# 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

    Note: Prime Minister's row is highlighted in green. Other Cabinet members' rows are highlighted in yellow.
| Office | Name | Date |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Margaret Thatcher | 4 May 1979 – 28 November 1990 |
| First Lord of the Treasury | Margaret Thatcher | 4 May 1979 – 28 November 1990 |
| Minister for the Civil Service | Margaret Thatcher | 4 May 1979 – 28 November 1990 |
| Minister of State, Civil Service Department | Paul Channon | 7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Minister of State, Civil Service Department | Barney Hayhoe | 5 January 1981 – 12 November 1981 |
| Lord Chancellor | The Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone | 5 May 1979 |
| Lord Chancellor | Michael Havers, Baron Havers | 13 June 1987 |
| Lord Chancellor | James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern | 26 October 1987 |
| Lord President of the Council | Christopher Soames, Baron Soames | 5 May 1979 |
| Lord President of the Council | Francis Pym | 14 September 1981 |
| Lord President of the Council | John Biffen | 5 April 1982 |
| Lord President of the Council | William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw | 11 June 1983 |
| Lord President of the Council | John Wakeham | 10 January 1988 |
| Lord President of the Council | Sir Geoffrey Howe | 24 July 1989 |
| Lord President of the Council | John MacGregor | 2 November 1990 |
| Minister of State for the Privy Council Office | Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie | 11 June 1983 – 11 September 1984 |
| Minister of State for the Privy Council Office | Richard Luce | 2 September 1985 – 24 July 1990 |
| Minister of State for the Privy Council Office | David Mellor | 24 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 |
| Lord Privy Seal | Sir Ian Gilmour | 5 May 1979 |
| Lord Privy Seal | Humphrey Atkins | 14 September 1981 |
| Lord Privy Seal | Janet Young, Baroness Young | 6 April 1982 |
| Lord Privy Seal | John Biffen | 11 June 1983 |
| Lord Privy Seal | John Wakeham | 13 June 1987 |
| Lord Privy Seal | John Ganzoni, 2nd Baron Belstead | 10 January 1988 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Sir Geoffrey Howe | 5 May 1979 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Nigel Lawson | 11 June 1983 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | John Major | 26 October 1989 |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | John Biffen | 5 May 1979 |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Leon Brittan | 5 January 1981 |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Peter Rees | 11 June 1983 |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | John MacGregor | 2 September 1985 |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | John Major | 13 June 1987 |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Norman Lamont | 24 July 1989 |
| Minister of State for Treasury | Peter Rees | 6 May 1979 – 14 September 1981 |
| Minister of State for Treasury | Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield | 6 May 1979 – 6 April 1982 |
| Minister of State for Treasury | Jock Bruce-Gardyne | 15 September 1981 – 11 November 1981 |
| Minister of State for Treasury | Barney Hayhoe | 11 November 1981 – 2 September 1985 |
| Minister of State for Treasury | John Wakeham | 6 April 1982 – 13 June 1983 |
| Minister of State for Treasury | Ian Gow | 2 September 1985 – 19 November 1985 |
| Minister of State for Treasury | Peter Brooke | 19 November 1985 – 13 June 1987 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | Michael Jopling | 5 May 1979 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | John Wakeham | 11 June 1983 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | David Waddington | 13 June 1987 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | Timothy Renton | 28 October 1989 |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Nigel Lawson | 6 May 1979 |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Nicholas Ridley | 30 September 1981 |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | John Moore | 18 October 1983 |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Norman Lamont | 21 May 1986 |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Peter Lilley | 24 July 1989 |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Francis Maude | 14 July 1990 |
| Lords of the Treasury | John MacGregor | 7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Lords of the Treasury | Peter Morrison | 7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Lords of the Treasury | Lord James Douglas-Hamilton | 7 May 1979 – 1 October 1981 |
| Lords of the Treasury | Carol Mather | 7 May 1979 – 1 October 1981 |
| Lords of the Treasury | David Waddington | 16 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Lords of the Treasury | John Wakeham | 9 January 1981 – 15 September 1981 |
| Lords of the Treasury | Robert Boscawen | 9 January 1981 – 17 February 1983 |
| Lords of the Treasury | John Cope | 9 January 1981 – 13 June 1983 |
| Lords of the Treasury | Tony Newton | 1 October 1981 – 5 March 1982 |
| Lords of the Treasury | John Gummer | 1 October 1981 – 6 January 1983 |
| Lords of the Treasury | Peter Brooke | 1 October 1981 – 13 June 1983 |
| Lords of the Treasury | Alastair Goodlad | 16 February 1982 – 10 September 1984 |
| Lords of the Treasury | Donald Thompson | 14 January 1983 – 10 September 1986 |
| Lords of the Treasury | David Hunt | 23 February 1983 – 10 September 1984 |
| Lords of the Treasury | Ian Lang | 11 June 1983 – 1 February 1986 |
| Lords of the Treasury | Tristan Garel-Jones | 11 June 1983 – 16 October 1986 |
| Lords of the Treasury | John Major | 3 October 1984 – 1 November 1985 |
| Lords of the Treasury | Archie Hamilton | 3 October 1984 – 10 September 1986 |
| Lords of the Treasury | Tim Sainsbury | 7 October 1985 – 23 June 1987 |
| Lords of the Treasury | Michael Neubert | 10 February 1986 – 26 July 1988 |
| Lords of the Treasury | Peter Lloyd | 16 October 1986 – 24 July 1988 |
| Lords of the Treasury | Mark Lennox-Boyd | 16 October 1986 – 25 July 1988 |
| Lords of the Treasury | Tony Durant | 16 October 1986 – 19 December 1988 |
| Lords of the Treasury | David Lightbown | 26 July 1987 – 24 July 1990 |
| Lords of the Treasury | Alan Howarth | 27 July 1988 – 24 July 1989 |
| Lords of the Treasury | David Maclean | 27 July 1988 – 24 July 1989 |
| Lords of the Treasury | Kenneth Carlisle | 27 July 1988 – 22 July 1990 |
| Lords of the Treasury | Stephen Dorrell | 20 December 1988 – 3 May 1990 |
| Lords of the Treasury | David Heathcoat-Amory | 26 July 1989 – 28 October 1989 |
| Lords of the Treasury | John Taylor | 26 July 1989 – 29 November 1990 |
| Lords of the Treasury | Tom Sackville | 30 October 1989 – 28 November 1990 |
| Lords of the Treasury | Michael Fallon | 10 May 1990 – 22 July 1990 |
| Lords of the Treasury | Sydney Chapman | 25 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 |
| Lords of the Treasury | Greg Knight | 25 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 |
| Lords of the Treasury | Irvine Patnick | 25 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 |
| Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington | 5 May 1979 |
| Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Francis Pym | 5 April 1982 |
| Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Sir Geoffrey Howe | 11 June 1983 |
| Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | John Major | 14 June 1989 |
| Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Douglas Hurd | 26 October 1989 |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Peter Blaker | 5 May 1979 – 29 May 1981 |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Nicholas Ridley | 6 May 1979 – 29 September 1981 |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Douglas Hurd | 6 May 1979 – 11 June 1983 |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Richard Luce | 30 September 1981 – 5 April 1982 |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Cranley Onslow | 5 April 1982 – 13 June 1983 |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | John Ganzoni, 2nd Baron Belstead | 5 April 1982 – 13 June 1983 |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Timothy Raison | 6 January 1983 – 10 September 1986 |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Richard Luce | 11 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Malcolm Rifkind | 13 June 1983 – 11 January 1986 |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Janet Young, Baroness Young | 13 June 1983 – 13 June 1987 |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Tim Renton | 2 September 1985 – 13 June 1987 |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Lynda Chalker | 11 January 1986 – 28 November 1990 |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Chris Patten | 10 September 1986 – 24 July 1989 |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | David Mellor | 13 June 1987 – 26 July 1988 |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Simon Arthur, 4th Baron Glenarthur | 13 June 1987 – 24 July 1989 |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | William Waldegrave | 26 July 1988 – 2 November 1990 |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Francis Maude | 24 July 1989 – 14 July 1990 |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Ivon Moore-Brabazon, 3rd Baron Brabazon of Tara | 24 July 1989 – 24 July 1990 |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness | 14 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Tristan Garel-Jones | 14 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Douglas Hogg | 2 November 1990 – 28 November 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Richard Luce | 6 May 1979 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne | 14 September 1981 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Malcolm Rifkind | 6 April 1982 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Ray Whitney | 13 June 1983 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Tim Renton | 11 September 1984 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Timothy Eggar | 2 September 1985 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Tim Sainsbury | 24 July 1989 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Mark Lennox-Boyd | 24 July 1990 |
| Minister for Overseas Development | Timothy Raison | 6 January 1983 |
| Minister for Overseas Development | Chris Patten | 10 September 1986 |
| Minister for Overseas Development | Lynda Chalker | 24 July 1989 |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | William Whitelaw | 5 May 1979 |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | Leon Brittan | 11 June 1983 |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | Douglas Hurd | 2 September 1985 |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | David Waddington | 26 October 1989 |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | Leon Brittan | 6 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | Timothy Raison | 6 May 1979 – 6 January 1983 |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | Patrick Mayhew | 5 January 1981 – 13 June 1983 |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | David Waddington | 6 January 1983 – 13 June 1987 |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton | 11 September 1984 – 25 March 1985 |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | Giles Shaw | 11 September 1984 – 10 September 1986 |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | David Mellor | 10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness | 10 September 1986 – 10 January 1988 |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | John Patten | 13 June 1987 – 28 November 1990 |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | Robert Shirley, 13th Earl Ferrers | 10 January 1988 – 28 November 1990 |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | David Mellor | 27 October 1989 – 22 June 1990 |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | Angela Rumbold | 23 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs | John Ganzoni, 2nd Baron Belstead | 7 May 1979 – 6 April 1982 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs | Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton | 6 April 1982 – 11 September 1984 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs | David Mellor | 6 January 1983 – 10 September 1986 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs | Simon Arthur, 4th Baron Glenarthur | 27 March 1984 – 10 September 1986 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs | Douglas Hogg | 10 September 1986 – 26 July 1989 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs | Peter Lloyd | 25 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | Peter Walker | 5 May 1979 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | Michael Jopling | 11 June 1983 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | John MacGregor | 13 June 1987 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | John Gummer | 24 July 1989 |
| Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | Robert Shirley, 13th Earl Ferrers | 7 May 1979 – 13 June 1983 |
| Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | Alick Buchanan-Smith | 7 May 1979 – 13 June 1983 |
| Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | John MacGregor | 13 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 |
| Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | John Ganzoni, 2nd Baron Belstead | 13 June 1983 – 13 June 1987 |
| Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | John Gummer | 2 September 1985 – 26 July 1988 |
| Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | Jean Barker, 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 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | Peggy Fenner | 14 September 1981 – 10 September 1986 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | Donald Thompson | 10 September 1986 – 25 September 1987 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington | 13 June 1987 – 28 September 1989 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | Richard Ryder | 25 July 1988 – 14 July 1989 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | David Curry | 26 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | David Maclean | 26 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 |
| Minister for the Arts | Norman St John-Stevas | 5 May 1979 |
| Minister for the Arts | Paul Channon | 5 January 1981 |
| Minister for the Arts | Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie | 13 June 1983 |
| Minister for the Arts | Richard Luce | 2 September 1985 |
| Minister for the Arts | David Mellor | 26 July 1990 |
| Secretary of State for Defence | Francis Pym | 5 May 1979 |
| Secretary of State for Defence | John Nott | 5 January 1981 |
| Secretary of State for Defence | Michael Heseltine | 8 January 1983 |
| Secretary of State for Defence | George Younger | 9 January 1986 |
| Secretary of State for Defence | Tom King | 24 July 1989 |
| Minister of State for Defence | Euan Howard, 4th Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal | 6 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Minister of State for Defence | Thomas Trenchard, 2nd Viscount Trenchard | 5 January 1981 – 29 May 1981 |
| Minister of State for the Armed Forces | Peter Blaker | 29 May 1981 |
| Minister of State for the Armed Forces | John Stanley | 13 June 1983 |
| Minister of State for the Armed Forces | Ian Stewart | 13 June 1987 |
| Minister of State for the Armed Forces | Archie Hamilton | 25 July 1988 |
| Minister of State for Defence Procurement | Thomas Trenchard, 2nd Viscount Trenchard | 29 May 1981 |
| Minister of State for Defence Procurement | Geoffrey Pattie | 6 January 1983 |
| Minister of State for Defence Procurement | Adam Butler | 11 September 1984 |
| Minister of State for Defence Procurement | Norman Lamont | 2 September 1985 |
| Minister of State for Defence Procurement | David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne | 21 May 1986 |
| Minister of State for Defence Procurement | Alan Clark | 24 July 1989 |
| Minister of State for Defence Support | David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne | 2 September 1985 – 21 May 1986 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Army | Barney Hayhoe | 6 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Army | Philip Goodhart | 5 January 1981 – 19 May 1981 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Navy | Keith Speed | 6 May 1979 – 18 May 1981 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Air Force | Geoffrey Pattie | 6 May 1979 – 29 May 1981 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces | Philip Goodhart | 29 May 1981 – 30 September 1981 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces | Jerry Wiggin | 15 September 1981 – 11 June 1983 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces | David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne | 13 June 1983 – 1 September 1985 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces | Roger Freeman | 21 May 1986 – 15 December 1988 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces | Michael Neubert | 19 December 1988 – 23 July 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement | Geoffrey Pattie | 29 May 1981 – 6 January 1983 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement | Ian Stewart | 6 January 1983 – 18 October 1983 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement | John Lee | 18 October 1983 – 10 September 1986 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement | Archie Hamilton | 10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement | Tim Sainsbury | 13 June 1987 – 25 July 1989 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement | Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran | 25 July 1989 – 26 July 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement | Kenneth Carlisle | 26 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 |
