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For the events of Margaret Thatcher's third term as Prime Minister, see <a href="/wiki/Premiership_of_Margaret_Thatcher#Third_term_(June_1987_–_November_1990)" title="Premiership of Margaret Thatcher">Premiership of Margaret Thatcher § Third term (June 1987 – November 1990)</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_ministers_under_Margaret_Thatcher" title="List of ministers under Margaret Thatcher">List of ministers under Margaret Thatcher</a></div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox" style="width:auto; max-width:30em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color: #ededed;"><div class="fn org">Third Thatcher ministry</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_(HM_Government)_(St_Edwards_Crown).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28HM_Government%29_%28St_Edwards_Crown%29.svg/50px-Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28HM_Government%29_%28St_Edwards_Crown%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28HM_Government%29_%28St_Edwards_Crown%29.svg/75px-Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28HM_Government%29_%28St_Edwards_Crown%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28HM_Government%29_%28St_Edwards_Crown%29.svg/100px-Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28HM_Government%29_%28St_Edwards_Crown%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1530" data-file-height="1256" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Cabinet of the United Kingdom">Cabinet of the United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="background-color: #efefef; font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1987_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1987 United Kingdom general election">1987</a>–<a href="/wiki/1990_Conservative_Party_leadership_election" title="1990 Conservative Party leadership election">1990</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Margaret_Thatcher_(1983).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Margaret_Thatcher_%281983%29.jpg/150px-Margaret_Thatcher_%281983%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Margaret_Thatcher_%281983%29.jpg/225px-Margaret_Thatcher_%281983%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Margaret_Thatcher_%281983%29.jpg/300px-Margaret_Thatcher_%281983%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2444" data-file-height="3259" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Thatcher in 1983</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date formed</th><td class="infobox-data">11 June 1987<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-06-11</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date dissolved</th><td class="infobox-data">28 November 1990<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1990-11-28</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">People and organisations</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Monarch</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Prime Minister</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Prime Minister's history</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Premiership_of_Margaret_Thatcher" title="Premiership of Margaret Thatcher">Premiership of Margaret Thatcher</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Deputy Prime Minister</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Howe" title="Geoffrey Howe">Geoffrey Howe</a> (1989–1990)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total <abbr title="number">no.</abbr> of members</th><td class="infobox-data">245 appointments</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Member party</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0087DC; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative Party</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status in legislature</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Majority_government" title="Majority government">Majority</a> <div style="width: px;"><span class="nowrap">376 / 650 (58%)</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #0087DC; width: 58%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opposition cabinet</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_of_Neil_Kinnock" title="Shadow Cabinet of Neil Kinnock">Kinnock Shadow Cabinet</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opposition party</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#E4003B; color:white;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour Party</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opposition leader</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Neil_Kinnock" title="Neil Kinnock">Neil Kinnock</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Election</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1987_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1987 United Kingdom general election">1987 general election</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Legislature terms</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1987_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1987 United Kingdom general election">50th UK Parliament</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Budgets</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1988 United Kingdom budget">1988 budget</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1989_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1989 United Kingdom budget">1989 budget</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1990_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1990 United Kingdom budget">1990 budget</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Second_Thatcher_ministry" title="Second Thatcher ministry">Second Thatcher ministry</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/First_Major_ministry" title="First Major ministry">First Major ministry</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a> was <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister of the United Kingdom</a> from 4 May 1979 to 28 November 1990, during which time she led a <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> <a href="/wiki/Majority_government" title="Majority government">majority government</a>. She was the first woman to hold that office. During her premiership, Thatcher moved to <a href="/wiki/Economic_liberalization" title="Economic liberalization">liberalise</a> the <a href="/wiki/British_economy" class="mw-redirect" title="British economy">British economy</a> through <a href="/wiki/Deregulation" title="Deregulation">deregulation</a>, <a href="/wiki/Privatisation" class="mw-redirect" title="Privatisation">privatisation</a>, and the promotion of <a href="/wiki/Entrepreneurialism" class="mw-redirect" title="Entrepreneurialism">entrepreneurialism</a>. </p><p>This article details the <b>third Thatcher ministry</b> which she led at the invitation of <a href="/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen Elizabeth II">Queen Elizabeth II</a> from 1987 to 1990. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Election">Election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Thatcher_ministry&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1987_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1987 United Kingdom general election">1987 United Kingdom general election</a></div> <p>The Conservatives were elected for a third successive term in June 1987, with a majority of 102 seats. It enabled <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a> to become the longest-serving prime minister of the 20th century, as Britain's economic recovery continued. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fate">Fate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Thatcher_ministry&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Fate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/1990_Conservative_Party_leadership_election" title="1990 Conservative Party leadership election">1990 Conservative Party leadership election</a></div> <p>Then, on 1 November 1990, came the first of a series of events which would spell the end of <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a>'s years in power. <a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Howe" title="Geoffrey Howe">Geoffrey Howe</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Deputy Prime Minister</a>, long resentful of being ousted as <a href="/wiki/Foreign_Secretary" title="Foreign Secretary">Foreign Secretary</a>, resigned from the cabinet over its European policy. Soon afterward, in his resignation speech in the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a>, he publicly denounced Thatcher, having once been one of her closest allies, personally and for her hostility towards the programmes of the <a href="/wiki/European_Community" class="mw-redirect" title="European Community">European Community</a>. On 14 November, former cabinet minister <a href="/wiki/Michael_Heseltine" title="Michael Heseltine">Michael Heseltine</a> challenged Thatcher's leadership. Thatcher polled higher than him in the first round of the leadership contest, but failed to gain an outright victory in the first round of voting.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Within minutes of the result being announced, Thatcher informed reporters that she intended to let her name go forward for the second ballot.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, on 22 November, before a second round of the contest could take place, <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a> announced her resignation as Prime Minister and <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)">Leader of the Conservative Party</a> after more than 11 years, explaining that she was resigning to make way for a leader more likely to win the next general election. </p><p>Her successor was the <a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer" title="Chancellor of the Exchequer">Chancellor of the Exchequer</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Major" title="John Major">John Major</a>, who was elected on 27 November 1990, and who at 47 became the youngest Conservative Prime Minister of the 20th century. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cabinets">Cabinets</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Thatcher_ministry&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Cabinets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June_1987_to_July_1989">June 1987 to July 1989</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Thatcher_ministry&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: June 1987 to July 1989"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd></dd></dl> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/The_Viscount_Whitelaw" class="mw-redirect" title="The Viscount Whitelaw">The Viscount Whitelaw</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Prime Minister">Deputy Prime Minister</a> and <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Lords" title="Leader of the House of Lords">Leader of the House of Lords</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lord_President_of_the_Council" title="Lord President of the Council">Lord President of the Council</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Havers,_Baron_Havers" title="Michael Havers, Baron Havers">The Lord Havers</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Lord_High_Chancellor_of_Great_Britain" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain">Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/John_Wakeham" title="John Wakeham">John Wakeham</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Commons" title="Leader of the House of Commons">Leader of the House of Commons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lord_Privy_Seal" title="Lord Privy Seal">Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Nigel_Lawson" title="Nigel Lawson">Nigel Lawson</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer" title="Chancellor of the Exchequer">Chancellor of the Exchequer</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/John_Major" title="John Major">John Major</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Chief_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Chief Secretary to the Treasury">Chief Secretary to the Treasury</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Howe" title="Geoffrey Howe">Geoffrey Howe</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Foreign_Secretary" title="Foreign Secretary">Foreign Secretary</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Hurd" title="Douglas Hurd">Douglas Hurd</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Home_Secretary" title="Home Secretary">Home Secretary</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/John_MacGregor,_Baron_MacGregor_of_Pulham_Market" title="John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market">John MacGregor</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Agriculture,_Fisheries_and_Food" title="Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food">Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/George_Younger" class="mw-redirect" title="George