# Conservative government, 1957–1964

The Conservative government of the United Kingdom that began in 1957 and ended in 1964 consisted of three ministries: the first Macmillan ministry, second Macmillan ministry, and then the Douglas-Home ministry. They were respectively led by Harold Macmillan and Alec Douglas-Home, who were appointed by Queen Elizabeth II.

## History
### Formation of the first Macmillan ministry

Anthony Eden resigned from his positions of Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 9 January 1957. This was mainly a consequence of the Suez Crisis fiasco of the previous autumn, but was also owing to his increasingly failing health. Harold Macmillan, formerly Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, was chosen over Rab Butler as the new party leader and consequently as Prime Minister.
Harold Macmillan tried to placate Butler, who had stood against Macmillan as leader, by appointing him to the senior position of Home Secretary. Peter Thorneycroft became Chancellor of the Exchequer, but caused embarrassment for Macmillan when he resigned only a year later. He was replaced by Derick Heathcoat Amory, previously Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Selwyn Lloyd was retained as Foreign Secretary, a post he held until 1960, when he succeeded Heathcoat Amory as Chancellor. Ernest Marples became Minister for Transport and the Earl of Home was promoted to Leader of the House of Lords and also continued as Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs, before replacing Lloyd as Foreign Secretary in 1960. Lord Kilmuir and Alan Lennox-Boyd retained their offices of Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for the Colonies respectively, while Lord Hailsham became a member of the cabinet for the first time as Minister of Education. Future Chancellor Iain Macleod was appointed Minister of Labour and National Service and succeeded Lennox-Boyd as Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1961.

### 1959 general election and second Macmillan ministry

The Conservatives comfortably won the 1959 general election, increasing their majority in the House of Commons, following a campaign slogan "Life's better with the Conservatives". This centred on the consistently low unemployment, strong economy and rising standard of living that much of the British population was enjoying in the late 1950s.
However, a series of economic measures in the early 1960s caused the popularity of the Conservative Party to decline. Macmillan tried to remedy this by a major cabinet reshuffle in July 1962. Seven cabinet members were sacked in what became nicknamed the "Night of the Long Knives". Notably, the emerging Reginald Maudling replaced Selwyn Lloyd as Chancellor, and Lord Kilmuir was replaced as Lord Chancellor by Lord Dilhorne, while Peter Thorneycroft returned to the cabinet as Minister of Defence. Rab Butler was also promoted to the office of First Secretary of State. The reshuffle was controversial within the Conservative Party, and was seen as a betrayal by many. Macmillan's credibility was also affected by the 1963 Profumo affair; he was now in his 69th year, and had until after his 70th birthday to call the next general election. The election of Harold Wilson as Labour Party leader early in the year, following the sudden death of Hugh Gaitskell, was well received by voters, with opinion polls showing the Labour Party ascendant.
However, it was still considered a surprise when Macmillan resigned in October 1963.

### Douglas-Home becomes Prime Minister

Macmillan's resignation saw a three-way tussle for the party leadership and premiership. Given that it was not considered appropriate for a Prime Minister to be a member of the House of Lords, the Earl of Home and Lord Hailsham both disclaimed their peerages under the Peerage Act 1963, and became known respectively as Sir Alec Douglas-Home and Quintin Hogg. Rab Butler was also in the running for the post, but Douglas-Home was finally chosen to succeed Macmillan. This was seen as controversial, for it was alleged that Macmillan had pulled strings and used the party's grandees, nicknamed "The Magic Circle", to ensure that Butler was once again overlooked.
In the Douglas-Home ministry, Rab Butler became Foreign Secretary, and Henry Brooke replaced Butler as Home Secretary. Reginald Maudling continued as Chancellor, while Quintin Hogg remained as Lord President of the Council and Minister for Sports. He could not continue as Leader of the House of Lords, having ceased to be a member of it, but was made Minister for Education in April 1964. Selwyn Lloyd also returned to the government after a one-year absence, as Leader of the House of Commons. Douglas-Home's government was defeated in the October 1964 general election. He remained party leader until July 1965.
The 1957–1964 Conservative government saw several emerging figures who would later attain high office. Future Prime Minister Edward Heath became a member of the cabinet for the first time as Minister of Labour and National Service in 1959, while another future Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, held her first government post in 1961 as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions. The government also included future Chancellor Anthony Barber, future Home Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister William Whitelaw and future Secretary of State for Education and Science Keith Joseph. Other notable government members included Enoch Powell, Lord Carrington, David Ormsby-Gore, John Profumo, Christopher Soames, Bill Deedes, Airey Neave and the Marquess of Salisbury.

