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class="infobox-caption">Major in 1993</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date formed</th><td class="infobox-data">28 November 1990<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1990-11-28</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date dissolved</th><td class="infobox-data">10 April 1992<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1992-04-10</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef;color:inherit;">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/John_Major" title="John Major">John Major</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_John_Major" title="Premiership of John Major">Premiership of John Major</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total <abbr title="number">no.</abbr> of members</th><td class="infobox-data">108 appointments</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Member party</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><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 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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"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/1991_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1991 United Kingdom budget">1991 budget</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1992 United Kingdom budget">1992 budget</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Third_Thatcher_ministry" title="Third Thatcher ministry">Third Thatcher ministry</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Second_Major_ministry" title="Second Major ministry">Second Major 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class="sidebar-person-title" style="background-color:#0087DC;color: #FFF;"><div><span class="tmp-color" style="color: #FFF">This article is part of <br />a series about</span></div><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Major" title="John Major"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #FFF; text-decoration: inherit;">John Major</span></a></span></span></td> </tr></tbody></table></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_John_Major" title="Electoral history of John Major">Electoral history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntingdon_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)">MP for Huntingdon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1990 United Kingdom budget">1990 budget</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div style="font-weight: bold;line-height:normal;">Prime Minister of the United Kingdom</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Premiership_of_John_Major" title="Premiership of John Major">Premiership</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div style="font-weight: bold;line-height:normal;">First ministry and term</div> (November 1990 – April 1992) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_Conservative_Party_leadership_election" title="1990 Conservative Party leadership election">1990 leadership election</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ministry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Citizen%27s_Charter" title="Citizen's Charter">Citizen's Charter</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charter_Mark" class="mw-redirect" title="Charter Mark">Charter Mark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cones_Hotline" title="Cones Hotline">Cones Hotline</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Early_1990s_recession" title="Early 1990s recession">Early 1990s recession</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Gulf War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1992 United Kingdom general election">1992 general election</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div style="font-weight: bold;line-height:normal;">Second ministry and term</div> (April 1992 – May 1997) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Second_Major_ministry" title="Second Major ministry">Ministry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Wednesday" title="Black Wednesday">Black Wednesday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Lottery_(United_Kingdom)" title="National Lottery (United Kingdom)">National Lottery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Further_and_Higher_Education_Act_1992" title="Further and Higher Education Act 1992">Further and Higher Education Act 1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant-maintained_schools" class="mw-redirect" title="Grant-maintained schools">Grant-maintained schools</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maastricht_Treaty" title="Maastricht Treaty">Maastricht Treaty</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maastricht_Rebels" title="Maastricht Rebels">rebels</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_peace_process" title="Northern Ireland peace process">Northern Ireland peace process</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Downing_Street_mortar_attack" title="Downing Street mortar attack">Downing Street mortar attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Downing_Street_Declaration" title="Downing Street Declaration">Downing Street Declaration</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_reviews_of_the_British_honours_system" title="1993 reviews of the British honours system">1993 reviews of the British honours system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_Tax" title="Council Tax">Council Tax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Child_Support_Agency" title="Child Support Agency">Child Support Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_vote_of_confidence_in_the_Major_ministry" title="1993 vote of confidence in the Major ministry">1993 vote of confidence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Back_to_Basics_(campaign)" title="Back to Basics (campaign)">Back to Basics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Privatisation_of_British_Rail" title="Privatisation of British Rail">Privatisation of British Rail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Criminal_Justice_and_Public_Order_Act_1994" title="Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994">Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Conservative_Party_leadership_election" title="1995 Conservative Party leadership election">1995 Conservative Party leadership