| Secretary of State for Education and Science | Mark Carlisle | 5 May 1979 |
| Secretary of State for Education and Science | Sir Keith Joseph | 14 September 1981 |
| Secretary of State for Education and Science | Kenneth Baker | 21 May 1986 |
| Secretary of State for Education and Science | John MacGregor | 24 July 1989 |
| Secretary of State for Education and Science | Kenneth Clarke | 2 November 1990 |
| Minister of State, Education and Science | Janet Young, Baroness Young | 7 May 1979 – 14 September 1981 |
| Minister of State, Education and Science | Paul Channon | 5 January 1981 – 13 June 1983 |
| Minister of State, Education and Science | Chris Patten | 5 September 1985 – 10 September 1986 |
| Minister of State, Education and Science | Angela Rumbold | 10 September 1986 – 24 July 1990 |
| Minister of State, Education and Science | Tim Eggar | 24 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Education and Science | Rhodes Boyson | 7 May 1979 – 13 June 1983 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Education and Science | Neil Macfarlane | 7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Education and Science | William Shelton | 15 September 1981 – 13 June 1983 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Education and Science | William Waldegrave | 15 September 1981 – 13 June 1983 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Education and Science | Peter Brooke | 13 June 1983 – 19 November 1985 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Education and Science | Bob Dunn | 13 June 1983 – 26 July 1988 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Education and Science | George Walden | 19 November 1985 – 13 June 1987 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Education and Science | Gloria Hooper, Baroness Hooper | 13 June 1987 – 26 July 1988 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Education and Science | Robert Jackson | 13 June 1987 – 24 July 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Education and Science | John Butcher | 26 July 1988 – 24 July 1989 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Education and Science | Alan Howarth | 24 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Education and Science | Michael Fallon | 24 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 |
| Secretary of State for Employment | James Prior | 5 May 1979 |
| Secretary of State for Employment | Norman Tebbit | 14 September 1981 |
| Secretary of State for Employment | Tom King | 16 October 1983 |
| Secretary of State for Employment | David Young, Baron Young of Graffham | 2 September 1985 |
| Secretary of State for Employment | Norman Fowler | 13 June 1987 |
| Secretary of State for Employment | Michael Howard | 3 January 1990 |
| Minister of State, Employment | Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie | 7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981 |
| Minister of State, Employment | Michael Alison | 15 September 1981 – 13 June 1983 |
| Minister of State, Employment | Peter Morrison | 13 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 |
| Minister of State, Employment | John Gummer | 18 October 1985 – 11 September 1984 |
| Minister of State, Employment | Kenneth Clarke | 2 September 1985 – 13 June 1987 |
| Minister of State, Employment | John Cope | 13 June 1987 – 25 July 1989 |
| Minister of State, Employment | Tim Eggar | 25 July 1989 – 23 July 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Employment | Jim Lester | 7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Employment | Patrick Mayhew | 7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Employment | David Waddington | 5 January 1981 – 6 January 1983 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Employment | Peter Morrison | 5 January 1981 – 13 June 1983 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Employment | John Gummer | 6 January 1983 – 18 October 1983 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Employment | Alan Clark | 13 June 1983 – 24 January 1986 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Employment | Peter Bottomley | 11 September 1984 – 23 January 1986 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Employment | David Trippier | 2 September 1985 – 13 June 1987 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Employment | Ian Lang | 31 January 1986 – 10 September 1986 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Employment | John Lee | 10 September 1986 – 26 July 1989 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Employment | Patrick Nicholls | 13 June 1987 – 28 July 1989 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Employment | Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde | 26 July 1989 – 24 July 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Employment | Robert Jackson | 24 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Employment | Eric Forth | 24 July 1990 – 14 April 1992 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Employment | Nicholas Lowther, 2nd Viscount Ullswater | 24 July 1990 – 16 September 1993 |
| Secretary of State for Energy | David Howell | 5 May 1979 |
| Secretary of State for Energy | Nigel Lawson | 14 September 1981 |
| Secretary of State for Energy | Peter Walker | 11 June 1983 |
| Secretary of State for Energy | Cecil Parkinson | 13 June 1987 |
| Secretary of State for Energy | John Wakeham | 24 July 1989 |
| Minister of State, Energy | Hamish Gray | 7 May 1979 – 13 June 1983 |
| Minister of State, Energy | Alick Buchanan-Smith | 13 June 1983 – 13 June 1987 |
| Minister of State, Energy | Peter Morrison | 13 June 1987 – 26 July 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Energy | Norman Lamont | 7 May 1979 – 5 September 1981 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Energy | John Moore | 7 May 1979 – 13 June 1983 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Energy | David Mellor | 15 September 1981 – 6 January 1983 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Energy | Nicholas Eden, 2nd Earl of Avon | 6 January 1983 – 11 September 1984 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Energy | Giles Shaw | 13 June 1983 – 11 September 1984 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Energy | David Hunt | 11 September 1984 – 13 June 1987 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Energy | Alastair Goodlad | 11 September 1984 – 13 June 1987 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Energy | Michael Spicer | 13 June 1987 – 3 January 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Energy | Gloria Hooper, Baroness Hooper | 26 July 1988 – 28 July 1989 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Energy | Tony Baldry | 3 January 1990 – 28 November 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Energy | Colin Moynihan | 24 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 |
| Secretary of State for the Environment | Michael Heseltine | 5 May 1979 |
| Secretary of State for the Environment | Tom King | 6 January 1983 |
| Secretary of State for the Environment | Patrick Jenkin | 11 June 1983 |
| Secretary of State for the Environment | Kenneth Baker | 23 September 1985 |
| Secretary of State for the Environment | Nicholas Ridley | 21 May 1986 |
| Secretary of State for the Environment | Chris Patten | 24 July 1989 |
| Minister of State for Local Government | Tom King | 6 May 1979 |
| Minister of State for Local Government | Irwin Bellwin, Baron Bellwin | 6 January 1983 |
| Minister of State for Local Government | Kenneth Baker | 11 September 1984 |
| Minister of State for Local Government | William Waldegrave | 2 September 1985 |
| Minister of State for Local Government | Rhodes Boyson | 10 September 1986 |
| Minister of State for Local Government | Michael Howard | 13 June 1987 |
| Minister of State for Local Government | John Gummer | 25 July 1988 |
| Minister of State for Local Government | David Hunt | 25 July 1989 |
| Minister of State for Local Government | Michael Portillo | 4 May 1990 |
| Minister of State for Housing | John Stanley | 7 May 1979 |
| Minister of State for Housing | Ian Gow | 13 June 1983 |
| Minister of State for Housing | John Patten | 2 September 1985 |
| Minister of State for Housing | William Waldegrave | 13 June 1987 |
| Minister of State for Housing | Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness | 25 July 1988 |
| Minister of State for Housing | Michael Howard | 25 July 1989 |
| Minister of State for Housing | Michael Spicer | 3 January 1990 |
| Minister of State, Environment | Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton | 27 March 1985 – 10 September 1986 |
| Minister of State, Environment | William Waldegrave | 10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 |