Younger">George Younger</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Secretary of State for Defence">Secretary of State for Defence</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Baker,_Baron_Baker_of_Dorking" title="Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking">Kenneth Baker</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Education" title="Secretary of State for Education">Secretary of State for Education</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Norman_Fowler" class="mw-redirect" title="Norman Fowler">Norman Fowler</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Employment" title="Secretary of State for Employment">Secretary of State for Employment</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Cecil_Parkinson" title="Cecil Parkinson">Cecil Parkinson</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Energy" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for Energy">Secretary of State for Energy</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Ridley,_Baron_Ridley_of_Liddesdale" title="Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale">Nicholas Ridley</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_the_Environment" title="Secretary of State for the Environment">Secretary of State for the Environment</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/John_Moore,_Baron_Moore_of_Lower_Marsh" title="John Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh">John Moore</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Health" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for Health">Secretary of State for Health</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/David_Young,_Baron_Young_of_Graffham" title="David Young, Baron Young of Graffham">The Lord Young of Graffham</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Trade_and_Industry" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for Trade and Industry">Secretary of State for Trade and Industry</a> and <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Board_of_Trade" title="President of the Board of Trade">President of the Board of Trade</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Clarke" title="Kenneth Clarke">Kenneth Clarke</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Duchy_of_Lancaster" title="Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster">Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Tom_King,_Baron_King_of_Bridgwater" title="Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater">Tom King</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Northern_Ireland" title="Secretary of State for Northern Ireland">Secretary of State for Northern Ireland</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Rifkind" title="Malcolm Rifkind">Malcolm Rifkind</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland" title="Secretary of State for Scotland">Secretary of State for Scotland</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Paul_Channon" title="Paul Channon">Paul Channon</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Transport" title="Secretary of State for Transport">Secretary of State for Transport</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Peter_Walker,_Baron_Walker_of_Worcester" title="Peter Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester">Peter Walker</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Wales" title="Secretary of State for Wales">Secretary of State for Wales</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/David_Waddington" title="David Waddington">David Waddington</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Chief_Whip" title="Chief Whip">Chief Whip of the House of Commons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury">Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury</a></li> <li><b>Sir <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Mayhew" title="Patrick Mayhew">Patrick Mayhew</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_for_England_and_Wales" title="Attorney General for England and Wales">Attorney General for England and Wales</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Changes">Changes</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Thatcher_ministry&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October 1987 – <a href="/wiki/Lord_Mackay_of_Clashfern" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Mackay of Clashfern">Lord Mackay of Clashfern</a> succeeds Lord Havers as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.</li> <li>January 1988 – Viscount Whitelaw retires and is succeeded by <a href="/wiki/John_Wakeham" title="John Wakeham">John Wakeham</a> as Lord President of the Council. <a href="/wiki/Lord_Belstead" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Belstead">Lord Belstead</a> succeeds Wakeham as Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal. <a href="/wiki/Lord_Belstead" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Belstead">Lord Belstead</a> succeeds Viscount Whitelaw as Leader of the House of Lords.</li> <li>July 1988 – <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health_and_Social_Security" title="Department of Health and Social Security">Department of Health and Social Security</a> broken up into component parts: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Moore,_Baron_Moore_of_Lower_Marsh" title="John Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh">John Moore</a> continues on as Secretary of State for Social Security.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Clarke" title="Kenneth Clarke">Kenneth Clarke</a> becomes Secretary of State for Health. <a href="/wiki/Tony_Newton,_Baron_Newton_of_Braintree" title="Tony Newton, Baron Newton of Braintree">Tony Newton</a> succeeds Clarke as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July_1989_to_November_1990">July 1989 to November 1990</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Thatcher_ministry&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: July 1989 to November 1990"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd></dd></dl> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a></li> <li><b>Sir <a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Howe" title="Geoffrey Howe">Geoffrey Howe</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Deputy Prime Minister</a> and <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Commons" title="Leader of the House of Commons">Leader of the House of Commons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lord_President_of_the_Council" title="Lord President of the Council">Lord President of the Council</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_Mackay_of_Clashfern" class="mw-redirect" title="The Lord Mackay of Clashfern">The Lord Mackay of Clashfern</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Lord_High_Chancellor_of_Great_Britain" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain">Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_Belstead" class="mw-redirect" title="The Lord Belstead">The Lord Belstead</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Lords" title="Leader of the House of Lords">Leader of the House of Lords</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lord_Privy_Seal" title="Lord Privy Seal">Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Nigel_Lawson" title="Nigel Lawson">Nigel Lawson</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer" title="Chancellor of the Exchequer">Chancellor of the Exchequer</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Norman_Lamont" title="Norman Lamont">Norman Lamont</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Chief_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Chief Secretary to the Treasury">Chief Secretary to the Treasury</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/John_Major" title="John Major">John Major</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Foreign_Secretary" title="Foreign Secretary">Foreign Secretary</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Hurd" title="Douglas Hurd">Douglas Hurd</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Home_Secretary" title="Home Secretary">Home Secretary</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/John_Gummer" title="John Gummer">John Gummer</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Agriculture,_Fisheries_and_Food" title="Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food">Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Tom_King,_Baron_King_of_Bridgwater" title="Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater">Tom King</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Secretary of State for Defence">Secretary of State for Defence</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/John_MacGregor,_Baron_MacGregor_of_Pulham_Market" title="John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market">John MacGregor</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Education" title="Secretary of State for Education">Secretary of State for Education</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Norman_Fowler" class="mw-redirect" title="Norman Fowler">Norman Fowler</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Employment" title="Secretary of State for Employment">Secretary of State for Employment</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/John_Wakeham" title="John Wakeham">John Wakeham</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Energy" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for Energy">Secretary of State for Energy</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Chris_Patten" title="Chris Patten">Chris Patten</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_the_Environment" title="Secretary of State for the Environment">Secretary of State for the Environment</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Clarke" title="Kenneth Clarke">Kenneth Clarke</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Health" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for Health">Secretary of State for Health</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Baker,_Baron_Baker_of_Dorking" title="Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking">Kenneth Baker</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Duchy_of_Lancaster" title="Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster">Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Peter_Brooke,_Baron_Brooke_of_Sutton_Mandeville" title="Peter Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville">Peter Brooke</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Northern_Ireland" title="Secretary of State for Northern Ireland">Secretary of State for Northern Ireland</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Rifkind" title="Malcolm Rifkind">Malcolm Rifkind</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland" title="Secretary of State for Scotland">Secretary of State for Scotland</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Tony_Newton,_Baron_Newton_of_Braintree" title="Tony Newton, Baron Newton of Braintree">Tony Newton</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Social_Security" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for Social Security">Secretary of State for Social Security</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Ridley,_Baron_Ridley_of_Liddesdale" title="Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale">Nicholas Ridley</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Trade_and_Industry" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for Trade and Industry">Secretary of State for Trade and Industry</a> and <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Board_of_Trade" title="President of the Board of Trade">President of the Board of Trade</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Cecil_Parkinson" title="Cecil Parkinson">Cecil Parkinson</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Transport" title="Secretary of State for Transport">Secretary of State for Transport</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Peter_Walker,_Baron_Walker_of_Worcester" title="Peter Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester">Peter Walker</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Wales" title="Secretary of State for Wales">Secretary of State for Wales</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Changes_2">Changes</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Thatcher_ministry&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October 1989 –  <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Major" title="John Major">John Major</a> succeeds <a href="/wiki/Nigel_Lawson" title="Nigel Lawson">Nigel Lawson</a> as Chancellor of the Exchequer.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Hurd" title="Douglas Hurd">Douglas Hurd</a> succeeds <a href="/wiki/John_Major" title="John Major">John Major</a> as Foreign Secretary.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Waddington" title="David Waddington">David Waddington</a> succeeds <a href="/wiki/Douglas_Hurd" title="Douglas Hurd">Douglas Hurd</a> as Home Secretary.