William Whitelaw no relation Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 4 May 1979 to 28 November 1990, during which time she led a Conservative majority government. She was the first woman to hold that office. During her premiership, Thatcher moved to liberalise the British economy through deregulation, privatisation, and the promotion of entrepreneurialism.
This article details the first Thatcher ministry which she led at the invitation of Queen Elizabeth II from 1979 to 1983.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 Health and Social Security
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
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