election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Cullen_Reports" title="The Cullen Reports">The Cullen Reports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cash-for-questions_affair" title="Cash-for-questions affair">Cash for Questions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Committee_on_Standards_in_Public_Life" title="Committee on Standards in Public Life">Committee on Standards in Public Life</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arms-to-Iraq_affair" title="Arms-to-Iraq affair">Arms-to-Iraq affair</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Report" title="Scott Report">Scott Report</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_BSE_outbreak" title="United Kingdom BSE outbreak">United Kingdom BSE outbreak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Wirral_South_by-election" title="1997 Wirral South by-election">Wirral South by-election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Prime_Minister%27s_Resignation_Honours" title="1997 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours">Resignation Honours</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div style="font-weight: bold;line-height:normal;">Bibliography</div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/John_Major:_The_Autobiography" title="John Major: The Autobiography">The Autobiography</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/More_Than_a_Game:_The_Story_of_Cricket%27s_Early_Years" title="More Than a Game: The Story of Cricket's Early Years">More Than a Game</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/My_Old_Man:_A_Personal_History_of_Music_Hall" title="My Old Man: A Personal History of Music Hall">My Old Man</a></i></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="skin-invert-image"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/John_Major" title="John Major's signature"><img alt="John Major's signature" 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Major inherited a <a href="/wiki/Majority_government" title="Majority government">majority government</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Formation">Formation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=First_Major_ministry&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Formation"><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">See also: <a href="/wiki/1990_Conservative_Party_leadership_election" title="1990 Conservative Party leadership election">1990 Conservative Party leadership election</a></div> <p>The resignation of <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a> as Prime Minister came on 22 November 1990, more than 11 years after she had first been elected. Former Cabinet minister <a href="/wiki/Michael_Heseltine" title="Michael Heseltine">Michael Heseltine</a> had challenged her leadership earlier in November and although she fared better than him in the leadership contest, she was unable to gain an outright win and handed in her resignation, paving the way for a new Conservative leader more likely to win the next general election which was due within 18 months. </p><p>The announcement of the <a href="/wiki/Poll_tax_(Great_Britain)" title="Poll tax (Great Britain)">Community Charge</a> (often referred to as the Poll Tax) during 1989 and the onset of a recession shortly before Thatcher's resignation had seen Tory support plunge in the opinion polls, most of which were showing a double-digit Labour lead and making it seem likely that <a href="/wiki/Neil_Kinnock" title="Neil Kinnock">Neil Kinnock</a> would be the next prime minister. </p><p>Conservative MPs elected <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> as their new leader on 27 November 1990, and he was invited by the Queen to form a majority government the following day. </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=First_Major_ministry&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Fate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The change of leader from <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a> to <a href="/wiki/John_Major" title="John Major">John Major</a> saw a revival in Tory support, with the double-digit lead in the opinion polls for the <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour Party</a> being replaced by a narrow Conservative one by the turn of 1991. Although a general election did not have to be held until June 1992, Labour leader <a href="/wiki/Neil_Kinnock" title="Neil Kinnock">Neil Kinnock</a> kept pressurising Major to hold an election during 1991, but Major resisted the calls and there was no election that year. </p><p>The recession which began in the autumn of 1990 deepened during 1991, with unemployment standing at nearly 2.5 million by December 1991, compared to 1.6 million just 18 months earlier. Despite this, Tory support in the opinion polls remained relatively strong, with any Labour lead now being by the narrowest of margins, although Labour still made some gains at the expense of the Tories in local elections, and seized the <a href="/wiki/Monmouth_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Monmouth (UK Parliament constituency)">Monmouth seat</a> from the Tories in <a href="/wiki/1991_Monmouth_by-election" title="1991 Monmouth by-election">a by-election</a>. </p><p>Major finally called an <a href="/wiki/1992_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1992 United Kingdom general election">election</a> for 9 April 1992 which ended the first Major ministry. In a surprise to most pollsters, Major won the election, which led to the formation of the <a href="/wiki/Second_Major_ministry" title="Second Major ministry">Second Major ministry</a> and a fourth consecutive Conservative term in office. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cabinet">Cabinet</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=First_Major_ministry&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Cabinet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November_1990_–_April_1992"><span id="November_1990_.E2.80.93_April_1992"></span>November 1990 – April 1992</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=First_Major_ministry&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: November 1990 – April 1992"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>First Major Cabinet<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> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Portfolio </th> <th>Minister </th> <th>Term </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#cccccc;" colspan="4"><b>Cabinet ministers</b> </td></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><small>The Rt Hon.