## Cabinets
### First Macmillan ministry
#### January 1957 – October 1959

* Harold Macmillan: Prime Minister
* The Viscount Kilmuir: Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
* The Marquess of Salisbury: Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council
* Rab Butler: Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal and Home Secretary
* Peter Thorneycroft: Chancellor of the Exchequer
* Selwyn Lloyd: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
* Alan Lennox-Boyd: Secretary of State for the Colonies
* The Earl of Home: Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
* Sir David Eccles: President of the Board of Trade
* Charles Hill: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
* The Viscount Hailsham: Minister of Education
* John Scott Maclay: Secretary of State for Scotland
* Derick Heathcoat Amory: Minister of Agriculture
* Iain Macleod: Minister of Labour and National Service
* Harold Arthur Watkinson: Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation
* Duncan Edwin Sandys: Minister of Defence
* The Lord Mills: Minister of Power
* Henry Brooke: Minister of Housing and Local Government and Welsh Affairs

##### Changes

* March 1957 – Earl of Home succeeds Marquess of Salisbury as Lord President, remaining also Commonwealth Relations Secretary.
* September 1957 – Viscount Hailsham succeeds Earl of Home as Lord President, Home remaining Commonwealth Relations Secretary. Geoffrey Lloyd succeeds Hailsham as Minister of Education. The Paymaster-General, Reginald Maudling, enters the Cabinet.
* January 1958 – Derick Heathcoat Amory succeeds Peter Thorneycroft as Chancellor of the Exchequer. John Hare succeeds Amory as Minister of Agriculture.

### Second Macmillan ministry
#### October 1959 – July 1960

* Harold Macmillan: Prime Minister
* The Viscount Kilmuir: Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
* The Earl of Home: Lord President of the Council and Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
* The Viscount Hailsham: Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal and Minister of Science
* Derick Heathcoat Amory: Chancellor of the Exchequer
* Rab Butler: Home Secretary
* Selwyn Lloyd: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
* Iain Macleod: Secretary of State for the Colonies
* Reginald Maudling: President of the Board of Trade
* Charles Hill: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
* Sir David Eccles: Minister of Education
* The Lord Mills: Paymaster General
* Ernest Marples: Minister of Transport
* Duncan Edwin Sandys: Minister of Aviation
* Harold Arthur Watkinson: Minister of Defence
* John Scott Maclay: Secretary of State for Scotland
* Edward Heath: Minister of Labour and National Service
* John Hare: Minister of Agriculture
* Henry Brooke: Minister of Housing and Local Government and Welsh Affairs

#### July 1960 – October 1961

* Harold Macmillan: Prime Minister
* The Viscount Kilmuir: Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
* The Viscount Hailsham: Lord President of the Council and Minister of Science
* Selwyn Lloyd: Chancellor of the Exchequer
* The Earl of Home: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
* Edward Heath: Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
* Rab Butler: Home Secretary
* Iain Macleod: Secretary of State for the Colonies
* Duncan Edwin Sandys: Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
* Reginald Maudling: President of the Board of Trade
* Charles Hill: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
* Sir David Eccles: Minister of Education
* The Lord Mills: Paymaster General
* Ernest Marples: Minister of Transport
* Peter Thorneycroft: Minister of Aviation
* Harold Arthur Watkinson: Minister of Defence
* John Scott Maclay: Secretary of State for Scotland
* John Hare: Minister of Labour
* Christopher Soames: Minister of Agriculture
* Henry Brooke: Minister of Housing and Local Government and Welsh Affairs

#### October 1961 – July 1962

* Harold Macmillan: Prime Minister
* The Viscount Kilmuir: Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
* The Viscount Hailsham: Lord President of the Council and Minister of Science
* Selwyn Lloyd: Chancellor of the Exchequer
* The Earl of Home: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
* Edward Heath: Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
* Rab Butler: Home Secretary
* Reginald Maudling: Secretary of State for the Colonies
* Duncan Edwin Sandys: Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
* Frederick Erroll: President of the Board of Trade
* Iain Macleod: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
* Sir David Eccles: Minister of Education
* Henry Brooke: Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General
* Ernest Marples: Minister of Transport
* Peter Thorneycroft: Minister of Aviation
* Harold Arthur Watkinson: Minister of Defence
* John Scott Maclay: Secretary of State for Scotland
* John Hare: Minister of Labour
* Christopher Soames: Minister of Agriculture
* Charles Hill: Minister of Housing and Local Government and Welsh Affairs
* The Lord Mills: Minister without Portfolio