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Renton" title="Tim Renton">Tim Renton</a> succeeds <a href="/wiki/David_Waddington" title="David Waddington">David Waddington</a> as Chief Whip.</li></ul></li> <li>January 1990 – <a href="/wiki/Norman_Fowler" class="mw-redirect" title="Norman Fowler">Norman Fowler</a> resigns as Secretary of State for Employment and is succeeded by <a href="/wiki/Michael_Howard" title="Michael Howard">Michael Howard</a>.</li> <li>May 1990 – <a href="/wiki/Peter_Walker,_Baron_Walker_of_Worcester" title="Peter Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester">Peter Walker</a> resigns as Secretary of State for Wales, having announced his intention in March. <a href="/wiki/David_Hunt,_Baron_Hunt_of_Wirral" title="David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral">David Hunt</a> succeeds him.</li> <li>July 1990 – <a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Ridley,_Baron_Ridley_of_Liddesdale" title="Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale">Nicholas Ridley</a> resigns as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. <a href="/wiki/Peter_Lilley" title="Peter Lilley">Peter Lilley</a> succeeds him.</li> <li>November 1990 – At the start of the month, <a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Howe" title="Geoffrey Howe">Geoffrey Howe</a> resigns and the title of Deputy Prime Minister is not reallocated. <a href="/wiki/John_MacGregor,_Baron_MacGregor_of_Pulham_Market" title="John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market">John MacGregor</a> succeeds him as Lord President of the Council and is in turn succeeded by <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Clarke" title="Kenneth Clarke">Kenneth Clarke</a> as Secretary of State for Education and Science, who is succeeded by <a href="/wiki/William_Waldegrave,_Baron_Waldegrave_of_North_Hill" title="William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill">William Waldegrave</a> as Secretary of State for Health.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_ministers">List of ministers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Thatcher_ministry&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: List of ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Members of the Cabinet are in <b>bold</b> face. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Office</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Dates</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a><br /><a href="/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Treasury" title="First Lord of the Treasury">First Lord of the Treasury</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_the_Civil_Service" title="Minister for the Civil Service">Minister for the Civil Service</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a></b></td> <td>June 1987 – 28 November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Prime Minister">Deputy Prime Minister</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/The_Viscount_Whitelaw" class="mw-redirect" title="The Viscount Whitelaw">The Viscount Whitelaw</a></b></td> <td>June 1987 – January 1988</td> <td>also <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Lords" title="Leader of the House of Lords">Leader of the House of Lords</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lord_President_of_the_Council" title="Lord President of the Council">Lord President of the Council</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lord_High_Chancellor_of_Great_Britain" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain">Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Havers,_Baron_Havers" title="Michael Havers, Baron Havers">The Lord Havers</a></b></td> <td>13 June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_Mackay_of_Clashfern" class="mw-redirect" title="The Lord Mackay of Clashfern">The Lord Mackay of Clashfern</a></b></td> <td>26 October 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Commons" title="Leader of the House of Commons">Leader of the House of Commons</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_Wakeham" title="John Wakeham">John Wakeham</a></b></td> <td>13 June 1987</td> <td>also <a href="/wiki/Lord_Privy_Seal" title="Lord Privy Seal">Lord Privy Seal</a> from June 1987 – January 1988, <a href="/wiki/Lord_President_of_the_Council" title="Lord President of the Council">Lord President of the Council</a> from January 1988 – July 1989 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sir_Geoffrey_Howe" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Geoffrey Howe">Sir Geoffrey Howe</a></b></td> <td>24 July 1989</td> <td>also <a href="/wiki/Lord_President_of_the_Council" title="Lord President of the Council">Lord President of the Council</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_MacGregor,_Baron_MacGregor_of_Pulham_Market" title="John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market">John MacGregor</a></b></td> <td>2 November 1990</td> <td>also <a href="/wiki/Lord_President_of_the_Council" title="Lord President of the Council">Lord President of the Council</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Lords" title="Leader of the House of Lords">Leader of the House of Lords</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/The_Viscount_Whitelaw" class="mw-redirect" title="The Viscount Whitelaw">The Viscount Whitelaw</a></b></td> <td>June 1987</td> <td>also <a href="/wiki/Lord_President_of_the_Council" title="Lord President of the Council">Lord President of the Council</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_Belstead" class="mw-redirect" title="The Lord Belstead">The Lord Belstead</a></b></td> <td>January 1988</td> <td>also <a href="/wiki/Lord_Privy_Seal" title="Lord Privy Seal">Lord Privy Seal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Lord_President_of_the_Council" title="Lord President of the Council">Lord President of the Council</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/The_Viscount_Whitelaw" class="mw-redirect" title="The Viscount Whitelaw">The Viscount Whitelaw</a></b></td> <td>June 1987</td> <td>also <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Leader_of_the_Conservative_Party_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)">Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party</a> and <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Lords" title="Leader of the House of Lords">Leader of the House of Lords</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_Wakeham" title="John Wakeham">John Wakeham</a></b></td> <td>10 January 1988</td> <td>also <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Commons" title="Leader of the House of Commons">Leader of the House of Commons</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sir_Geoffrey_Howe" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Geoffrey Howe">Sir Geoffrey Howe</a></b></td> <td>24 July 1989</td> <td>also <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Deputy Prime Minister</a> and <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Commons" title="Leader of the House of Commons">Leader of the House of Commons</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_MacGregor,_Baron_MacGregor_of_Pulham_Market" title="John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market">John MacGregor</a></b></td> <td>2 November 1990</td> <td>also <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Commons" title="Leader of the House of Commons">Leader of the House of Commons</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_Office_(United_Kingdom)" title="Privy Council Office (United Kingdom)">Minister of State for the Privy Council Office</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Luce,_Baron_Luce" title="Richard Luce, Baron Luce">Richard Luce</a></td> <td>June 1987 – 24 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Mellor" title="David Mellor">David Mellor</a></td> <td>24 July 1990 – 28 November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Privy_Seal" title="Lord Privy Seal">Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_Wakeham" title="John Wakeham">John Wakeham</a></b></td> <td>13 June 1987</td> <td>also <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Commons" title="Leader of the House of Commons">Leader of the House of Commons</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_Belstead" class="mw-redirect" title="The Lord Belstead">The Lord Belstead</a></b></td> <td>10 January 1988</td> <td>also <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Lords" title="Leader of the House of Lords">Leader of the House of Lords</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer" title="Chancellor of the Exchequer">Chancellor of the Exchequer</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Nigel_Lawson" title="Nigel Lawson">Nigel Lawson</a></b></td> <td>June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_Major" title="John Major">John Major</a></b></td> <td>26 October 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Chief_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Chief Secretary to the Treasury">Chief Secretary to the Treasury</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_Major" title="John Major">John Major</a></b></td> <td>13 June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Norman_Lamont" title="Norman Lamont">Norman Lamont</a></b></td> <td>24 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury">Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Waddington" title="David Waddington">David Waddington</a></td> <td>13 June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Renton" title="Tim Renton">Tim Renton</a></td> <td>28 October 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Financial_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Financial Secretary to the Treasury">Financial Secretary to the Treasury</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norman_Lamont" title="Norman Lamont">Norman Lamont</a></td> <td>June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Lilley" title="Peter Lilley">Peter Lilley</a></td> <td>24 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Francis_Maude" title="Francis Maude">Hon. Francis Maude</a></td> <td>23 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Economic_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Economic Secretary to the Treasury">Economic Secretary to the Treasury</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Lilley" title="Peter Lilley">Peter Lilley</a></td> <td>June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Ryder,_Baron_Ryder_of_Wensum" title="Richard Ryder, Baron Ryder of Wensum">Richard Ryder</a></td> <td>25 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Maples" title="John Maples">John Maples</a></td> <td>23 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="16"><a href="/wiki/Lords_Commissioners_of_the_Treasury" title="Lords Commissioners of the Treasury">Lords Commissioners of the Treasury</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Neubert" title="Michael Neubert">Michael Neubert</a></td> <td>June 1987 – 26 July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Lloyd_(politician)" title="Peter Lloyd (politician)">Peter Lloyd</a></td> <td>June 1987 – 24 July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Lennox-Boyd" title="Mark Lennox-Boyd">Hon. Mark Lennox-Boyd</a></td> <td>June 1987 – 25 July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Durant" title="Tony Durant">Tony Durant</a></td> <td>June 1987 – 19 December 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Lightbown" title="David Lightbown">David Lightbown</a></td> <td>26 July 1987 – 24 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alan_Howarth,_Baron_Howarth_of_Newport" title="Alan Howarth, Baron Howarth of Newport">Alan Howarth</a></td> <td>27 July 1988 – 24 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Maclean" class="mw-redirect" title="David Maclean">David Maclean</a></td> <td>27 July 1988 – 24 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Carlisle" title="Kenneth Carlisle">Kenneth Carlisle</a></td> <td>27 July 1988 – 22 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Dorrell" title="Stephen Dorrell">Stephen Dorrell</a></td> <td>20 December 1988 – 3 May 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Heathcoat-Amory" title="David Heathcoat-Amory">David Heathcoat-Amory</a></td> <td>26 July 1989 – 28 October 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Taylor_(Solihull_MP)" title="John Taylor (Solihull MP)">John Taylor</a></td> <td>26 July 1989 – 29 November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Sackville" title="Tom Sackville">Tom Sackville</a></td> <td>30 October 1989 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Fallon" title="Michael Fallon">Michael Fallon</a></td> <td>10 May 1990 – 22 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Chapman_(politician)" title="Sydney Chapman (politician)">Sydney Chapman</a></td> <td>25 July 1990 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Knight" title="Greg Knight">Greg Knight</a></td> <td>25 July 1990 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Irvine_Patnick" title="Irvine Patnick">Irvine Patnick</a></td> <td>25 