| Minister of State, Environment | John Ganzoni, 2nd Baron Belstead | 13 June 1987 – 10 January 1988 |
| Minister of State, Environment | Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness | 10 January 1988 – 25 July 1988 |
| Minister of State, Environment | Michael Howard | 25 July 1988 – 24 July 1989 |
| Minister of State, Environment | David Trippier | 24 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Sport | Hector Monro | 7 May 1979 – 30 September 1981 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Sport | Neil Macfarlane | 15 September 1981 – 2 September 1985 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Sport | Richard Tracey | 7 September 1985 – 13 June 1987 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Sport | Colin Moynihan | 22 June 1987 – 26 July 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Sport | Robert Atkins | 26 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Environment | Marcus Fox | 7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Environment | Geoffrey Finsberg | 7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Environment | Irwin Bellow, Baron Bellwin | 7 May 1979 – 6 January 1983 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Environment | Giles Shaw | 5 January 1981 – 13 June 1983 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Environment | Sir George Young | 15 September 1981 – 10 September 1986 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Environment | William Waldegrave | 13 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Environment | Nicholas Eden, 2nd Earl of Avon | 11 September 1984 – 27 March 1985 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Environment | Angela Rumbold | 2 September 1985 – 10 September 1986 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Environment | Roger Bootle-Wilbraham, 7th Baron Skelmersdale | 10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Environment | Christopher Chope | 10 September 1986 – 22 July 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Environment | Marion Roe | 13 June 1987 – 26 July 1988 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Environment | David Trippier | 13 June 1987 – 23 July 1989 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Environment | Virginia Bottomley | 25 July 1988 – 28 October 1989 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Environment | Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron Hesketh | 31 January 1989 – 2 November 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Environment | David Heathcoat-Amory | 28 October 1989 – 28 November 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Environment | Patrick Nicholls | 26 July 1990 – 12 October 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Environment | Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde | 26 July 1990 – 7 September 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Environment | Emily Blatch, Baroness Blatch | 7 September 1990 – 28 November 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Environment | Robert Key | 12 October 1990 – 28 November 1990 |
| Secretary of State for Social Services | Patrick Jenkin | 5 May 1979 |
| Secretary of State for Social Services | Norman Fowler | 14 September 1981 |
| Secretary of State for Social Services | John Moore | 13 June 1987 |
| Secretary of State for Health | Kenneth Clarke | 25 July 1988 |
| Secretary of State for Health | William Waldegrave | 2 November 1990 |
| Minister of State, Health | Gerard Vaughan | 7 May 1979 |
| Minister of State, Health | Kenneth Clarke | 5 March 1982 |
| Minister of State, Health | Barney Hayhoe | 2 September 1985 |
| Minister of State, Health | Tony Newton | 10 September 1986 |
| Minister of State, Health | David Mellor | 25 July 1988 |
| Minister of State, Health | Anthony Trafford, Baron Trafford | 29 July 1989 |
| Minister of State, Health | Virginia Bottomley | 28 October 1989 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security | Sir George Young | 7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security | Lynda Chalker | 7 May 1979 – 5 March 1982 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security | Geoffrey Finsberg | 15 September 1981 – 14 June 1983 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security | Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton | 15 September 1981 – 6 April 1982 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security | Tony Newton | 5 March 1982 – 11 September 1984 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security | David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne | 6 April 1982 – 14 June 1983 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security | John Patten | 14 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security | Simon Arthur, 4th Baron Glenarthur | 14 June 1983 – 26 March 1985 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security | Ray Whitney | 11 September 1984 – 10 September 1986 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security | Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington | 30 March 1985 – 13 June 1987 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security | John Major | 2 September 1985 – 10 September 1986 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security | Nicholas Lyell | 10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security | Edwina Currie | 10 September 1986 – 25 July 1988 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security | Michael Portillo | 13 June 1987 – 25 July 1988 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security | Roger Bootle-Wilbraham, 7th Baron Skelmersdale | 13 June 1987 – 25 July 1988 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Health | Edwina Currie | 25 July 1988 – 16 December 1988 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Health | Roger Freeman | 16 December 1988 – 4 May 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Health | Gloria Hooper, Baroness Hooper | 29 September 1989 – 28 November 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Health | Stephen Dorrell | 4 May 1990 – 28 November 1990 |
| Secretary of State for Social Security | John Moore | 25 July 1988 |
| Secretary of State for Social Security | Tony Newton | 23 July 1989 |
| Minister of State, Social Security | Reginald Prentice | 7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Minister of State, Social Security | Hugh Rossi | 5 January 1981 – 12 June 1983 |
| Minister of State, Social Security | Rhodes Boyson | 12 June 1983 – 11 September 1984 |
| Minister of State, Social Security | Tony Newton | 11 September 1984 – 10 September 1986 |
| Minister of State, Social Security | John Major | 10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 |
| Minister of State, Social Security | Nicholas Scott | 13 June 1987 – 28 November 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Social Security | Roger Bootle-Wilbraham, 7th Baron Skelmersdale | 25 July 1988 – 26 July 1989 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Social Security | Peter Lloyd | 25 July 1988 – 28 July 1989 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Social Security | Oliver Eden, 8th Baron Henley | 25 July 1989 – 16 September 1993 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Social Security | Gillian Shephard | 25 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 |
| Secretary of State for Industry | Sir Keith Joseph | 7 May 1979 |
| Secretary of State for Industry | Patrick Jenkin | 14 September 1981 |
| Minister of State, Industry | Adam Butler | 6 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Minister of State, Industry | Thomas Trenchard, 2nd Viscount Trenchard | 6 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Minister of State, Industry | Norman Tebbit | 5 January 1981 – 14 September 1981 |
| Minister of State, Industry | Norman Lamont | 14 September 1981 – 12 June 1983 |
| Minister of State, Industry and Information Technology | Kenneth Baker | 5 January 1981 |
| Minister of State, Industry and Information Technology | Geoffrey Pattie | 11 September 1984 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Industry | David Mitchell | 6 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Industry | Michael Marshall | 6 May 1979 – 15 September 1981 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Industry | John MacGregor | 5 January 1981 – 12 June 1983 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Industry | John Wakeham | 15 September 1981 – 6 April 1982 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Industry | John Butcher | 6 April 1982 – 12 June 1983 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Norman St John-Stevas | 5 May 1979 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Francis Pym | 5 January 1981 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Janet Young, Baroness Young | 14 September 1981 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Cecil Parkinson | 6 April 1982 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield | 11 June 1983 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie | 11 September 1984 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Norman Tebbit | 3 September 1985 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Kenneth Clarke | 13 June 1987 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Tony Newton | 25 July 1988 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Kenneth Baker | 24 July 1989 |
| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Humphrey Atkins | 5 May 1979 |
| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | James Prior | 14 September 1981 |
| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Douglas Hurd | 11 September 1984 |
| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Tom King | 3 September 1985 |
| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Peter Brooke | 24 July 1989 |
| Minister of State, Northern Ireland | Michael Alison | 7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981 |
| Minister of State, Northern Ireland | Hugh Rossi | 7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Minister of State, Northern Ireland | Adam Butler | 5 January 1981 – 11 September 1984 |
| Minister of State, Northern Ireland | Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie | 15 September 1981 – 10 June 1983 |
| Minister of State, Northern Ireland | William Murray, 8th Earl of Mansfield | 13 June 1983 – 12 April 1984 |
| Minister of State, Northern Ireland | Rhodes Boyson | 11 September 1984 – 10 September 1986 |
| Minister of State, Northern Ireland | Nicholas Scott | 10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 |
| Minister of State, Northern Ireland | John Stanley | 13 June 1987 – 25 July 1988 |
| Minister of State, Northern Ireland | Ian Stewart | 25 July 1988 – 25 July 1989 |
| Minister of State, Northern Ireland | John Cope | 25 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland | Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton | 7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland | Philip Goodhart | 7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland | Giles Shaw | 7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland | David Mitchell | 5 January 1981 – 13 June 1983 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland | John Patten | 5 January 1981 – 13 June 1983 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland | Nicholas Scott | 15 September 1981 – 11 September 1986 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland | Chris Patten | 14 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland | Charles Lyell, 3rd Baron Lyell | 12 April 1984 – 25 July 1989 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland | Richard Needham, 6th Earl of Kilmorey | 3 September 1985 – 28 November 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland | Peter Viggers | 10 September 1986 – 26 July 1989 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland | Brian Mawhinney | 10 September 1986 – 28 November 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland | Peter Bottomley | 4 July 1989 – 28 July 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland | Roger Bootle-Wilbraham, 7th Baron Skelmersdale | 24 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 |
| Paymaster General | Angus Maude | 5 May 1979 |
| Paymaster General | Francis Pym | 5 January 1981 |
| Paymaster General | Cecil Parkinson | 14 September 1981 |
| Paymaster General | vacant | 11 June 1983 |
| Paymaster General | John Gummer | 11 September 1984 |
| Paymaster General | Kenneth Clarke | 2 September 1985 |
| Paymaster General | Peter Brooke | 13 June 1987 |
| Paymaster General | The Earl of Caithness | 24 July 1989 |
| Paymaster General | Richard Ryder | 14 July 1990 |
| Minister without Portfolio | David Young, Baron Young of Graffham | 11 September 1984 – 3 September 1985 |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | George Younger | 5 May 1979 |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | Malcolm Rifkind | 11 January 1986 |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | Ian Lang | 28 November 1990 |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | Michael Forsyth | 5 July 1995 |
| Minister of State for Scotland | William Murray, 8th Earl of Mansfield | 7 May 1979 – 13 June 1983 |
| Minister of State for Scotland | Hamish Gray, Baron Gray of Contin | 13 June 1983 – 11 September 1986 |
| Minister of State for Scotland | Simon Arthur, 4th Baron Glenarthur | 10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 |
| Minister of State for Scotland | Ian Lang | 13 June 1987 – 28 November 1990 |
| Minister of State for Scotland | Charles Sanderson, Baron Sanderson of Bowden | 13 June 1987 – 7 September 1990 |
| Minister of State for Scotland | Michael Forsyth | 7 September 1990 – 28 November 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | Alexander Fletcher | 7 May 1979 – 14 June 1983 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | Russell Fairgrieve | 7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | Malcolm Rifkind | 7 May 1979 – 6 April 1982 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | Allan Stewart | 15 September 1981 – 10 September 1986 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | John MacKay | 6 April 1982 – 14 June 1987 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | Michael Ancram, Earl of Ancram | 13 June 1983 – 14 June 1987 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | Ian Lang | 10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | Lord James Douglas-Hamilton | 13 June 1987 – 28 November 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | Michael Forsyth | 13 June 1987 – 7 September 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde | 7 September 1990 – 28 November 1990 |
| Secretary of State for Trade | John Nott | 5 May 1979 |
| Secretary of State for Trade | John Biffen | 5 January 1981 |
| Secretary of State for Trade | Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield | 6 April 1982 |
| Minister for Consumer Affairs | Sally Oppenheim-Barnes | 5 May 1979 |
| Minister for Consumer Affairs | Gerald Vaughan | 5 March 1982 |
| Minister for Consumer Affairs | vacant | 13 June 1983 |
| Minister for Trade | Cecil Parkinson | 7 May 1979 |
| Minister for Trade | Peter Rees | 14 September 1981 |
| Minister for Trade | Paul Channon | 13 June 1983 |
| Minister for Trade | Alan Clark | 24 January 1986 |
| Minister for Trade | David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne | 25 July 1989 |
| Minister for Trade | Tim Sainsbury | 23 July 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Trade | Norman Tebbit | 5 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Trade | Reginald Eyre | 7 May 1979 – 5 March 1982 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Trade | David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne | 5 January 1981 – 15 September 1981 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Trade | Iain Sproat | 15 September 1981 – 12 June 1983 |
| Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | Cecil Parkinson | 12 June 1983 |
| Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | Norman Tebbit | 16 October 1983 |
| Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | Leon Brittan | 2 September 1985 |
| Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | Paul Channon | 24 January 1986 |
| Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | David Young, Baron Young of Graffham | 13 June 1987 |
| Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | Nicholas Ridley | 24 July 1989 |
| Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | Peter Lilley | 14 July 1990 |
| Minister for Industry | Douglas Hogg | 24 July 1989 |
| Minister for Industry | 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 – 2 September 1985 |
| Minister of State for Trade and Industry | Peter Morrison | 2 September 1985 – 10 September 1986 |
| Minister of State for Trade and Industry | Giles Shaw | 10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | John Butcher | 14 June 1983 – 26 July 1988 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | Alexander Fletcher | 14 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | David Trippier | 14 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | Michael Lucas, 2nd Baron Lucas of Chilworth | 11 September 1984 – 13 June 1987 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | Michael Howard | 2 September 1985 – 13 June 1987 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | Robert Atkins | 13 June 1987 – 26 July 1989 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | Francis Maude | 13 June 1987 – 26 July 1989 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | Eric Forth | 26 July 1988 – 24 July 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | John Redwood | 26 July 1989 – 2 November 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | Edward Leigh | 2 November 1990 – 28 November 1990 |