#### July 1962 – October 1963

In a radical reshuffle dubbed "The Night of the Long Knives", Macmillan sacked a third of his Cabinet and instituted many other changes.
* Harold Macmillan: Prime Minister
* Rab Butler: Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State
* The Viscount Dilhorne: Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
* The Viscount Hailsham: Lord President of the Council and Minister of Science
* Henry Brooke: Home Secretary
* The Earl of Home: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
* Edward Heath: Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
* Reginald Maudling: Chancellor of the Exchequer
* Duncan Edwin Sandys: Secretary of State for the Colonies and Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
* Frederick Erroll: President of the Board of Trade
* Iain Macleod: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
* Sir Edward Boyle: Minister of Education
* John Boyd-Carpenter: Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General
* Ernest Marples: Minister of Transport
* Julian Amery: Minister of Aviation
* Peter Thorneycroft: Minister of Defence
* Michael Noble: Secretary of State for Scotland
* John Hare: Minister of Labour
* Christopher Soames: Minister of Agriculture
* Sir Keith Joseph: Minister of Housing and Local Government and Welsh Affairs
* Enoch Powell: Minister of Health
* Bill Deedes: Minister without Portfolio

### Douglas-Home ministry
#### October 1963 – October 1964

* Alec Douglas-Home (Known as the Earl of Home until October 23): Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury
* The Viscount Dilhorne: Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
* Quintin Hogg (Known as Viscount Hailsham until November 20): Lord President of the Council and Minister of Science
* Selwyn Lloyd: Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
* Reginald Maudling: Chancellor of the Exchequer
* Rab Butler: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
* Henry Brooke: Home Secretary
* Sir Keith Joseph: Minister of Housing and Local Government
* Peter Thorneycroft: Minister of Defence
* Julian Amery: Minister of Aviation
* Ernest Marples: Minister of Transport
* Frederick Erroll: Minister of Power
* Edward Heath: Secretary of State for Industry, Trade, and Regional Development and President of the Board of Trade
* Duncan Sandys: Secretary of State for the Colonies and Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
* Sir Edward Boyle: Minister of Education
* Anthony Barber: Minister of Health
* John Boyd-Carpenter: Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General
* Joseph Godber: Minister of Labour
* Geoffrey Rippon: Minister of Public Works
* Christopher Soames: Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
* Michael Noble: Secretary of State for Scotland
* The Viscount Blakenham: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
* William Deedes: Minister without Portfolio
* The Lord Carrington: Leader of the House of Lords and Minister without Portfolio

##### Changes

* April 1964 – Quintin Hogg became Secretary of State for Education and Science. Peter Thorneycroft's position became Secretary of State for Defence. Sir Edward Boyle left the cabinet