July 1990 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="17">Assistant Whips</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Ryder,_Baron_Ryder_of_Wensum" title="Richard Ryder, Baron Ryder of Wensum">Richard Ryder</a></td> <td>June 1987 – July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Carlisle" title="Kenneth Carlisle">Kenneth Carlisle</a></td> <td>June 1987 – July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Dorrell" title="Stephen Dorrell">Stephen Dorrell</a></td> <td>June 1987 – December 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alan_Howarth,_Baron_Howarth_of_Newport" title="Alan Howarth, Baron Howarth of Newport">Alan Howarth</a></td> <td>June 1987 – July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Maclean" class="mw-redirect" title="David Maclean">David Maclean</a></td> <td>June 1987 – July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Sackville" title="Tom Sackville">Tom Sackville</a></td> <td>July 1988 – October 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Taylor_(Solihull_MP)" title="John Taylor (Solihull MP)">John Taylor</a></td> <td>July 1988 – July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Fallon" title="Michael Fallon">Michael Fallon</a></td> <td>July 1988 – May 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Heathcoat-Amory" title="David Heathcoat-Amory">David Heathcoat-Amory</a></td> <td>July 1988 – July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Chapman_(politician)" title="Sydney Chapman (politician)">Sydney Chapman</a></td> <td>December 1988 – July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Knight" title="Greg Knight">Greg Knight</a></td> <td>July 1989 – July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Irvine_Patnick" title="Irvine Patnick">Irvine Patnick</a></td> <td>July 1989 – July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Baker_(politician)" title="Nicholas Baker (politician)">Nicholas Baker</a></td> <td>November 1989 -November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Timothy_Wood" title="Timothy Wood">Timothy Wood</a></td> <td>May 1990 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Timothy_Kirkhope" title="Timothy Kirkhope">Timothy Kirkhope</a></td> <td>July 1990 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Boswell" title="Tim Boswell">Tim Boswell</a></td> <td>July 1990 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Neil_Hamilton_(politician)" title="Neil Hamilton (politician)">Neil Hamilton</a></td> <td>July 1990 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Foreign_Secretary" title="Foreign Secretary">Foreign Secretary</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sir_Geoffrey_Howe" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Geoffrey Howe">Sir Geoffrey Howe</a></b></td> <td>June 1987</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_Major" title="John Major">John Major</a></b></td> <td>14 June 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Hurd" title="Douglas Hurd">Hon. Douglas Hurd</a></b></td> <td>26 October 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="10"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Foreign_Affairs_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (United Kingdom)">Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lynda_Chalker" title="Lynda Chalker">Lynda Chalker</a></td> <td>June 1987 – November 1990</td> <td>also Minister of Overseas Development from 24 July 1989 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Patten" title="Chris Patten">Chris Patten</a></td> <td>June 1987 – 24 July 1989</td> <td>also Minister of Overseas Development </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Mellor" title="David Mellor">David Mellor</a></td> <td>13 June 1987 – 26 July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Simon_Arthur,_4th_Baron_Glenarthur" title="Simon Arthur, 4th Baron Glenarthur">The Lord Glenarthur</a></td> <td>13 June 1987 – 24 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Waldegrave,_Baron_Waldegrave_of_North_Hill" title="William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill">Hon. William Waldegrave</a></td> <td>26 July 1988 – 2 November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Francis_Maude" title="Francis Maude">Hon. Francis Maude</a></td> <td>24 July 1989 – 14 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ivon_Moore-Brabazon,_3rd_Baron_Brabazon_of_Tara" title="Ivon Moore-Brabazon, 3rd Baron Brabazon of Tara">The Lord Brabazon of Tara</a></td> <td>24 July 1989 – 24 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Sinclair,_20th_Earl_of_Caithness" title="Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness">The Earl of Caithness</a></td> <td>14 July 1990 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tristan_Garel-Jones" title="Tristan Garel-Jones">Tristan Garel-Jones</a></td> <td>14 July 1990 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Hogg" title="Douglas Hogg">Hon. Douglas Hogg</a></td> <td>2 November 1990 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Foreign,_Commonwealth_and_Development_Affairs" title="Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs">Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Timothy_Eggar" class="mw-redirect" title="Timothy Eggar">Timothy Eggar</a></td> <td>June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Sainsbury" title="Tim Sainsbury">Hon. Tim Sainsbury</a></td> <td>24 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Lennox-Boyd" title="Mark Lennox-Boyd">Hon. Mark Lennox-Boyd</a></td> <td>24 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Overseas_Development" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister for Overseas Development">Minister for Overseas Development</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Patten" title="Chris Patten">Chris Patten</a></td> <td>June 1987</td> <td>also Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lynda_Chalker" title="Lynda Chalker">Lynda Chalker</a></td> <td>24 July 1989</td> <td>also Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Home_Secretary" title="Home Secretary">Home Secretary</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Hurd" title="Douglas Hurd">Hon. Douglas Hurd</a></b></td> <td>June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/David_Waddington" title="David Waddington">David Waddington</a></b></td> <td>26 October 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Under-Secretary_of_State_for_the_Home_Department" title="Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department">Minister of State for Home Affairs</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Sinclair,_20th_Earl_of_Caithness" title="Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness">The Earl of Caithness</a></td> <td>June 1987 – 10 January 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Renton" title="Tim Renton">Tim Renton</a></td> <td>15 June 1987 – October 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Patten,_Baron_Patten" title="John Patten, Baron Patten">John Patten</a></td> <td>13 June 1987 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Shirley,_13th_Earl_Ferrers" title="Robert Shirley, 13th Earl Ferrers">The Earl Ferrers</a></td> <td>10 January 1988 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Mellor" title="David Mellor">David Mellor</a></td> <td>27 October 1989 – 22 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Angela_Rumbold" title="Angela Rumbold">Angela Rumbold</a></td> <td>23 July 1990 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Home_Affairs" class="mw-redirect" title="Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs">Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Hogg" title="Douglas Hogg">Hon. Douglas Hogg</a></td> <td>June 1987 – 26 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Lloyd_(politician)" title="Peter Lloyd (politician)">Peter Lloyd</a></td> <td>25 July 1989 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Agriculture,_Fisheries_and_Food" title="Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food">Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_MacGregor,_Baron_MacGregor_of_Pulham_Market" title="John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market">John MacGregor</a></b></td> <td>13 June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_Gummer" title="John Gummer">John Gummer</a></b></td> <td>24 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Agriculture,_Fisheries_and_Food_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (United Kingdom)">Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Gummer" title="John Gummer">John Gummer</a></td> <td>June 1987 – 26 July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Baroness_Trumpington" class="mw-redirect" title="The Baroness Trumpington">The Baroness Trumpington</a></td> <td>28 September 1989 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Agriculture,_Fisheries_and_Food" class="mw-redirect" title="Under-Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food">Under-Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Donald_Thompson_(politician)" title="Donald Thompson (politician)">Donald Thompson</a></td> <td>June 1987 – 25 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Baroness_Trumpington" class="mw-redirect" title="The Baroness Trumpington">The Baroness Trumpington</a></td> <td>13 June 1987 – 28 September 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Ryder,_Baron_Ryder_of_Wensum" title="Richard Ryder, Baron Ryder of Wensum">Richard Ryder</a></td> <td>25 July 1988 – 14 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Curry" title="David Curry">David Curry</a></td> <td>26 July 1989 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Maclean" class="mw-redirect" title="David Maclean">David Maclean</a></td> <td>26 July 1989 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Arts">Minister for the Arts</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Luce,_Baron_Luce" title="Richard Luce, Baron Luce">Richard Luce</a></td> <td>June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Mellor" title="David Mellor">David Mellor</a></td> <td>26 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Secretary of State for Defence">Secretary of State for Defence</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/George_Younger,_4th_Viscount_Younger_of_Leckie" title="George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie">Hon. George Younger</a></b></td> <td>June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tom_King,_Baron_King_of_Bridgwater" title="Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater">Tom King</a></b></td> <td>24 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_the_Armed_Forces" title="Minister of State for the Armed Forces">Minister of State for the Armed Forces</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ian_Stewart,_Baron_Stewartby" title="Ian Stewart, Baron Stewartby">Ian Stewart</a></td> <td>13 June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Archie_Hamilton" title="Archie Hamilton">Hon. Archie Hamilton</a></td> <td>25 July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Defence_Procurement" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of State for Defence Procurement">Minister of State for Defence Procurement</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Trefgarne,_2nd_Baron_Trefgarne" title="David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne">The Lord Trefgarne</a></td> <td>June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alan_Clark" title="Alan Clark">Alan Clark</a></td> <td>24 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Under-Secretary_of_State_for_the_Armed_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces">Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roger_Freeman,_Baron_Freeman" title="Roger Freeman, Baron Freeman">Roger Freeman</a></td> <td>June 1987 – 15 December 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Neubert" title="Michael Neubert">Michael Neubert</a></td> <td>19 December 1988 – 23 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Defence_Procurement&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement (page does not exist)">Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Sainsbury" title="Tim Sainsbury">Hon. Tim Sainsbury</a></td> <td>13 June 1987 – 25 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Gore,_9th_Earl_of_Arran" title="Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran">The Earl of Arran</a></td> <td>25 July 1989 – 26 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Carlisle" title="Kenneth Carlisle">Kenneth Carlisle</a></td> <td>26 July 1990 – 28 November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Education" title="Secretary of State for Education">Secretary of State for Education</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Baker,_Baron_Baker_of_Dorking" title="Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking">Kenneth Baker</a></b></td> <td>June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_MacGregor,_Baron_MacGregor_of_Pulham_Market" title="John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market">John MacGregor</a></b></td> <td>24 