| Minister of Transport | Norman Fowler | 11 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Secretary of State for Transport | Norman Fowler | 5 January 1981 |
| Secretary of State for Transport | David Howell | 14 September 1981 |
| Secretary of State for Transport | Tom King | 11 June 1983 |
| Secretary of State for Transport | Nicholas Ridley | 16 October 1983 |
| Secretary of State for Transport | John Moore | 21 May 1986 |
| Secretary of State for Transport | Paul Channon | 13 June 1987 |
| Secretary of State for Transport | Cecil Parkinson | 24 July 1989 |
| Minister of State, Transport | Lynda Chalker | 18 October 1983 – 10 January 1986 |
| Minister of State, Transport | David Mitchell | 23 January 1986 – 25 July 1988 |
| Minister of State, Transport | Michael Portillo | 25 July 1988 – 4 May 1990 |
| Minister of State, Transport | Roger Freeman | 4 May 1990 – 28 November 1990 |
| Minister of State, Transport | Ivon Moore-Brabazon, 3rd Baron Brabazon of Tara | 23 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Transport | Kenneth Clarke | 7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Transport | Kenneth Clarke | 5 January 1981 – 5 March 1982 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Transport | Lynda Chalker | 5 March 1982 – 18 October 1983 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Transport | Reginald Eyre | 5 March 1982 – 11 June 1983 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Transport | David Mitchell | 11 June 1983 – 23 January 1986 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Transport | Michael Spicer | 11 September 1984 – 13 June 1987 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Transport | Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness | 2 September 1985 – 10 September 1986 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Transport | Peter Bottomley | 23 January 1986 – 24 July 1989 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Transport | Ivon Moore-Brabazon, 3rd Baron Brabazon of Tara | 10 September 1986 – 23 July 1989 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Transport | Robert Atkins | 25 July 1989 – 22 July 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Transport | Patrick McLoughlin | 25 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Transport | Christopher Chope | 23 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 |
| Secretary of State for Wales | Nicholas Edwards | 5 May 1979 |
| Secretary of State for Wales | Peter Walker | 13 June 1987 |
| Secretary of State for Wales | David Hunt | 4 May 1990 |
| Minister of State for Wales | John Stradling Thomas | 17 February 1983 – 2 September 1985 |
| Minister of State for Wales | Wyn Roberts | 15 June 1987 – 28 November 1990 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Wales | Michael Roberts | 7 May 1979 – 6 January 1983 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Wales | Wyn Roberts | 7 May 1979 – 13 June 1987 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Wales | Mark Robinson | 3 October 1985 – 15 June 1987 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Wales | Ian Grist | 15 June 1987 – 28 November 1990 |
| Attorney General | Michael Havers | 5 May 1979 |
| Attorney General | Sir Patrick Mayhew | 11 June 1987 |
| Solicitor General | Sir Ian Percival | 5 May 1979 |
| Solicitor General | Sir Patrick Mayhew | 13 June 1983 |
| Solicitor General | Sir Nicholas Lyell | 13 June 1987 |
| Lord Advocate | James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern | 5 May 1979 |
| Lord Advocate | Kenneth Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom | 16 May 1984 |
| Lord Advocate | Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie | 4 January 1989 |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | Nicholas Fairbairn | 7 May 1979 |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | Peter Fraser | 28 January 1982 |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | Alan Rodger | 14 January 1989 |
| Treasurer of the Household | John Stradling Thomas | 6 May 1979 |
| Treasurer of the Household | Anthony Berry | 17 February 1983 |
| Treasurer of the Household | John Cope | 11 June 1983 |
| Treasurer of the Household | David Hunt | 15 June 1987 |
| Treasurer of the Household | Tristan Garel-Jones | 25 July 1989 |
| Treasurer of the Household | Alastair Goodlad | 22 July 1990 |
| Comptroller of the Household | Spencer Le Marchant | 7 May 1979 |
| Comptroller of the Household | Anthony Berry | 30 September 1981 |
| Comptroller of the Household | Carol Mather | 17 February 1983 |
| Comptroller of the Household | Robert Boscawen | 16 October 1986 |
| Comptroller of the Household | Tristan Garel-Jones | 26 July 1988 |
| Comptroller of the Household | Alastair Goodlad | 25 July 1989 |
| Comptroller of the Household | Sir George Young | 23 July 1990 |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Anthony Berry | 7 May 1979 |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Carol Mather | 30 September 1981 |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Robert Boscawen | 17 February 1983 |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Tristan Garel-Jones | 16 October 1986 |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Michael Neubert | 26 July 1988 |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Tony Durant | 20 December 1988 |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | 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 |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | David Cunliffe-Lister, 2nd Earl of Swinton | 20 October 1982 |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | Andrew Davidson, 2nd Viscount Davidson | 10 September 1986 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Richard Long, 4th Viscount Long | 9 May 1979 – 2 May 1997 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Charles Stourton, 26th Baron Mowbray | 9 May 1979 – 22 September 1980 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Charles Lyell, 3rd Baron Lyell | 9 May 1979 – 12 April 1984 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Edmund Cokayne, 3rd Baron Cullen of Ashbourne | 9 May 1979 – 27 May 1982 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne | 9 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Nicholas Eden, 2nd Earl of Avon | 22 September 1980 – 6 January 1983 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Roger Bootle-Wilbraham, 7th Baron Skelmersdale | 9 January 1981 – 10 September 1986 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Simon Arthur, 4th Baron Glenarthur | 27 May 1982 – 10 June 1983 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Michael Lucas, 2nd Baron Lucas of Chilworth | 6 January 1983 – 9 September 1984 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern | 11 June 1983 – 25 March 1985 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness | 8 May 1984 – 2 September 1985 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Ivon Moore-Brabazon, 3rd Baron Brabazon of Tara | 19 September 1984 – 10 September 1986 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Caroline Cox, Baroness Cox | 3 April 1985 – 2 August 1985 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Andrew Davidson, 2nd Viscount Davidson | 17 September 1985 – 10 September 1986 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Gloria Hooper, Baroness Hooper | 17 September 1985 – 14 June 1987 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron Hesketh | 10 September 1986 – 31 January 1987 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Maxwell Aitken, 3rd Baron Beaverbrook | 10 September 1986 – 28 July 1988 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee | 3 October 1986 – 26 July 1989 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran | 18 June 1987 – 24 July 1989 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde | 12 August 1988 – 24 July 1989 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Oliver Eden, 8th Baron Henley | 13 February 1989 – 24 July 1989 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Nicholas Lowther, 2nd Viscount Ullswater | 26 July 1989 – 22 July 1990 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Hugh Mackay, 14th Lord Reay | 2 August 1989 – 28 November 1990 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Michael Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne | 2 August 1989 – 28 November 1990 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Emily Blatch, Baroness Blatch | 15 January 1990 – 7 September 1990 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Hugh Cavendish, Baron Cavendish of Furness | 14 September 1990 – 28 November 1990 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor | 11 October 1990 – 28 November 1990 |