</small> <b><a href="/wiki/John_Major" title="John Major">John Major</a></b> <small>MP</small> </td> <td>1990–97 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Chancellor" title="Lord Chancellor">Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain</a> </td> <td><small>The Rt Hon.</small> <b><a href="/wiki/James_Mackay,_Baron_Mackay_of_Clashfern" title="James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern">The Lord Mackay of Clashfern</a></b> </td> <td>1987–97 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer" title="Chancellor of the Exchequer">Chancellor of the Exchequer</a> </td> <td><small>The Rt Hon.</small> <b><a href="/wiki/Norman_Lamont" title="Norman Lamont">Norman Lamont</a></b> <small>MP</small> </td> <td>1990–93 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Foreign_Secretary" title="Foreign Secretary">Foreign Secretary</a> </td> <td><small>The Rt Hon.</small> <b><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Hurd" title="Douglas Hurd">Douglas Hurd</a></b> <small>MP</small> </td> <td>1989–95 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Home_Secretary" title="Home Secretary">Home Secretary</a> </td> <td><small>The Rt Hon.</small> <b><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Baker,_Baron_Baker_of_Dorking" title="Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking">Kenneth Baker</a></b> <small>MP</small> </td> <td>1990–92 </td></tr> <tr> <td><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><small>The Rt Hon.</small> <b><a href="/wiki/John_Gummer" title="John Gummer">John Gummer</a></b> <small>MP</small> </td> <td>1989–93 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Secretary of State for Defence">Secretary of State for Defence</a> </td> <td><small>The Rt Hon.</small> <b><a href="/wiki/Tom_King,_Baron_King_of_Bridgwater" title="Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater">Tom King</a></b> <small>MP</small> </td> <td>1989–92 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Education" title="Secretary of State for Education">Secretary of State for Education</a> </td> <td><small>The Rt Hon.</small> <b><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Clarke" title="Kenneth Clarke">Kenneth Clarke</a></b> <small>MP</small> </td> <td>1990–92 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Employment" title="Secretary of State for Employment">Secretary of State for Employment</a> </td> <td><small>The Rt Hon.</small> <b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Howard" title="Michael Howard">Michael Howard</a></b> <small>MP</small> </td> <td>1990–92 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Energy_(United_Kingdom)" title="Department of Energy (United Kingdom)">Secretary of State for Energy</a> </td> <td><small>The Rt Hon.</small> <b><a href="/wiki/John_Wakeham" title="John Wakeham">John Wakeham</a></b> <small>MP</small> </td> <td>1989–92 </td></tr> <tr> <td><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><small>The Rt Hon.</small> <b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Heseltine" title="Michael Heseltine">Michael Heseltine</a></b> <small>MP</small> </td> <td>1990–92 </td></tr> <tr> <td><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><small>The Rt Hon.</small> <b><a href="/wiki/William_Waldegrave,_Baron_Waldegrave_of_North_Hill" title="William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill">William Waldegrave</a></b> <small>MP</small> </td> <td>1990–92 </td></tr> <tr> <td><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><small>The Rt Hon.</small> <b><a href="/wiki/Peter_Brooke,_Baron_Brooke_of_Sutton_Mandeville" title="Peter Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville">Peter Brooke</a></b> <small>MP</small> </td> <td>1989–92 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Commons" title="Leader of the House of Commons">Leader of the House of Commons</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Lord_President_of_the_Council" title="Lord President of the Council">Lord President of the Council</a> </td> <td><small>The Rt Hon.</small> <b><a href="/wiki/John_MacGregor,_Baron_MacGregor_of_Pulham_Market" title="John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market">John MacGregor</a></b> <small>MP</small> </td> <td>1990–92 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Lords" title="Leader of the House of Lords">Leader of the House of Lords</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Lord_Privy_Seal" title="Lord Privy Seal">Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal</a> </td> <td><small>The Rt Hon.</small> <b><a href="/wiki/David_Waddington,_Baron_Waddington" class="mw-redirect" title="David Waddington, Baron Waddington">The Lord Waddington</a></b> </td> <td>1990–92 </td></tr> <tr> <td><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><small>The Rt Hon.</small> <b><a href="/wiki/Chris_Patten" title="Chris Patten">Chris Patten</a></b> <small>MP</small> </td> <td>1990–92 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Work_and_Pensions" title="Secretary of State for Work and Pensions">Secretary of State for Social Security</a> </td> <td><small>The Rt Hon.</small> <b><a href="/wiki/Tony_Newton,_Baron_Newton_of_Braintree" title="Tony Newton, Baron Newton of Braintree">Tony Newton</a></b> <small>MP</small> </td> <td>1989–92 </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><small>The Rt Hon.</small> <b><a href="/wiki/Ian_Lang,_Baron_Lang_of_Monkton" title="Ian Lang, Baron Lang of Monkton">Ian Lang</a></b> <small>MP</small> </td> <td>1990–95 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Business,_Energy_and_Industrial_Strategy" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy">Secretary of State for Trade and Industry</a><br /><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Board_of_Trade" title="President of the Board of Trade">President of the Board of Trade</a> </td> <td><small>The Rt Hon.</small> <b><a href="/wiki/Peter_Lilley" title="Peter Lilley">Peter Lilley</a></b> <small>MP</small> </td> <td>1990–92 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Transport" title="Secretary of State for Transport">Secretary of State for Transport</a> </td> <td><small>The Rt Hon.