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Clarke" title="Kenneth Clarke">Kenneth Clarke</a></b></td> <td>2 November 1990</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State,_Education_and_Science" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of State, Education and Science">Minister of State, Education and Science</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Angela_Rumbold" title="Angela Rumbold">Angela Rumbold</a></td> <td>June 1987 – 24 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Eggar" title="Tim Eggar">Tim Eggar</a></td> <td>24 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Under-Secretary_of_State,_Education_and_Science&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Under-Secretary of State, Education and Science (page does not exist)">Under-Secretary of State, Education and Science</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Dunn_(politician)" title="Bob Dunn (politician)">Bob Dunn</a></td> <td>June 1987 – 26 July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloria_Hooper,_Baroness_Hooper" title="Gloria Hooper, Baroness Hooper">The Baroness Hooper</a></td> <td>13 June 1987 – 26 July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Jackson_(Wantage_MP)" title="Robert Jackson (Wantage MP)">Robert Jackson</a></td> <td>13 June 1987 – 24 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Butcher_(British_politician)" title="John Butcher (British politician)">John Butcher</a></td> <td>26 July 1988 – 24 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alan_Howarth,_Baron_Howarth_of_Newport" title="Alan Howarth, Baron Howarth of Newport">Alan Howarth</a></td> <td>24 July 1989 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Fallon" title="Michael Fallon">Michael Fallon</a></td> <td>24 July 1990 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Employment" title="Secretary of State for Employment">Secretary of State for Employment</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Norman_Fowler" class="mw-redirect" title="Norman Fowler">Norman Fowler</a></b></td> <td>13 June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Howard" title="Michael Howard">Michael Howard</a></b></td> <td>3 January 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State,_Employment" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of State, Employment">Minister of State, Employment</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Cope,_Baron_Cope_of_Berkeley" title="John Cope, Baron Cope of Berkeley">John Cope</a></td> <td>13 June 1987 – 25 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Timothy_Eggar" class="mw-redirect" title="Timothy Eggar">Timothy Eggar</a></td> <td>25 July 1989 – 23 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Under-Secretary_of_State,_Employment" class="mw-redirect" title="Under-Secretary of State, Employment">Under-Secretary of State, Employment</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Lee,_Baron_Lee_of_Trafford" title="John Lee, Baron Lee of Trafford">John Lee</a></td> <td>June 1987 – 26 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Nicholls" title="Patrick Nicholls">Patrick Nicholls</a></td> <td>13 June 1987 – 24 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Galbraith,_2nd_Baron_Strathclyde" title="Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde">The Lord Strathclyde</a></td> <td>26 July 1989 – 24 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_V._Jackson" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert V. Jackson">Robert Jackson</a></td> <td>24 July 1990 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eric_Forth" title="Eric Forth">Eric Forth</a></td> <td>24 July 1990 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Lowther,_2nd_Viscount_Ullswater" title="Nicholas Lowther, 2nd Viscount Ullswater">The Viscount Ullswater</a></td> <td>24 July 1990 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Energy" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for Energy">Secretary of State for Energy</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Cecil_Parkinson" title="Cecil Parkinson">Cecil Parkinson</a></b></td> <td>13 June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_Wakeham" title="John Wakeham">John Wakeham</a></b></td> <td>24 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State,_Energy" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of State, Energy">Minister of State, Energy</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Morrison" title="Peter Morrison">Peter Morrison</a></td> <td>13 June 1987 – 26 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Under-Secretary_of_State,_Energy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Under-Secretary of State, Energy (page does not exist)">Under-Secretary of State, Energy</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Spicer" title="Michael Spicer">Michael Spicer</a></td> <td>13 June 1987 – 3 January 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloria_Hooper,_Baroness_Hooper" title="Gloria Hooper, Baroness Hooper">The Baroness Hooper</a></td> <td>26 July 1988 – 28 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Baldry" title="Tony Baldry">Tony Baldry</a></td> <td>3 January 1990 – 28 November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Colin_Moynihan,_4th_Baron_Moynihan" title="Colin Moynihan, 4th Baron Moynihan">Hon. Colin Moynihan</a></td> <td>24 July 1990 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_the_Environment" title="Secretary of State for the Environment">Secretary of State for the Environment</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Ridley,_Baron_Ridley_of_Liddesdale" title="Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale">Hon. Nicholas Ridley</a></b></td> <td>June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Chris_Patten" title="Chris Patten">Chris Patten</a></b></td> <td>24 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Local_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of State for Local Government">Minister of State for Local Government</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Howard" title="Michael Howard">Michael Howard</a></td> <td>13 June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Gummer" title="John Gummer">John Gummer</a></td> <td>25 July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Hunt,_Baron_Hunt_of_Wirral" title="David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral">David Hunt</a></td> <td>25 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Portillo" title="Michael Portillo">Michael Portillo</a></td> <td>4 May 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Housing" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of State for Housing">Minister of State for Housing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Waldegrave,_Baron_Waldegrave_of_North_Hill" title="William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill">Hon. William Waldegrave</a></td> <td>13 June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Sinclair,_20th_Earl_of_Caithness" title="Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness">The Earl of Caithness</a></td> <td>25 July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Howard" title="Michael Howard">Michael Howard</a></td> <td>25 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Spicer" title="Michael Spicer">Michael Spicer</a></td> <td>3 January 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minister_of_State,_Environment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Minister of State, Environment (page does not exist)">Minister of State, Environment</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_Belstead" class="mw-redirect" title="The Lord Belstead">The Lord Belstead</a></td> <td>13 June 1987 – 10 January 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Sinclair,_20th_Earl_of_Caithness" title="Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness">The Earl of Caithness</a></td> <td>10 January 1988 – 25 July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Howard" title="Michael Howard">Michael Howard</a></td> <td>25 July 1988 – 24 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Trippier" title="David Trippier">David Trippier</a></td> <td>24 July 1989 – 28 November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Sport" class="mw-redirect" title="Under-Secretary of State for Sport">Under-Secretary of State for Sport</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colin_Moynihan,_4th_Baron_Moynihan" title="Colin Moynihan, 4th Baron Moynihan">Hon. Colin Moynihan</a></td> <td>22 June 1987 – 26 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Atkins_(politician)" title="Robert Atkins (politician)">Robert Atkins</a></td> <td>26 July 1990 – 28 November 1990</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="10"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Under-Secretary_of_State,_Environment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Under-Secretary of State, Environment (page does not exist)">Under-Secretary of State, Environment</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Chope" title="Christopher Chope">Christopher Chope</a></td> <td>June 1987 – 22 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marion_Roe" title="Marion Roe">Marion Roe</a></td> <td>13 June 1987 – 26 July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Trippier" title="David Trippier">David Trippier</a></td> <td>13 June 1987 – 23 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Bottomley" title="Virginia Bottomley">Virginia Bottomley</a></td> <td>25 July 1988 – 28 October 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Fermor-Hesketh,_3rd_Baron_Hesketh" title="Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron Hesketh">The Lord Hesketh</a></td> <td>31 January 1989 – 2 November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Heathcoat-Amory" title="David Heathcoat-Amory">David Heathcoat-Amory</a></td> <td>28 October 1989 – 28 November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Nicholls" title="Patrick Nicholls">Patrick Nicholls</a></td> <td>26 July 1990 – 12 October 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Galbraith,_2nd_Baron_Strathclyde" title="Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde">The Lord Strathclyde</a></td> <td>26 July 1990 – 7 September 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Emily_Blatch,_Baroness_Blatch" title="Emily Blatch, Baroness Blatch">The Baroness Blatch</a></td> <td>7 September 1990 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Key_(politician)" title="Robert Key (politician)">Robert Key</a></td> <td>12 October 1990 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Social_Services" title="Secretary of State for Social Services">Secretary of State for Social Services</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_Moore,_Baron_Moore_of_Lower_Marsh" title="John Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh">John Moore</a></b></td> <td>13 June 1987</td> <td>Reorganised into Office of Health and Office of Social Security 25 July 1988 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Health" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for Health">Secretary of State for Health</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Clarke" title="Kenneth Clarke">Kenneth Clarke</a></b></td> <td>25 July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/William_Waldegrave,_Baron_Waldegrave_of_North_Hill" title="William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill">Hon. William Waldegrave</a></b></td> <td>2 November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State,_Health" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of State, Health">Minister of State, Health</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Newton,_Baron_Newton_of_Braintree" title="Tony Newton, Baron Newton of Braintree">Tony Newton</a></td> <td>June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Mellor" title="David Mellor">David Mellor</a></td> <td>25 July 1988</td> <td>under separate Office of Health </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Trafford,_Baron_Trafford" title="Anthony Trafford, Baron Trafford">The Lord Trafford</a></td> <td>29 July 1989 – September 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Bottomley" title="Virginia Bottomley">Virginia Bottomley</a></td> <td>28 October 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Under-Secretary_of_State,_Health_and_Social_Security" class="mw-redirect" title="Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security">Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edwina_Currie" title="Edwina Currie">Edwina Currie</a></td> <td>June 1987 – 25 July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Portillo" title="Michael Portillo">Michael Portillo</a></td> <td>13 June 1987 – 25 July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Roger_Bootle-Wilbraham,_7th_Baron_Skelmersdale" title="Roger Bootle-Wilbraham, 7th Baron Skelmersdale">The Lord Skelmersdale</a></td> <td>13 June 1987 – 25 July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Under-Secretary_of_State,_Health" class="mw-redirect" title="Under-Secretary of State, Health">Under-Secretary of