## Cabinets
### May 1979 to September 1981

* Margaret Thatcher – Prime Minister
* William Whitelaw – Home Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister
* The Lord Soames – Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council
* The Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone – Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
* Sir Geoffrey Howe – Chancellor of the Exchequer
* The Lord Carrington – Foreign Secretary
* Sir Ian Gilmour, Bt – Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
* John Biffen – Chief Secretary to the Treasury
* Peter Walker – Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
* Norman St John-Stevas – Leader of the House of Commons and Minister of State for the Arts and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
* Francis Pym – Secretary of State for Defence
* Mark Carlisle – Secretary of State for Education
* James Prior – Secretary of State for Employment
* David Howell – Secretary of State for Energy
* Michael Heseltine – Secretary of State for the Environment
* Patrick Jenkin – Secretary of State for Social Services
* Keith Joseph – Secretary of State for Industry
* Humphrey Atkins – Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
* Angus Maude – Paymaster General
* George Younger – Secretary of State for Scotland
* John Nott – Secretary of State for Trade and President of the Board of Trade
* Nicholas Edwards – Secretary of State for Wales

#### Changes

* January 1981 –
** Francis Pym succeeded Norman St John-Stevas as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Leader of the House of Commons. Pym succeeded Angus Maude as Paymaster-General.
** John Nott succeeded Francis Pym as Secretary of State for Defence. John Biffen succeeded Nott as Secretary of State for Trade and President of the Board of Trade.
** Leon Brittan succeeded John Biffen as Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
** Norman St John-Stevas resigned as Minister for the Arts. His successor was not in the Cabinet.
** the post of Secretary of State for Transport was brought into the Cabinet and Norman Fowler was given the post.

### September 1981 to June 1983

In September 1981, a substantial reshuffle took place.
* Margaret Thatcher – Prime Minister
* William Whitelaw – Home Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister
* Francis Pym – Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council
* The Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone – Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
* Sir Geoffrey Howe – Chancellor of the Exchequer
* The Lord Carrington – Foreign Secretary
* Humphrey Atkins – Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
* Leon Brittan – Chief Secretary to the Treasury
* Peter Walker – Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
* John Nott – Secretary of State for Defence
* Keith Joseph – Secretary of State for Education
* Norman Tebbit – Secretary of State for Employment
* Nigel Lawson – Secretary of State for Energy
* Michael Heseltine – Secretary of State for the Environment
* Norman Fowler – Secretary of State for Social Services
* Patrick Jenkin – Secretary of State for Industry
* The Baroness Young – Leader of the House of Lords and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
* James Prior – Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
* Cecil Parkinson – Paymaster General
* George Younger – Secretary of State for Scotland
* John Biffen – Secretary of State for Trade and President of the Board of Trade
* David Howell – Secretary of State for Transport
* Nicholas Edwards – Secretary of State for Wales

#### Changes

* April 1982 –
** Francis Pym succeeded Lord Carrington as Foreign Secretary. John Biffen succeeded Pym as Lord President of the Council.
** Baroness Young succeeded Humphrey Atkins as Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal. Cecil Parkinson succeeded Young as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
** Lord Cockfield succeeded John Biffen as Secretary of State for Trade.
* January 1983 – Michael Heseltine succeeded John Nott as Secretary of State for Defence. Tom King succeeded Heseltine as Secretary of State for the Environment.