</small> <b><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Rifkind" title="Malcolm Rifkind">Malcolm Rifkind</a></b> <small>MP</small> </td> <td>1990–92 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chief_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Chief Secretary to the Treasury">Chief Secretary to the Treasury</a> </td> <td><small>The Rt Hon.</small> <b><a href="/wiki/David_Mellor" title="David Mellor">David Mellor</a></b> <small>MP</small> </td> <td>1990–92 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Wales" title="Secretary of State for Wales">Secretary of State for Wales</a> </td> <td><small>The Rt Hon.</small> <b><a href="/wiki/David_Hunt,_Baron_Hunt_of_Wirral" title="David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral">David Hunt</a></b> <small>MP</small> </td> <td>1990–93 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#cccccc;" colspan="4"><b>Also attending cabinet meetings</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_for_England_and_Wales" title="Attorney General for England and Wales">Attorney General for England and Wales</a> </td> <td><small>The Rt Hon.</small> <b><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Mayhew" title="Patrick Mayhew">Patrick Mayhew</a></b> <small>MP</small> </td> <td>1987–92 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chief_Whip" title="Chief Whip">Chief Whip</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury">Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury</a> </td> <td><small>The Rt Hon.</small> <b><a href="/wiki/Richard_Ryder,_Baron_Ryder_of_Wensum" title="Richard Ryder, Baron Ryder of Wensum">Richard Ryder</a></b> <small>MP</small> </td> <td>1990–95 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <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=First_Major_ministry&action=edit&section=5" 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 plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th>Office </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Date </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><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> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_Major" title="John Major">John Major</a></b> </td> <td>28 November 1990 – 1 May 1997 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Chancellor" title="Lord Chancellor">Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/James_Mackay,_Baron_Mackay_of_Clashfern" title="James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern">The Lord Mackay of Clashfern</a></b> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Commons" title="Leader of the House of Commons">Leader of the House of Commons</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Lord_President_of_the_Council" title="Lord President of the Council">Lord President of the Council</a> </th> <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>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Lords" title="Leader of the House of Lords">Leader of the House of Lords</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Lord_Privy_Seal" title="Lord Privy Seal">Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/David_Waddington,_Baron_Waddington" class="mw-redirect" title="David Waddington, Baron Waddington">The Lord Waddington</a></b> </td> <td>28 November 1990 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer" title="Chancellor of the Exchequer">Chancellor of the Exchequer</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Norman_Lamont" title="Norman Lamont">Norman Lamont</a></b> </td> <td>28 November 1990 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Chief_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Chief Secretary to the Treasury">Chief Secretary to the Treasury</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/David_Mellor" title="David Mellor">David Mellor</a></b> </td> <td>28 November 1990 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Treasury" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of State for Treasury">Minister of State for Treasury</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Gillian_Shephard" title="Gillian Shephard">Gillian Shephard</a> </td> <td>28 November 1990 – 11 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury">Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Ryder,_Baron_Ryder_of_Wensum" title="Richard Ryder, Baron Ryder of Wensum">Richard Ryder</a> </td> <td>28 November 1990 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Financial_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Financial Secretary to the Treasury">Financial Secretary to the Treasury</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Francis_Maude" title="Francis Maude">Francis Maude</a> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Economic_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Economic Secretary to the Treasury">Economic Secretary to the Treasury</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Maples" title="John Maples">John Maples</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Lord_of_the_Treasury" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord of the Treasury">Lords of the Treasury</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Sackville" title="Tom Sackville">Tom Sackville</a> </td> <td>Continued in Office – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Chapman_(politician)" title="Sydney Chapman (politician)">Sydney Chapman</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Knight" title="Greg Knight">Greg Knight</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 27 May 1993 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Irvine_Patnick" title="Irvine Patnick">Irvine Patnick</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 20 July 1994 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Baker_(politician)" title="Nicholas Baker (politician)">Nicholas Baker</a> </td> <td>3 December 1990 – 20 July 1994 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="6">Assistant Whips </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Timothy_Wood" title="Timothy Wood">Timothy Wood</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Timothy_Kirkhope" title="Timothy Kirkhope">Timothy Kirkhope</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 15 December 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Timothy_Boswell" class="mw-redirect" title="Timothy Boswell">Timothy Boswell</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Neil_Hamilton_(politician)" title="Neil Hamilton (politician)">Neil