## List of ministers

Members of the Cabinet are in bold face.
| Office | Name | Dates | Notes |
| Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury | Harold Macmillan | 10 January 1957 – 13 October 1963 | |
| Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury | Alec Douglas-Home | 18 October 1963 – 16 October 1964 | Until 23 October 1963, when he renounced his hereditary peerage, he was The Earl of Home and was known as Lord Home |
| First Secretary of State | R. A. Butler | 13 July 1962 | Office wound up 18 October 1963 |
| Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain | The Viscount Kilmuir | 14 January 1957 | Continued in office |
| Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain | The Lord Dilhorne | 13 July 1962 | |
| Lord President of the Council | The Marquess of Salisbury | 13 January 1957 | also Leader of the House of Lords |
| Lord President of the Council | The Earl of Home | 29 March 1957 | also Leader of the House of Lords |
| Lord President of the Council | The Viscount Hailsham | 17 September 1957 | |
| Lord President of the Council | The Earl of Home | 14 October 1959 | also Leader of the House of Lords |
| Lord President of the Council | The Viscount Hailsham | 27 July 1960 | Also Minister for Science until 1964 and Leader of the House of Lords until 20 October 1963 |
| Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal | R. A. Butler | 13 January 1957 | Also Home Secretary and Leader of the House of Commons |
| Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal | The Viscount Hailsham | 14 October 1959 | Also Minister for Science |
| Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal | Edward Heath | 27 July 1960 | |
| Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal | Selwyn Lloyd | 20 October 1963 | also Leader of the House of Commons |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Peter Thorneycroft | 13 January 1957 | |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Derick Heathcoat-Amory | 6 January 1958 | |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Selwyn Lloyd | 27 July 1960 | |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Reginald Maudling | 13 July 1962 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | Edward Heath | 17 January 1957 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | Martin Redmayne | 14 October 1959 | |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Enoch Powell | 16 January 1957 | |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Jocelyn Simon | 6 January 1958 | |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Sir Edward Boyle | 22 October 1959 | |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Anthony Barber | 16 July 1962 | |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Alan Green | 23 October 1963 | |
| Economic Secretary to the Treasury | Nigel Birch | 16 January 1957 | Office vacant from 6 January 1958 |
| Economic Secretary to the Treasury | Frederick Erroll | 23 October 1958 | |
| Economic Secretary to the Treasury | Anthony Barber | 22 October 1959 | |
| Economic Secretary to the Treasury | Edward du Cann | 16 July 1962 | |
| Economic Secretary to the Treasury | Maurice Macmillan | 21 October 1963 | |
| Lords of the Treasury | Martin Redmayne | 21 January 1957 – 14 October 1959 | |
| Lords of the Treasury | Peter Legh | 21 January 1957 – 17 September 1957 | |
| Lords of the Treasury | Edward Wakefield | 21 January 1957 – 23 October 1958 | |
| Lords of the Treasury | Harwood Harrison | 21 January 1957 – 16 January 1959 | |
| Lords of the Treasury | Anthony Barber | 9 April 1957 – 19 February 1958 | |
| Lords of the Treasury | Richard Brooman-White | 28 October 1957 – 21 June 1958 | |
| Lords of the Treasury | Paul Bryan | 19 February 1958 – 9 February 1961 | |
| Lords of the Treasury | Michael Hughes-Young | 23 October 1958 – 6 March 1962 | |
| Lords of the Treasury | Graeme Bell Finlay | 16 January 1959 – 28 October 1960 | |
| Lords of the Treasury | David Gibson-Watt | 22 October 1959 – 29 November 1961 | |
| Lords of the Treasury | Robin Chichester-Clark | 21 June 1960 – 29 November 1961 | |
| Lords of the Treasury | John Hill | 28 October 1960 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Lords of the Treasury | William Whitelaw | 6 March 1961 – 16 July 1962 | |
| Lords of the Treasury | John Peel | 29 November 1961 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Lords of the Treasury | Michael Noble | 29 November 1961 – 13 July 1962 | |
| Lords of the Treasury | Francis Pearson | 6 March 1962 – 19 October 1963 | |
| Lords of the Treasury | Gordon Campbell | 6 September 1962 – 12 December 1963 | |
| Lords of the Treasury | Michael Hamilton | 6 September 1962 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Lords of the Treasury | Martin McLaren | 21 November 1963 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Lords of the Treasury | Ian MacArthur | 12 December 1963 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Selwyn Lloyd | 14 January 1957 | |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | The Earl of Home | 27 July 1960 | |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Rab Butler | 20 October 1963 | |
| Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | Allan Noble | 16 January 1957 – 16 January 1959 | |
| Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | David Ormsby-Gore | 16 January 1957 – 27 June 1961 | |
| Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | John Profumo | 16 January 1959 – 27 July 1960 | |
| Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | Joseph Godber | 27 June 1961 – 27 June 1963 | |
| Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | The Earl of Dundee | 9 October 1961 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | Peter Thomas | 27 June 1963 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | The Earl of Gosford | 18 January 1957 – 23 October 1958 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Ian Harvey | 18 January 1957 – 24 November 1958 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | The Marquess of Lansdowne | 23 October 1958 – 20 April 1962 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | John Profumo | 28 November 1958 – 16 January 1959 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Robert Allan | 16 January 1959 – 7 October 1960 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Joseph Godber | 28 October 1960 – 27 June 1961 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Peter Thomas | 27 June 1961 – 27 June 1963 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Peter Smithers | 16 July 1962 – 29 January 1964 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Robert Mathew | 30 January 1964 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Home Secretary | R. A. Butler | 13 January 1957 | also Leader of the House of Commons until 1961 |
| Home Secretary | Henry Brooke | 13 July 1963 | |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | Dennis Vosper | 28 October 1960 | New office |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | David Renton | 27 June 1961 | |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | The Earl Jellicoe | 17 July 1962 | |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | The Lord Derwent | 21 October 1963 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | Patricia Hornsby-Smith | 18 January 1957 – 22 October 1959 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | Jocelyn Simon | 18 January 1957 – 6 January 1958 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | David Renton | 17 January 1958 – 27 June 1961 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | Dennis Vosper | 22 October 1959 – 28 October 1960 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | The Earl Bathurst | 8 February 1961 – 16 July 1962 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | Charles Fletcher-Cooke | 27 June 1961 – 27 February 1963 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | Christopher Montague Woodhouse | 16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | Mervyn Pike | 1 March 1963 – 16 October 1964 | |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | The Earl of Selkirk | 16 January 1957 | |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | The Lord Carrington | 16 October 1959 | |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | The Earl Jellicoe | 22 October 1963 | Office reorganised 1 April 1964 under Ministry of Defence |
| Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty | Christopher Soames | 18 January 1957 | |
| Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty | Robert Allan | 17 January 1958 | |
| Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty | Charles Ian Orr-Ewing | 16 January 1959 | Office vacant 16 October 1959 |
| Civil Lord of the Admiralty | Tam Galbraith | 18 January 1957 | |
| Civil Lord of the Admiralty | Ian Orr-Ewing | 16 October 1959 | |
| Civil Lord of the Admiralty | John Hay | 3 May 1963 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | Derick Heathcoat Amory | 14 January 1957 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | John Hare | 6 January 1958 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | Christopher Soames | 27 July 1960 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | The Earl St Aldwyn | 18 January 1957 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | Joseph Godber | 18 January 1957 – 28 October 1960 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | The Earl Waldegrave | 27 June 1958 – 16 July 1962 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | William Vane | 28 October 1960 – 16 July 1962 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | The Lord St Oswald | 16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | James Scott-Hopkins | 16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Secretary of State for Air | George Ward | 16 January 1957 | |
| Secretary of State for Air | Julian Amery | 28 October 1960 | |
| Secretary of State for Air | Hugh Fraser | 16 July 1962 | Office reorganised under Ministry of Defence 1 April 1964 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Air | Ian Orr-Ewing | 18 January 1957 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Air | Airey Neave | 16 January 1959 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Air | William Taylor | 16 October 1959 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Air | Julian Ridsdale | 16 January 1962 | |
| Minister of Aviation | Duncan Sandys | 14 October 1959 | |
| Minister of Aviation | Peter Thorneycroft | 27 July 1960 | |
| Minister of Aviation | Julian Amery | 16 July 1962 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Aviation | Geoffrey Rippon | 22 October 1959 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Aviation | Montague Woodhouse | 9 October 1961 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Aviation | Basil de Ferranti | 16 July 1962 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Aviation | Neil Marten | 3 December 1962 | |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | Alan Lennox-Boyd | 14 January 1957 | |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | Iain Macleod | 14 October 1959 | |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | Reginald Maudling | 9 October 1961 | |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | Duncan Sandys | 13 July 1962 | Joint with Commonwealth Relations |
| Minister of State for the Colonies | The Earl of Perth | 16 January 1957 | |