### June 1983 to June 1987

* Margaret Thatcher – Prime Minister
* The Viscount Whitelaw – Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council
* The Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone – Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
* John Biffen – Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
* Nigel Lawson – Chancellor of the Exchequer
* Peter Rees – Chief Secretary to the Treasury
* Sir Geoffrey Howe – Foreign Secretary
* Leon Brittan – Home Secretary
* Michael Jopling – Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
* Michael Heseltine – Secretary of State for Defence
* Sir Keith Joseph – Secretary of State for Education
* Norman Tebbit – Secretary of State for Employment
* Peter Walker – Secretary of State for Energy
* Patrick Jenkin – Secretary of State for the Environment
* Norman Fowler – Secretary of State for Health
* The Lord Cockfield – Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
* Jim Prior – Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
* George Younger – Secretary of State for Scotland
* Cecil Parkinson – Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and President of the Board of Trade
* Tom King – Secretary of State for Transport
* Nicholas Edwards – Secretary of State for Wales
* John Wakeham – Chief Whip of the House of Commons and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury

#### Changes

* October 1983 –
** Tom King succeeded Norman Tebbit as Secretary of State for Employment.
** Norman Tebbit succeeded Cecil Parkinson as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.
** Nicholas Ridley succeeded Tom King as Secretary of State for Transport.
* September 1984 –
** Earl of Gowrie succeeded Lord Cockfield as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
** Douglas Hurd succeeded Jim Prior as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
** Lord Young of Graffham enters the Cabinet as Minister without Portfolio.
* September 1985 –
** Lord Young of Graffham succeeded Tom King as Secretary of State for Employment.
** Kenneth Baker succeeded Patrick Jenkin as Secretary of State for the Environment.
** Norman Tebbit succeeded Earl of Gowrie as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
** Tom King succeeded Douglas Hurd as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
** Kenneth Clarke enters the Cabinet as Paymaster-General.
** Leon Brittan succeeded Norman Tebbit as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.
** John MacGregor succeeded Peter Rees as Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
** Douglas Hurd succeeded Leon Brittan as Home Secretary.
* early January 1986 – Malcolm Rifkind succeeded George Younger as Secretary of State for Scotland. Younger succeeded Michael Heseltine as Secretary of State for Defence.
* late January 1986 – Paul Channon succeeded Leon Brittan as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.
* May 1986 –
** Nicholas Ridley succeeded Kenneth Baker as Secretary of State for the Environment. John Moore succeeded Ridley as Secretary of State for Transport.
** Kenneth Baker succeeded Keith Joseph as Secretary of State for Education and Science.

### June 1987 to July 1989

* Margaret Thatcher – Prime Minister
* The Viscount Whitelaw – Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council
* The Lord Havers – Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
* John Wakeham – Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
* Nigel Lawson – Chancellor of the Exchequer
* John Major – Chief Secretary to the Treasury
* Geoffrey Howe – Foreign Secretary
* Douglas Hurd – Home Secretary
* John MacGregor – Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
* George Younger – Secretary of State for Defence
* Kenneth Baker – Secretary of State for Education
* Norman Fowler – Secretary of State for Employment
* Cecil Parkinson – Secretary of State for Energy
* Nicholas Ridley – Secretary of State for the Environment
* John Moore – Secretary of State for Health
* The Lord Young of Graffham – Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and President of the Board of Trade
* Kenneth Clarke – Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
* Tom King – Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
* Malcolm Rifkind – Secretary of State for Scotland
* Paul Channon – Secretary of State for Transport
* Peter Walker – Secretary of State for Wales
* David Waddington – Chief Whip of the House of Commons and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
* Sir Patrick Mayhew – Attorney General for England and Wales

#### Changes

* October 1987 – Lord Mackay of Clashfern succeeds Lord Havers as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
* January 1988 – Viscount Whitelaw retires and is succeeded by John Wakeham as Lord President of the Council. Lord Belstead succeeds Wakeham as Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal. Lord Belstead succeeds Viscount Whitelaw as Leader of the House of Lords.
* July 1988 – Department of Health and Social Security broken up into component parts:
** John Moore continues on as Secretary of State for Social Security.
** Kenneth Clarke becomes Secretary of State for Health. Tony Newton succeeds Clarke as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

### July 1989 to November 1990

* Margaret Thatcher – Prime Minister
* Sir Geoffrey Howe – Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council
* The Lord Mackay of Clashfern – Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
* The Lord Belstead – Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
* Nigel Lawson – Chancellor of the Exchequer
* Norman Lamont – Chief Secretary to the Treasury
* John Major – Foreign Secretary
* Douglas Hurd – Home Secretary
* John Gummer – Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
* Tom King – Secretary of State for Defence
* John MacGregor – Secretary of State for Education
* Norman Fowler – Secretary of State for Employment
* John Wakeham – Secretary of State for Energy
* Chris Patten – Secretary of State for the Environment
* Kenneth Clarke – Secretary of State for Health
* Kenneth Baker – Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
* Peter Brooke – Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
* Malcolm Rifkind – Secretary of State for Scotland
* Tony Newton – Secretary of State for Social Security
* Nicholas Ridley – Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and President of the Board of Trade
* Cecil Parkinson – Secretary of State for Transport
* Peter Walker – Secretary of State for Wales

#### Changes

* October 1989 –
** John Major succeeds Nigel Lawson as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
** Douglas Hurd succeeds John Major as Foreign Secretary.
** David Waddington succeeds Douglas Hurd as Home Secretary.
** Tim Renton succeeds David Waddington as Chief Whip.
* January 1990 – Norman Fowler resigns as Secretary of State for Employment and is succeeded by Michael Howard.
* May 1990 – Peter Walker resigns as Secretary of State for Wales, having announced his intention in March. David Hunt succeeds him.
* July 1990 – Nicholas Ridley resigns as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. Peter Lilley succeeds him.
* November 1990 – At the start of the month, Geoffrey Howe resigns and the title of Deputy Prime Minister is not reallocated. John MacGregor succeeds him as Lord President of the Council and is in turn succeeded by Kenneth Clarke as Secretary of State for Education and Science, who is succeeded by William Waldegrave as Secretary of State for Health.