Hamilton</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Baker_(politician)" title="Nicholas Baker (politician)">Nicholas Baker</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 3 December 1990 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Davis_(British_politician)" title="David Davis (British politician)">David Davis</a> </td> <td>3 December 1990 – 28 May 1993 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Foreign_Secretary" title="Foreign Secretary">Foreign Secretary</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Hurd" title="Douglas Hurd">Douglas Hurd</a></b> </td> <td>26 October 1989 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="4"><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> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Lynda_Chalker" title="Lynda Chalker">Lynda Chalker</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Continued in office – 1 May 1997 </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>Continued in office – 15 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tristan_Garel-Jones" title="Tristan Garel-Jones">Tristan Garel-Jones</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 27 May 1993 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Hogg" title="Douglas Hogg">The Hon. Douglas Hogg</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 5 July 1995 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Foreign_Affairs" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs">Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Lennox-Boyd" title="Mark Lennox-Boyd">The Hon. Mark Lennox-Boyd</a> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Overseas_Development" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister for Overseas Development">Minister for Overseas Development</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Lynda_Chalker" title="Lynda Chalker">Lynda Chalker</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Home_Secretary" title="Home Secretary">Home Secretary</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Baker,_Baron_Baker_of_Dorking" title="Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking">Kenneth Baker</a></b> </td> <td>28 November 1990 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="3"><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> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Patten,_Baron_Patten" title="John Patten, Baron Patten">John Patten</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Shirley,_13th_Earl_Ferrers" title="Robert Shirley, 13th Earl Ferrers">The Earl Ferrers</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 20 July 1994 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Angela_Rumbold" title="Angela Rumbold">Angela Rumbold</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><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> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Lloyd_(politician)" title="Peter Lloyd (politician)">Peter Lloyd</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 15 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Agriculture,_Fisheries_and_Food" title="Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food">Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_Gummer" title="John Gummer">John Gummer</a></b> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Agriculture,_Fisheries_and_Food" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food">Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jean_Barker,_Baroness_Trumpington" title="Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington">The Baroness Trumpington</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"><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> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Curry" title="David Curry">David Curry</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Maclean" class="mw-redirect" title="David Maclean">David Maclean</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_the_Arts_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister for the Arts (United Kingdom)">Minister for the Arts</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Renton,_Baron_Renton_of_Mount_Harry" class="mw-redirect" title="Tim Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry">Tim Renton</a> </td> <td>28 November 1990 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Secretary of State for Defence">Secretary of State for Defence</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tom_King,_Baron_King_of_Bridgwater" title="Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater">Tom King</a></b> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><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> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Archie_Hamilton,_Baron_Hamilton_of_Epsom" class="mw-redirect" title="Archie Hamilton, Baron Hamilton of Epsom">The Hon. Archie Hamilton</a> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><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> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Alan_Clark" title="Alan Clark">Alan Clark</a> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" class="mw-redirect" title="Under-Secretary of State for Defence">Under-Secretary of State for Defence</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Carlisle" title="Kenneth Carlisle">Kenneth Carlisle</a> </td> <td>28 November 1990 – 15 April 1992 </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>28 November 1990 – 15 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Education_and_Science" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for Education and Science">Secretary of State for Education and Science</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Clarke" title="Kenneth Clarke">Kenneth Clarke</a></b> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><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> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Timothy_Eggar" class="mw-redirect" title="Timothy Eggar">Timothy Eggar</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="3"><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> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Alan_Howarth,_Baron_Howarth_of_Newport" title="Alan Howarth, Baron Howarth of Newport">Alan Howarth</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Fallon" title="Michael Fallon">Michael Fallon</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Atkins_(politician)" title="Robert