKER |
Environment | * BAKER | BAKER |
DHSS | FOWLER | FOWLER |
Industry/DTI | * BRITTAN | * CHANNON |
Northern Ireland | * KING | KING |
Paymaster-General | * CLARKE | CLARKE |
Scotland | * YOUNGER | * RIFKIND |
Transport | RIDLEY | RIDLEY |
Without portfolio | - | - |
Wales | EDWARDS | EDWARDS |
Attorney-General | HAVERS | HAVERS |
Solicitor-General | MAYHEW | MAYHEW |
Chmn Party | TEBBIT | TEBBIT |
Chief Whip | WAKEHAM | WAKEHAM |
Chmn 1922 Cttee | ONSLOW | ONSLOW |
| May 1986—June 1987 | June 1987 – October 1987 |
PM | MRS THATCHER | MRS THATCHER |
Chllr Exchequer | LAWSON | LAWSON |
Chief Secretary | MACGREGOR | * MAJOR |
Foreign Secretary | HOWE | HOWE |
Home Secretary | HURD | HURD |
Leader H/Commons | BIFFEN | * WAKEHAM |
Leader H/Lords | WHITELAW | WHITELAW |
Ld Chllr | HAILSHAM | * HAVERS |
Ld President | WHITELAW | WHITELAW |
Ld Privy Seal | BIFFEN | * WAKEHAM |
Chllr of the Duchy | TEBBIT | * CLARKE |
Agriculture | JOPLING | * MACGREGOR |
Defence | YOUNGER | YOUNGER |
Education | * BAKER | BAKER |
Employment | YOUNG | * FOWLER |
Energy | WALKER | * PARKINSON |
Environment | * RIDLEY | RIDLEY |
DHSS | FOWLER | * MOORE |
Industry/DTI | CHANNON | * YOUNG |
Northern Ireland | KING | KING |
Paymaster-General | CLARKE | * BROOKE (non-cabinet) |
Scotland | RIFKIND | RIFKIND |
Transport | * MOORE | * CHANNON |
Without portfolio | - | - |
Wales | EDWARDS | * WALKER |
Attorney-General | MAYHEW | MAYHEW |
Solicitor-General | LYELL | LYELL |
Chmn Party | TEBBIT | BROOKE |
Chief Whip | WAKEHAM | WADDINGTON |
Chmn 1922 Cttee | ONSLOW | ONSLOW |
| October 1987 – January 1988 | January — July 1988 |
PM | MRS THATCHER | MRS THATCHER |
Chllr Exchequer | LAWSON | LAWSON |
Chief Secretary | MAJOR | MAJOR |
Foreign Secretary | HOWE | HOWE |
Home Secretary | HURD | HURD |
Leader H/Commons | WAKEHAM | WAKEHAM |
Leader H/Lords | WHITELAW | * BELSTEAD |
Ld Chllr | * MACKAY | MACKAY |
Ld President | WHITELAW | * WAKEHAM |
Ld Privy Seal | WAKEHAM | * BELSTEAD |
Chllr of the Duchy | CLARKE | CLARKE |
Agriculture | MACGREGOR | MACGREGOR |
Defence | YOUNGER | YOUNGER |
Education | BAKER | BAKER |
Employment | FOWLER | FOWLER |
Energy | PARKINSON | PARKINSON |
Environment | RIDLEY | RIDLEY |
DHSS | MOORE | MOORE |
Industry/DTI | YOUNG | YOUNG |
Northern Ireland | KING | KING |
Paymaster-General | BROOKE(NON-CABINET) | BROOKE |
Scotland | RIFKIND | RIFKIND |
Transport | CHANNON | CHANNON |
Without portfolio | - | - |
Wales | WALKER | WALKER |
Attorney-General | MAYHEW | MAYHEW |
Solicitor-General | LYELL | LYELL |
Chmn Party | BROOKE | BROOKE |
Chief Whip | WADDINGTON | WADDINGTON |
Chmn 1922 Cttee | ONSLOW | ONSLOW |