| Minister of State for the Colonies | The Marquess of Lansdowne | 20 April 1962 | Joint with Commonwealth Relations from 21 October 1963 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies | John Profumo | 17 January 1957 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies | Julian Amery | 28 November 1958 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies | Hugh Fraser | 28 October 1960 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies | Nigel Fisher | 16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies | Richard Hornby | 24 October 1963 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations | The Earl of Home | 14 January 1957 | also Leader of the House of Lords from 19 March 1957 |
| Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations | Duncan Sandys | 27 July 1960 | Jointly with Colonial Office from 13 July 1962 |
| Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations | Cuthbert Alport | 22 October 1959 – 8 February 1961 | |
| Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations | The Duke of Devonshire | 6 September 1962 – 16 October 1964 | With Colonial Office from 21 October 1963 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations | Cuthbert Alport | 18 January 1957 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations | Richard Thompson | 22 October 1959 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations | The Duke of Devonshire | 28 October 1960 – 6 September 1962 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations | Bernard Braine | 8 February 1961 – 16 July 1962 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations | John Tilney | 16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Minister of Defence | Duncan Sandys | 13 January 1957 | |
| Minister of Defence | Harold Watkinson | 14 October 1959 | |
| Minister of Defence | Peter Thorneycroft | 13 July 1962 | Secretary of State for Defence from 1 April 1964 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Defence | The Lord Mancroft | 18 January 1957 | Office vacant 11 June 1957 |
| Minister of State for Air | Hugh Fraser | 1 April 1964 | |
| Minister of State for Army | James Ramsden | 1 April 1964 | |
| Minister of State for Navy | The Earl Jellicoe | 1 April 1964 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Air | Julian Ridsdale | 1 April 1964 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Army | Peter Kirk | 1 April 1964 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Navy | John Hay | 1 April 1964 | |
| Minister of Education | The Viscount Hailsham | 13 January 1957 | |
| Minister of Education | Geoffrey Lloyd | 17 September 1957 | |
| Minister of Education | Sir David Eccles | 14 October 1959 | |
| Minister of Education | Quintin Hogg | 1 April 1964 | Secretary of State for Education and Science |
| Minister of State for Education | Sir Edward Boyle | 1 April 1964 | |
| Minister of State for Education | Peter Legh | 1 April 1964 | Office note in Cabinet |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education | Sir Edward Boyle | 18 January 1957 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education | Kenneth Thompson | 22 October 1959 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education | Christopher Chataway | 16 July 1962 | Offices reorganised 1 April 1964 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Education | The Earl of Bessborough | 1 April 1964 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Education | Christopher Chataway | 1 April 1964 | |
| Minister of Health | Dennis Vosper | 16 January 1957 | |
| Minister of Health | Derek Walker-Smith | 17 September 1957 | |
| Minister of Health | Enoch Powell | 27 July 1960 | In Cabinet from 13 July 1962 |
| Minister of Health | Anthony Barber | 20 October 1963 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health | John Vaughan-Morgan | 18 January 1957 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health | Richard Thompson | 17 September 1957 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health | Edith Pitt | 22 October 1959 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health | Bernard Braine | 16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health | The Lord Newton | 6 September 1962 – 1 April 1964 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health | The Marquess of Lothian | 24 March 1964 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Minister of Housing, Local Government and Welsh Affairs | Henry Brooke | 13 January 1957 | |
| Minister of Housing, Local Government and Welsh Affairs | Charles Hill | 9 October 1961 | |
| Minister of Housing, Local Government and Welsh Affairs | Sir Keith Joseph | 13 July 1962 | |
| Minister of State for Welsh Affairs | The Lord Brecon | 12 December 1957 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government | Reginald Bevins | 18 January 1957 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government | Sir Keith Joseph | 22 October 1959 – 9 October 1961 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government | The Earl Jellicoe | 27 June 1961 – 16 July 1962 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government | Geoffrey Rippon | 9 October 1961 – 16 July 1962 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government | Frederick Corfield | 16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government | The Lord Hastings | 3 December 1962 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Minister of Labour and National Service | Iain Macleod | 14 January 1957 | |
| Minister of Labour and National Service | Edward Heath | 14 October 1959 | |
| Minister of Labour and National Service | John Hare | 27 July 1960 | |
| Minister of Labour and National Service | Joseph Godber | 20 October 1963 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour | Robert Carr | 19 January 1957 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour | Richard Wood | 14 April 1958 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour | Peter Thomas | 22 October 1959 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour | Alan Green | 27 June 1961 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour | William Whitelaw | 16 July 1962 | |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Charles Hill | 13 January 1957 | |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Iain Macleod | 9 October 1961 | also Leader of the House of Commons |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | The Lord Blakenham | 20 October 1963 | |