Atkins (politician)">Robert Atkins</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>28 November 1990 – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Employment" title="Secretary of State for Employment">Secretary of State for Employment</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Howard" title="Michael Howard">Michael Howard</a></b> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Under-Secretary_of_State,_Employment" class="mw-redirect" title="Under-Secretary of State, Employment">Under-Secretary of State, Employment</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_V._Jackson" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert V. Jackson">Robert Jackson</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eric_Forth" title="Eric Forth">Eric Forth</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Lowther,_2nd_Viscount_Ullswater" title="Nicholas Lowther, 2nd Viscount Ullswater">The Viscount Ullswater</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 16 September 1993 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Energy" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for Energy">Secretary of State for Energy</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_Wakeham" title="John Wakeham">John Wakeham</a></b> </td> <td>Continued in office<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"><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> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Colin_Moynihan,_4th_Baron_Moynihan" title="Colin Moynihan, 4th Baron Moynihan">The Hon. Colin Moynihan</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 11 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Heathcoat-Amory" title="David Heathcoat-Amory">David Heathcoat-Amory</a> </td> <td>28 November 1990 – 11 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_the_Environment" title="Secretary of State for the Environment">Secretary of State for the Environment</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Heseltine" title="Michael Heseltine">Michael Heseltine</a></b> </td> <td>28 November 1990 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><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> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Portillo" title="Michael Portillo">Michael Portillo</a> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Housing" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of State for Housing">Minister of State for Housing</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Young,_Baron_Young_of_Cookham" title="George Young, Baron Young of Cookham">Sir George Young</a> </td> <td>28 November 1990 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minister_of_State_for_Environment_and_Countryside&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Minister of State for Environment and Countryside (page does not exist)">Minister of State for Environment and Countryside</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Trippier" title="David Trippier">David Trippier</a> </td> <td>28 November 1990 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><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> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Emily_Blatch,_Baroness_Blatch" title="Emily Blatch, Baroness Blatch">The Baroness Blatch</a> </td> <td>21 May 1991 – 13 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="4"><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> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Emily_Blatch,_Baroness_Blatch" title="Emily Blatch, Baroness Blatch">The Baroness Blatch</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 21 May 1991 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Key_(politician)" title="Robert Key (politician)">Robert Key</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 15 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Yeo" title="Tim Yeo">Tim Yeo</a> </td> <td>28 November 1990 – 15 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Baldry" title="Tony Baldry">Tony Baldry</a> </td> <td>28 November 1990 – 20 July 1994 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Health" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for Health">Secretary of State for Health</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/William_Waldegrave,_Baron_Waldegrave_of_North_Hill" title="William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill">The Hon. William Waldegrave</a></b> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State,_Health" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of State, Health">Minister of State, Health</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Bottomley" title="Virginia Bottomley">Virginia Bottomley</a> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><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> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloria_Hooper,_Baroness_Hooper" title="Gloria Hooper, Baroness Hooper">The Baroness Hooper</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><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> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tony_Newton,_Baron_Newton_of_Braintree" title="Tony Newton, Baron Newton of Braintree">Tony Newton</a></b> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><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> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Scott" title="Nicholas Scott">Nicholas Scott</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 20 July 1994 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="3"><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> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Eden,_8th_Baron_Henley" title="Oliver Eden, 8th Baron Henley">The Lord Henley</a> </td> <td>Continued in office - 16 September 1993 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jack" title="Michael Jack">Michael Jack</a> </td> <td>28 November 1990 – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ann_Widdecombe" title="Ann Widdecombe">Ann Widdecombe</a> </td> <td>30 November 1990 – 27 May 1993 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Duchy_of_Lancaster" title="Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster">Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Chris_Patten" title="Chris Patten">Chris Patten</a></b> </td> <td>28 November 1990 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Northern_Ireland" title="Secretary