State, Health</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edwina_Currie" title="Edwina Currie">Edwina Currie</a></td> <td>25 July 1988 – 16 December 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Roger_Freeman,_Baron_Freeman" title="Roger Freeman, Baron Freeman">Roger Freeman</a></td> <td>16 December 1988 – 4 May 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloria_Hooper,_Baroness_Hooper" title="Gloria Hooper, Baroness Hooper">The Baroness Hooper</a></td> <td>29 September 1989 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Dorrell" title="Stephen Dorrell">Stephen Dorrell</a></td> <td>4 May 1990 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Social_Security" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for Social Security">Secretary of State for Social Security</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_Moore,_Baron_Moore_of_Lower_Marsh" title="John Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh">John Moore</a></b></td> <td>25 July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tony_Newton,_Baron_Newton_of_Braintree" title="Tony Newton, Baron Newton of Braintree">Tony Newton</a></b></td> <td>23 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minister_of_State,_Social_Security&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Minister of State, Social Security (page does not exist)">Minister of State, Social Security</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Scott" title="Nicholas Scott">Nicholas Scott</a></td> <td>13 June 1987</td> <td>under separate Office of Social Security 25 July 1988 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Under-Secretary_of_State,_Social_Security&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Under-Secretary of State, Social Security (page does not exist)">Under-Secretary of State, Social Security</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roger_Bootle-Wilbraham,_7th_Baron_Skelmersdale" title="Roger Bootle-Wilbraham, 7th Baron Skelmersdale">The Lord Skelmersdale</a></td> <td>25 July 1988 – 26 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Lloyd_(politician)" title="Peter Lloyd (politician)">Peter Lloyd</a></td> <td>25 July 1988 – 28 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Eden,_8th_Baron_Henley" title="Oliver Eden, 8th Baron Henley">The Lord Henley</a></td> <td>25 July 1989 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gillian_Shephard" title="Gillian Shephard">Gillian Shephard</a></td> <td>25 July 1989 – 28 November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Duchy_of_Lancaster" title="Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster">Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Clarke" title="Kenneth Clarke">Kenneth Clarke</a></b></td> <td>13 June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tony_Newton,_Baron_Newton_of_Braintree" title="Tony Newton, Baron Newton of Braintree">Tony Newton</a></b></td> <td>25 July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Baker,_Baron_Baker_of_Dorking" title="Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking">Kenneth Baker</a></b></td> <td>24 July 1989</td> <td>also <a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Conservative_Party" title="Chairman of the Conservative Party">Chairman of the Conservative Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Northern_Ireland" title="Secretary of State for Northern Ireland">Secretary of State for Northern Ireland</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tom_King,_Baron_King_of_Bridgwater" title="Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater">Tom King</a></b></td> <td>June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Peter_Brooke,_Baron_Brooke_of_Sutton_Mandeville" title="Peter Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville">Hon. Peter Brooke</a></b></td> <td>24 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Northern_Ireland" title="Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland">Minister of State, Northern Ireland</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Stanley_(Tonbridge_and_Malling_MP)" title="John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling MP)">John Stanley</a></td> <td>13 June 1987 – 25 July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ian_Stewart,_Baron_Stewartby" title="Ian Stewart, Baron Stewartby">Ian Stewart</a></td> <td>25 July 1988 – 25 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Cope,_Baron_Cope_of_Berkeley" title="John Cope, Baron Cope of Berkeley">John Cope</a></td> <td>25 July 1989 – 28 November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Under-Secretary_of_State,_Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland">Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Lyell,_3rd_Baron_Lyell" title="Charles Lyell, 3rd Baron Lyell">The Lord Lyell</a></td> <td>June 1987 – 25 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Needham" title="Richard Needham">Richard Needham</a></td> <td>June 1987 – April 1992</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Viggers" title="Peter Viggers">Peter Viggers</a></td> <td>June 1987 – 26 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Mawhinney" title="Brian Mawhinney">Brian Mawhinney</a></td> <td>June 1987 – 28 November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Bottomley" title="Peter Bottomley">Peter Bottomley</a></td> <td>4 July 1989 – 28 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Roger_Bootle-Wilbraham,_7th_Baron_Skelmersdale" title="Roger Bootle-Wilbraham, 7th Baron Skelmersdale">The Lord Skelmersdale</a></td> <td>24 July 1989 – 28 November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Paymaster_General" title="Paymaster General">Paymaster General</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Brooke,_Baron_Brooke_of_Sutton_Mandeville" title="Peter Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville">Hon. Peter Brooke</a></td> <td>13 June 1987</td> <td>also <a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Conservative_Party" title="Chairman of the Conservative Party">Chairman of the Conservative Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Sinclair,_20th_Earl_of_Caithness" title="Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness">The Earl of Caithness</a></td> <td>24 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Ryder,_Baron_Ryder_of_Wensum" title="Richard Ryder, Baron Ryder of Wensum">Richard Ryder</a></td> <td>14 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland" title="Secretary of State for Scotland">Secretary of State for Scotland</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Rifkind" title="Malcolm Rifkind">Malcolm Rifkind</a></b></td> <td>June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of State for Scotland">Minister of State for Scotland</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ian_Lang" class="mw-redirect" title="Ian Lang">Ian Lang</a></td> <td>13 June 1987 – 28 November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_Sanderson_of_Bowden" class="mw-redirect" title="The Lord Sanderson of Bowden">The Lord Sanderson of Bowden</a></td> <td>13 June 1987 – 7 September 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Forsyth,_Baron_Forsyth_of_Drumlean" title="Michael Forsyth, Baron Forsyth of Drumlean">Michael Forsyth</a></td> <td>7 September 1990 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="Under-Secretary of State for Scotland">Under-Secretary of State for Scotland</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_James_Douglas-Hamilton" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord James Douglas-Hamilton">Lord James Douglas-Hamilton</a></td> <td>13 June 1987 – 6 July 1995</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Forsyth,_Baron_Forsyth_of_Drumlean" title="Michael Forsyth, Baron Forsyth of Drumlean">Michael Forsyth</a></td> <td>13 June 1987 – 7 September 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Galbraith,_2nd_Baron_Strathclyde" title="Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde">The Lord Strathclyde</a></td> <td>7 September 1990 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Trade_Policy" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of State for Trade Policy">Minister for Trade</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alan_Clark" title="Alan Clark">Alan Clark</a></td> <td>June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Trefgarne,_2nd_Baron_Trefgarne" title="David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne">The Lord Trefgarne</a></td> <td>25 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Sainsbury" title="Tim Sainsbury">Hon. Tim Sainsbury</a></td> <td>23 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Trade_and_Industry" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for Trade and Industry">Secretary of State for Trade and Industry</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/David_Young,_Baron_Young_of_Graffham" title="David Young, Baron Young of Graffham">The Lord Young of Graffham</a></b></td> <td>13 June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Ridley,_Baron_Ridley_of_Liddesdale" title="Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale">Hon. Nicholas Ridley</a></b></td> <td>24 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Peter_Lilley" title="Peter Lilley">Peter Lilley</a></b></td> <td>14 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minister_for_Industry&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Minister for Industry (page does not exist)">Minister for Industry</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Hogg" title="Douglas Hogg">Hon. Douglas Hogg</a></td> <td>24 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Fermor-Hesketh,_3rd_Baron_Hesketh" title="Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron Hesketh">The Lord Hesketh</a></td> <td>2 November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minister_for_Corporate_Affairs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Minister for Corporate Affairs (page does not exist)">Minister for Corporate Affairs</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Redwood" title="John Redwood">John Redwood</a></td> <td>2 November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Trade_and_Industry&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (page does not exist)">Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Butcher_(British_politician)" title="John Butcher (British politician)">John Butcher</a></td> <td>June 1987 – 26 July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Atkins_(politician)" title="Robert Atkins (politician)">Robert Atkins</a></td> <td>13 June 1987 – 26 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Francis_Maude" title="Francis Maude">Hon. Francis Maude</a></td> <td>13 June 1987 – 26 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eric_Forth" title="Eric Forth">Eric Forth</a></td> <td>26 July 1988 – 24 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Redwood" title="John Redwood">John Redwood</a></td> <td>26 July 1989 – 2 November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Leigh" title="Edward Leigh">Edward Leigh</a></td> <td>2 November 1990 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Transport" title="Secretary of State for Transport">Secretary of State for Transport</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Paul_Channon" title="Paul Channon">Paul Channon</a></b></td> <td>13 June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Cecil_Parkinson" title="Cecil Parkinson">Cecil Parkinson</a></b></td> <td>24 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minister_of_State,_Transport&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Minister of State, Transport (page does not exist)">Minister of State, Transport</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Mitchell_(politician)" title="David Mitchell (politician)">David Mitchell</a></td> <td>June 1987 – 25 July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Portillo" title="Michael Portillo">Michael Portillo</a></td> <td>25 July 1988 – 4 May 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Roger_Freeman,_Baron_Freeman" title="Roger Freeman, Baron Freeman">Roger Freeman</a></td> <td>4 May 1990 – 28 November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ivon_Moore-Brabazon,_3rd_Baron_Brabazon_of_Tara" title="Ivon Moore-Brabazon, 3rd Baron Brabazon of Tara">The Lord Brabazon of Tara</a></td> <td>23 July 1990 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Transport&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Under-Secretary of State for Transport (page does not exist)">Under-Secretary of State for Transport</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Bottomley" title="Peter Bottomley">Peter Bottomley</a></td> <td>June 1987 – 24 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ivon_Moore-Brabazon,_3rd_Baron_Brabazon_of_Tara" title="Ivon Moore-Brabazon, 3rd Baron Brabazon of Tara">The Lord Brabazon of Tara</a></td> <td>June 1987 – 23 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Atkins_(politician)" title="Robert Atkins (politician)">Robert Atkins</a></td> <td>25 July 1989 – 22 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_McLoughlin" title="Patrick