| Paymaster General | Reginald Maudling | 16 January 1957 | Office in Cabinet from 17 September 1957 |
| Paymaster General | The Lord Mills | 14 October 1959 | |
| Paymaster General | Henry Brooke | 9 October 1961 | Also Chief Secretary to the Treasury |
| Paymaster General | John Boyd-Carpenter | 13 July 1962 | |
| Minister of Pensions and National Insurance | John Boyd-Carpenter | 16 January 1957 | |
| Minister of Pensions and National Insurance | Niall Macpherson | 16 July 1962 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions | Edith Pitt | 19 January 1957 – 22 October 1959 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions | Richard Wood | 19 January 1957 – 14 April 1958 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions | William Vane | 14 April 1958 – 20 October 1960 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions | Patricia Hornsby-Smith | 22 October 1959 – 31 August 1961 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions | Bernard Braine | 28 October 1960 – 8 February 1961 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions | Richard Sharples | 8 February 1961 – 16 July 1962 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions | Margaret Thatcher | 9 October 1961 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions | Lynch Maydon | 16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Minister without Portfolio | The Earl of Munster | 16 January 1957 | |
| Minister without Portfolio | The Lord Mancroft | 11 June 1957 | |
| Minister without Portfolio | The Earl of Dundee | 23 October 1958 | |
| Minister without Portfolio | The Lord Mills | 9 October 1961 – 14 July 1962 | Office in Cabinet |
| Minister without Portfolio | William Deedes | 13 July 1962 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Minister without Portfolio | The Lord Carrington | 20 October 1963 – 16 October 1964 | also Leader of the House of Lords |
| Postmaster-General | Ernest Marples | 16 January 1957 | |
| Postmaster-General | Reginald Bevins | 22 October 1959 | |
| Assistant Postmaster-General | Kenneth Thompson | 18 January 1957 | |
| Assistant Postmaster-General | Mervyn Pike | 22 October 1959 | |
| Assistant Postmaster-General | Raymond Llewellyn Mawby | 1 March 1963 | |
| Minister of Power | The Lord Mills | 13 January 1957 | |
| Minister of Power | Richard Wood | 14 October 1959 | Office not in Cabinet |
| Minister of Power | Frederick Erroll | 20 October 1963 | Office back in Cabinet |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Power | David Renton | 18 January 1957 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Power | Sir Ian Horobin | 17 January 1958 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Power | John George | 22 October 1959 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Power | John Peyton | 25 June 1962 | |
| Minister of Science | The Viscount Hailsham | 14 October 1959 | also Leader of the House of Lords 27 July 1960 – 20 October 1963; From 1 April 1964 Secretary of State for Education and Science |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | John Maclay | 13 January 1957 | |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | Michael Noble | 13 July 1962 | |
| Minister of State for Scotland | The Lord Strathclyde | 17 January 1957 | |
| Minister of State for Scotland | The Lord Forbes | 23 October 1958 | |
| Minister of State for Scotland | Jack Nixon Browne | 22 October 1959 | Lord Craigton |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | Jack Nixon Browne | 18 January 1957 – 22 October 1959 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | Niall Macpherson | 19 January 1957 – 28 October 1960 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | Lord John Hope | 18 January 1957 – 22 October 1959 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | Tam Galbraith | 22 October 1959 – 8 November 1962 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | Gilmour Leburn | 22 October 1959 – 15 August 1963 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | Richard Brooman-White | 28 October 1960 – 12 December 1963 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | The Lady Tweedsmuir | 3 December 1962 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | Anthony Stodart | 19 August 1963 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | Gordon Campbell | 12 December 1963 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Minister of Supply | Aubrey Jones | 16 January 1957 | Office wound up 22 October 1959 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Supply | William Taylor | 18 January 1957 | Office wound up 22 October 1959 |
| Minister for Technical Cooperation | Dennis Vosper | 27 June 1961 | |
| Minister for Technical Cooperation | Robert Carr | 9 May 1963 | |
| President of the Board of Trade | Sir David Eccles | 13 January 1957 | |
| President of the Board of Trade | Reginald Maudling | 14 October 1959 | |
| President of the Board of Trade | Frederick Erroll | 9 October 1961 | |
| President of the Board of Trade | Edward Heath | 20 October 1963 | Also Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development |
| Minister of State for Trade | Derek Walker-Smith | 16 January 1957 | |
| Minister of State for Trade | John Vaughan-Morgan | 17 September 1957 | |
| Minister of State for Trade | Frederick Erroll | 22 October 1959 | |
| Minister of State for Trade | Sir Keith Joseph | 9 October 1961 | |
| Minister of State for Trade | Alan Green | 16 July 1962 – 23 October 1963 | |
| Minister of State for Trade | The Lord Derwent | 6 September 1962 – 23 October 1963 | |
| Minister of State for Trade | The Lord Drumalbyn | 23 October 1963 – 16 October 1964 | Formerly N Macpherson |
| Minister of State for Trade | Edward du Cann | 21 October 1963 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade | Frederick Erroll | 18 January 1957 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade | John Rodgers | 24 October 1958 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade | Niall Macpherson | 28 October 1960 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade | David Price | 17 July 1962 | |
| Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation | Harold Watkinson | 13 January 1957 | Civil aviation separated 14 October 1959 |
| Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation | Ernest Marples | 14 October 1959 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport | Richard Nugent | 18 January 1957 – 22 October 1959 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport | Airey Neave | 18 January 1957 – 16 January 1959 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport | John Hay | 16 January 1959 – 3 May 1963 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport | The Lord Chesham | 22 October 1959 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport | John Hughes-Hallett | 26 April 1961 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport | Tam Galbraith | 3 May 1963 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Secretary of State for War | John Hare | 16 January 1957 | |
| Secretary of State for War | Christopher Soames | 6 January 1958 | |
| Secretary of State for War | John Profumo | 27 July 1960 | |
| Secretary of State for War | Joseph Godber | 27 June 1963 | |
| Secretary of State for War | James Ramsden | 21 October 1963 | Reorganised under Ministry of Defence 1 April 1964 |
| Under-Secretary of State and Financial Secretary for War | Julian Amery | 18 January 1957 | |
| Under-Secretary of State and Financial Secretary for War | Hugh Fraser | 28 November 1958 | |
| Under-Secretary of State and Financial Secretary for War | James Ramsden | 28 October 1960 | |
| Under-Secretary of State and Financial Secretary for War | Peter Kirk | 24 October 1963 | |
| Minister of Works | Hugh Molson | 16 January 1957 | |
| Minister of Works | Lord John Hope | 22 October 1959 | |
| Minister of Works | Geoffrey Rippon | 16 July 1962 | Minister of Public Building and Works. In Cabinet from 20 October 1963 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works | Harmar Nicholls | 18 January 1957 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works | Richard Thompson | 28 October 1960 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works | Richard Sharples | 16 July 1962 | |
| Attorney General | Sir Reginald Manningham-Buller | 17 January 1957 | |
| Attorney General | Sir John Hobson | 16 July 1962 | |
| Solicitor General | Sir Harry Hylton-Foster | 17 January 1957 | |
| Solicitor General | Sir Jocelyn Simon | 22 October 1959 | |
| Solicitor General | Sir John Hobson | 8 February 1962 | |
| Solicitor General | Sir Peter Rawlinson | 19 July 1962 | |
| Lord Advocate | William Rankine Milligan | 17 January 1957 | |
| Lord Advocate | William Grant | 5 April 1960 | |
| Lord Advocate | Ian Shearer | 12 October 1962 | Not an MP |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | William Grant | 17 January 1957 | |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | David Colville Anderson | 11 May 1960 | |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | Norman Wylie | 27 April 1964 | |
| Treasurer of the Household | Hendrie Oakshott | 19 January 1957 | |
| Treasurer of the Household | Peter Legh | 16 January 1959 | Lord Newton |
| Treasurer of the Household | Edward Wakefield | 21 June 1960 | |
| Treasurer of the Household | Michael Hughes-Young | 6 March 1962 | |
| Comptroller of the Household | Gerald Wills | 19 January 1957 | Knighted |
| Comptroller of the Household | Edward Wakefield | 23 October 1958 | |
| Comptroller of the Household | Harwood Harrison | 16 January 1959 | |
| Comptroller of the Household | Robin Chichester-Clark | 29 November 1961 | |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Richard Thompson | 21 January 1957 | |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Peter Legh | 17 September 1957 | |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Edward Wakefield | 16 January 1959 | |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Richard Brooman-White | 21 June 1960 | |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Graeme Finlay | 28 October 1960 | |
| Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms | The Earl Fortescue | 21 January 1957 | |
| Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms | The Earl St Aldwyn | 27 June 1958 | |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | The Earl of Onslow | 21 January 1957 | |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | The Lord Newton | 28 October 1960 | |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | The Viscount Goschen | 6 September 1962 | |
| Lords in Waiting | The Lord Hawke | 21 January 1957 – 11 June 1957 | |
| Lords in Waiting | The Lord Fairfax of Cameron | 21 January 1957 – 21 June 1957 | |
| Lords in Waiting | The Lord Chesham | 21 January 1957 – 22 October 1959 | |
| Lords in Waiting | The Marquess of Lansdowne | 11 June 1957 – 23 October 1958 | |
| Lords in Waiting | The Earl Bathurst | 17 September 1957 – 8 February 1961 | |
| Lords in Waiting | The Earl of Gosford | 23 October 1958 – 22 October 1959 | |
| Lords in Waiting | The Lord St Oswald | 22 October 1959 – 16 July 1962 | |
| Lords in Waiting | The Earl Jellicoe | 8 February 1961 – 27 June 1961 | |
| Lords in Waiting | The Lord Hastings | 6 March 1961 – 3 December 1962 | |
| Lords in Waiting | The Lord Denham | 27 June 1961 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Lords in Waiting | The Marquess of Lothian | 6 September 1962 – 3 March 1964 | |
| Lords in Waiting | The Earl Ferrers | 3 December 1962 – 10 October 1964 | |