McLoughlin">Patrick McLoughlin</a></td> <td>25 July 1989 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Chope" title="Christopher Chope">Christopher Chope</a></td> <td>23 July 1990 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Wales" title="Secretary of State for Wales">Secretary of State for Wales</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Peter_Walker,_Baron_Walker_of_Worcester" title="Peter Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester">Peter Walker</a></b></td> <td>13 June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/David_Hunt,_Baron_Hunt_of_Wirral" title="David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral">David Hunt</a></b></td> <td>4 May 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of State for Wales">Minister of State for Wales</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wyn_Roberts" class="mw-redirect" title="Wyn Roberts">Wyn Roberts</a></td> <td>15 June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="Under-Secretary of State for Wales">Under-Secretary of State for Wales</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ian_Grist" title="Ian Grist">Ian Grist</a></td> <td>15 June 1987 – 28 November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_for_England_and_Wales" title="Attorney General for England and Wales">Attorney General</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sir_Patrick_Mayhew" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Patrick Mayhew">Sir Patrick Mayhew</a></td> <td>11 June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Solicitor_General_for_England_and_Wales" title="Solicitor General for England and Wales">Solicitor General</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Lyell" title="Nicholas Lyell">Nicholas Lyell</a></td> <td>13 June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Advocate" title="Lord Advocate">Lord Advocate</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Cameron,_Baron_Cameron_of_Lochbroom" title="Kenneth Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom">The Lord Cameron of Lochbroom</a></td> <td>June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Fraser,_Baron_Fraser_of_Carmyllie" title="Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie">The Lord Fraser of Carmyllie</a></td> <td>4 January 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Solicitor_General_for_Scotland" title="Solicitor General for Scotland">Solicitor General for Scotland</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Fraser,_Baron_Fraser_of_Carmyllie" title="Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie">Peter Fraser</a></td> <td>June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alan_Rodger" class="mw-redirect" title="Alan Rodger">Alan Rodger</a></td> <td>14 January 1989</td> <td>Not an MP </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Treasurer_of_the_Household" title="Treasurer of the Household">Treasurer of the Household</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Hunt,_Baron_Hunt_of_Wirral" title="David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral">David Hunt</a></td> <td>15 June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tristan_Garel-Jones" title="Tristan Garel-Jones">Tristan Garel-Jones</a></td> <td>25 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alastair_Goodlad" title="Alastair Goodlad">Alastair Goodlad</a></td> <td>22 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Comptroller_of_the_Household" title="Comptroller of the Household">Comptroller of the Household</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Boscawen" title="Robert Boscawen">Hon. Robert Boscawen</a></td> <td>June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tristan_Garel-Jones" title="Tristan Garel-Jones">Tristan Garel-Jones</a></td> <td>26 July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alastair_Goodlad" title="Alastair Goodlad">Alastair Goodlad</a></td> <td>25 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Young,_Baron_Young_of_Cookham" title="George Young, Baron Young of Cookham">Sir George Young, Bt</a></td> <td>23 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Vice-Chamberlain_of_the_Household" title="Vice-Chamberlain of the Household">Vice-Chamberlain of the Household</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tristan_Garel-Jones" title="Tristan Garel-Jones">Tristan Garel-Jones</a></td> <td>June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Neubert" title="Michael Neubert">Michael Neubert</a></td> <td>26 July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Durant" title="Tony Durant">Tony Durant</a></td> <td>20 December 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Lightbown" title="David Lightbown">David Lightbown</a></td> <td>25 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Captain_of_the_Gentlemen-at-Arms" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms">Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bertram_Bowyer,_2nd_Baron_Denham" title="Bertram Bowyer, 2nd Baron Denham">The Lord Denham</a></td> <td>June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Captain_of_the_Yeomen_of_the_Guard" title="Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard">Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Davidson,_2nd_Viscount_Davidson" title="Andrew Davidson, 2nd Viscount Davidson">The Viscount Davidson</a></td> <td>June 1987</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="13"><a href="/wiki/Lord-in-waiting" title="Lord-in-waiting">Lords-in-Waiting</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Long,_4th_Viscount_Long" title="Richard Long, 4th Viscount Long">The Viscount Long</a></td> <td>June 1987 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Fermor-Hesketh,_3rd_Baron_Hesketh" title="Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron Hesketh">The Lord Hesketh</a></td> <td>June 1987 – January 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maxwell_Aitken,_3rd_Baron_Beaverbrook" title="Maxwell Aitken, 3rd Baron Beaverbrook">The Lord Beaverbrook</a></td> <td>June 1987 – 28 July 1988</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Scrymgeour,_12th_Earl_of_Dundee" title="Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee">The Earl of Dundee</a></td> <td>June 1987 – 26 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Gore,_9th_Earl_of_Arran" title="Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran">The Earl of Arran</a></td> <td>18 June 1987 – 24 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Galbraith,_2nd_Baron_Strathclyde" title="Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde">The Lord Strathclyde</a></td> <td>12 August 1988 – 24 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Eden,_8th_Baron_Henley" title="Oliver Eden, 8th Baron Henley">The Lord Henley</a></td> <td>13 February 1989 – 24 July 1989</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Lowther,_2nd_Viscount_Ullswater" title="Nicholas Lowther, 2nd Viscount Ullswater">The Viscount Ullswater</a></td> <td>26 July 1989 – 22 July 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Mackay,_14th_Lord_Reay" title="Hugh Mackay, 14th Lord Reay">The Lord Reay</a></td> <td>2 August 1989 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Bowes-Lyon,_18th_Earl_of_Strathmore_and_Kinghorne" title="Michael Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne">The Earl of Strathmore</a></td> <td>2 August 1989 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Emily_Blatch,_Baroness_Blatch" title="Emily Blatch, Baroness Blatch">The Baroness Blatch</a></td> <td>15 January 1990 – 7 September 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Cavendish,_Baron_Cavendish_of_Furness" title="Hugh Cavendish, Baron Cavendish of Furness">The Lord Cavendish of Furness</a></td> <td>14 September 1990 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Astor,_4th_Viscount_Astor" title="William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor">The Viscount Astor</a></td> <td>11 October 1990 – November 1990</td> <td>  </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Thatcher_ministry&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Godolphin%E2%80%93Marlborough_ministry" title="Godolphin–Marlborough ministry">Godolphin–Marlborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harley_ministry" title="Harley ministry">Harley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Townshend_ministry" title="Townshend ministry">Townshend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Stanhope%E2%80%93Sunderland_ministry" title="First Stanhope–Sunderland ministry">Stanhope–Sunderland I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Stanhope%E2%80%93Sunderland_ministry" title="Second Stanhope–Sunderland ministry">Stanhope–Sunderland II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walpole%E2%80%93Townshend_ministry" title="Walpole–Townshend ministry">Walpole–Townshend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walpole_ministry" title="Walpole ministry">Walpole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carteret_ministry" title="Carteret ministry">Carteret</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broad_Bottom_ministry" title="Broad Bottom ministry">Broad Bottom I and II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short-lived_ministry" title="Short-lived ministry">Short-lived</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Newcastle_ministry" title="First Newcastle ministry">Newcastle I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pitt%E2%80%93Devonshire_ministry" title="Pitt–Devonshire ministry">Pitt–Devonshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1757_caretaker_ministry" title="1757 caretaker ministry">1757 Caretaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pitt%E2%80%93Newcastle_ministry" title="Pitt–Newcastle ministry">Pitt–Newcastle (Newcastle II)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bute_ministry" title="Bute ministry">Bute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grenville_ministry" title="Grenville ministry">Grenville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Rockingham_ministry" title="First Rockingham ministry">Rockingham I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chatham_ministry" title="Chatham ministry">Chatham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grafton_ministry" title="Grafton ministry">Grafton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_ministry" title="North 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ministry">Liverpool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canningite_government,_1827%E2%80%931828" title="Canningite government, 1827–1828">Canning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canningite_government,_1827%E2%80%931828" title="Canningite government, 1827–1828">Goderich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wellington%E2%80%93Peel_ministry" title="Wellington–Peel ministry">Wellington–Peel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whig_government,_1830%E2%80%931834" title="Whig government, 1830–1834">Grey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whig_government,_1830%E2%80%931834" title="Whig government, 1830–1834">Melbourne I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wellington_caretaker_ministry" title="Wellington caretaker ministry">Wellington Caretaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Peel_ministry" title="First Peel ministry">Peel I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Melbourne_ministry" title="Second Melbourne ministry">Melbourne II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Peel_ministry" title="Second Peel ministry">Peel II</a></li> <li><a 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Who? ministry">Who? Who? (Derby–Disraeli I)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aberdeen_ministry" title="Aberdeen ministry">Aberdeen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Palmerston_ministry" title="First Palmerston ministry">Palmerston I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Derby%E2%80%93Disraeli_ministry" title="Second Derby–Disraeli ministry">Derby–Disraeli II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberal_government,_1859%E2%80%931866" title="Liberal government, 1859–1866">Palmerston II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberal_government,_1859%E2%80%931866" title="Liberal government, 1859–1866">Russell II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Derby%E2%80%93Disraeli_ministry" title="Third Derby–Disraeli ministry">Derby–Disraeli III (Disraeli I)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Gladstone_ministry" title="First Gladstone ministry">Gladstone I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Disraeli_ministry" title="Second Disraeli ministry">Disraeli II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Gladstone_ministry" title="Second Gladstone ministry">Gladstone 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Party (UK)">Leader of the Conservative Party</a> (1975–1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">MP for <a href="/wiki/Finchley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Finchley (UK Parliament constituency)">Finchley</a> (1959–1992)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Member of Parliament</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Public_Bodies_(Admission_to_Meetings)_Act_1960" title="Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960">Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act (1960)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Circular_10/70" title="Circular 10/70">Circular 10/70</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_of_Margaret_Thatcher" title="Shadow Cabinet of Margaret Thatcher">Shadow Cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Britain_Awake" title="Britain Awake">"Britain Awake" (1976)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_vote_of_no_confidence_in_the_Callaghan_ministry" title="1979 vote of no confidence in the Callaghan ministry">Vote of no confidence in the Callaghan ministry (1979)</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="9" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Margaret_Thatcher_(1983).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Margaret_Thatcher_%281983%29.jpg/85px-Margaret_Thatcher_%281983%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="85" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Margaret_Thatcher_%281983%29.jpg/128px-Margaret_Thatcher_%281983%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Margaret_Thatcher_%281983%29.jpg/170px-Margaret_Thatcher_%281983%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2444" data-file-height="3259" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ideology</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thatcherism" title="Thatcherism">Thatcherism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conservatism" title="Conservatism">Conservatism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Free_market" title="Free market">Free market</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_democracy" title="Union democracy">Union democracy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Premiership_of_Margaret_Thatcher" title="Premiership of Margaret Thatcher">Premiership</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ministers_under_Margaret_Thatcher" title="List of ministers under Margaret Thatcher">Ministers</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wets_and_dries" title="Wets and dries">wets and dries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cold_War_(1979%E2%80%931985)" title="Cold War (1979–1985)">1st term</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cold_War_(1985%E2%80%931991)" title="Cold War (1985–1991)">2nd–3rd term</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal"><a href="/wiki/First_Thatcher_ministry" title="First Thatcher ministry">1st ministry<br />(1979–1983)</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/June_1979_United_Kingdom_budget" title="June 1979 United Kingdom budget">Budget (1979)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1980 United Kingdom budget">Budget (1980)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_lady%27s_not_for_turning" title="The lady's not for turning">"The lady's not for turning" (1980)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1981 United Kingdom budget">Budget (1981)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gang_of_25" title="Gang of 25">Gang of 25</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Irish_hunger_strike" title="1981 Irish hunger strike">Irish hunger strike (1981)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1982 United Kingdom budget">Budget (1982)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falklands_War" title="Falklands War">Falklands War</a> (1982) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rejoice_(Margaret_Thatcher)" title="Rejoice (Margaret Thatcher)">"Rejoice"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diana_Gould%E2%80%93Margaret_Thatcher_exchange" title="Diana Gould–Margaret Thatcher exchange">Diana Gould exchange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_flags_over_Port_Stanley" title="White flags over Port Stanley">"White flags over Port Stanley"</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1983 United Kingdom budget">Budget (1983)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal"><a href="/wiki/Second_Thatcher_ministry" title="Second Thatcher ministry">2nd ministry<br />(1983–1987)</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1984 United Kingdom budget">Budget (1984)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brighton_hotel_bombing" title="Brighton hotel bombing">Brighton hotel bombing</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/GCHQ_trade_union_ban" title="GCHQ trade union ban">GCHQ trade union ban</a> (1984) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Civil_Service_Unions_v_Minister_for_the_Civil_Service" title="Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service">CCSU case</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%931985_United_Kingdom_miners%27_strike" title="1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike">Miners' strike (1984–85)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1985 United Kingdom budget">Budget (1985)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anglo-Irish_Agreement" title="Anglo-Irish Agreement">Anglo-Irish Agreement</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Act_1985" title="Local Government Act 1985">Local Government Act (1985)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rate-capping_rebellion" title="Rate-capping rebellion">rate-capping rebellion</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westland_affair" title="Westland affair">Westland affair</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1986 United Kingdom budget">Budget (1986)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1987 United Kingdom budget">Budget (1987)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">3rd ministry<br />(1987–1990)</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1988 United Kingdom budget">Budget (1988)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%931994_British_broadcasting_voice_restrictions" title="1988–1994 British broadcasting voice restrictions">Broadcasting restrictions (1988)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sermon_on_the_Mound" title="Sermon on the Mound">"Sermon on the Mound" (1988)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruges_speech" title="Bruges speech">Bruges speech</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1989 United Kingdom budget">Budget (1989)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poll_tax_(Great_Britain)" title="Poll tax (Great Britain)">Community Charge (1989–90)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Poll_tax_riots" title="Poll tax riots">Poll tax riots</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1990 United Kingdom budget">Budget (1990)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Gulf War</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._No._No._(Margaret_Thatcher)" title="No. No. No. (Margaret Thatcher)">"No. No. No." (1990)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Prime_Minister%27s_Resignation_Honours" title="1990 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours">Resignation Honours (1990)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Margaret_Thatcher#Conservative_Party_leadership_elections" title="Electoral history of Margaret Thatcher">Party elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1975_Conservative_Party_leadership_election" title="1975 Conservative Party leadership election">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Conservative_Party_leadership_election" title="1989 Conservative Party leadership election">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Conservative_Party_leadership_election" title="1990 Conservative Party leadership election">1990</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Margaret_Thatcher#United_Kingdom_general_elections" title="Electoral history of Margaret Thatcher">General elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1979 United Kingdom general election">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1983 United Kingdom general election">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1987 United Kingdom general election">1987</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Bibliography_of_Margaret_Thatcher" title="Bibliography of Margaret Thatcher">Books</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Downing_Street_Years" title="The Downing Street Years">The Downing Street Years</a></i> (1993 autobiography)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Path_to_Power_(Thatcher_book)" title="The Path to Power (Thatcher book)">The Path to Power</a></i> (1995 memoir)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Statecraft:_Strategies_for_a_Changing_World" title="Statecraft: Strategies for a Changing World">Statecraft: Strategies for a Changing World</a></i> (2003)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Family</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Denis_Thatcher" title="Denis Thatcher">Denis Thatcher</a> (husband) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thatcher_baronets" title="Thatcher baronets">baronetcy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Thatcher" title="Mark Thatcher">Mark Thatcher</a> (son)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carol_Thatcher" title="Carol Thatcher">Carol Thatcher</a> (daughter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Roberts" title="Alfred Roberts">Alfred Roberts</a> (father)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_have_become_a_grandmother" title="We have become a grandmother">We have become a grandmother</a>" (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cultural_depictions_of_Margaret_Thatcher" title="Cultural depictions of Margaret Thatcher">Cultural depictions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Film and<br />television</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Anyone_for_Denis%3F_(video)" title="Anyone for Denis? (video)">Anyone for Denis?</a></i> (1982 TV play)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Spitting_Image" title="Spitting Image">Spitting Image</a></i> (1984–1996 & 2020 TV series)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Statesman_(1987_TV_series)" title="The New Statesman (1987 TV series)">The New Statesman</a></i> (1987–1991 TV series)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thatcher:_The_Final_Days" title="Thatcher: The Final Days">Thatcher: The Final Days</a></i> (1991 film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Falklands_Play" title="The Falklands Play">The Falklands Play</a></i> (2002 play)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Archer:_The_Truth" title="Jeffrey Archer: The Truth">Jeffrey Archer: The Truth</a></i> (2002 TV film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Alan_Clark_Diaries" title="The Alan Clark Diaries">The Alan Clark Diaries</a></i> (2004 TV series)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pinochet_in_Suburbia" title="Pinochet in Suburbia">Pinochet in Suburbia</a></i> (2006 docudrama)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Long_Walk_to_Finchley" title="The Long Walk to Finchley">The Long Walk to Finchley</a></i> (2008 film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Margaret_(2009_film)" title="Margaret (2009 film)">Margaret</a></i> (2009 film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Queen_(British_TV_serial)" title="The Queen (British TV serial)">The Queen</a></i> (2009 TV serial)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Iron_Lady_(film)" title="The Iron Lady (film)">The Iron Lady</a></i> (2011 film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hunt_for_Tony_Blair" title="The Hunt for Tony Blair">The Hunt for Tony Blair</a></i> (2011 episode)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/In_Search_of_La_Che" title="In Search of La Che">In Search of La Che</a></i> (2011 film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Crown_season_4" title="The Crown season 4">The Crown</a></i> (2020 TV series)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Reagan_(2024_film)" title="Reagan (2024 film)">Reagan</a></i> (2024 film)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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(Grantham)">Grantham (2022)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Paintings</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portrait_of_Margaret_Thatcher" title="Portrait of Margaret Thatcher">Richard Stone portrait</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blatcherism" title="Blatcherism">Blatcherism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Death_and_funeral_of_Margaret_Thatcher" title="Death and funeral of Margaret Thatcher">Death and funeral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_honours_of_Margaret_Thatcher" title="List of honours of Margaret Thatcher">Honours</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thatchergate" 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