of State for Northern Ireland">Secretary of State for Northern Ireland</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Peter_Brooke,_Baron_Brooke_of_Sutton_Mandeville" title="Peter Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville">Peter Brooke</a></b> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State,_Northern_Ireland" title="Minister of State, Northern Ireland">Minister of State, Northern Ireland</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Mawhinney,_Baron_Mawhinney" class="mw-redirect" title="Brian Mawhinney, Baron Mawhinney">Brian Mawhinney</a> </td> <td>28 November 1990 – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Ganzoni,_2nd_Baron_Belstead" title="John Ganzoni, 2nd Baron Belstead">The Lord Belstead</a><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>28 November 1990 – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"><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> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Needham" title="Richard Needham">Richard Needham</a><br />(The Earl of Kilmorey) </td> <td>Continued in office – 15 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Hanley" title="Jeremy Hanley">Jeremy Hanley</a> </td> <td>3 December 1990 – 27 May 1993 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Paymaster_General" title="Paymaster General">Paymaster General</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Ganzoni,_2nd_Baron_Belstead" title="John Ganzoni, 2nd Baron Belstead">The Lord Belstead</a><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>28 November 1990 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland" title="Secretary of State for Scotland">Secretary of State for Scotland</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ian_Lang,_Baron_Lang_of_Monkton" title="Ian Lang, Baron Lang of Monkton">Ian Lang</a></b> </td> <td>28 November 1990 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of State for Scotland">Minister of State for Scotland</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Forsyth,_Baron_Forsyth_of_Drumlean" title="Michael Forsyth, Baron Forsyth of Drumlean">Michael Forsyth</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" 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> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Douglas-Hamilton,_Baron_Selkirk_of_Douglas" title="James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas">The Lord James Douglas-Hamilton</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 6 July 1995 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Galbraith,_2nd_Baron_Strathclyde" title="Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde">The Lord Strathclyde</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Allan_Stewart_(politician)" title="Allan Stewart (politician)">Allan Stewart</a> </td> <td>28 November 1990 – 8 February 1995 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Trade" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of State for Trade">Minister for Trade</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Sainsbury" title="Tim Sainsbury">Tim Sainsbury</a> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><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> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Peter_Lilley" title="Peter Lilley">Peter Lilley</a></b> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" 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> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Fermor-Hesketh,_3rd_Baron_Hesketh" title="Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron Hesketh">The Lord Hesketh</a> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>vacant</i> </td> <td>21 May 1991 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><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> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Redwood" title="John Redwood">John Redwood</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 13 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"><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> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Leigh" title="Edward Leigh">Edward Leigh</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 27 May 1993 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Mackay,_14th_Lord_Reay" title="Hugh Mackay, 14th Lord Reay">The Lord Reay</a> </td> <td>22 May 1991 – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Transport" title="Secretary of State for Transport">Secretary of State for Transport</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Rifkind" title="Malcolm Rifkind">Malcolm Rifkind</a></b> </td> <td>28 November 1990 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><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> </th> <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>Continued in office – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minister_for_Public_Transport_(UK)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Minister for Public Transport (UK) (page does not exist)">Minister for Public Transport</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Roger_Freeman,_Baron_Freeman" title="Roger Freeman, Baron Freeman">Roger Freeman</a> </td> <td>28 November 1990 – 20 July 1994 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"><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> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_McLoughlin" title="Patrick McLoughlin">Patrick McLoughlin</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Chope" title="Christopher Chope">Christopher Chope</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Wales" title="Secretary of State for Wales">Secretary of State for Wales</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/David_Hunt,_Baron_Hunt_of_Wirral" title="David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral">David Hunt</a></b> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of State for Wales">Minister of State for Wales</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Wyn_Roberts,_Baron_Roberts_of_Conwy" title="Wyn Roberts, Baron Roberts of Conwy">Wyn Roberts</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 20 July 1994 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><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> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Bennett_(politician)" title="Nicholas Bennett (politician)">Nicholas Bennett</a> </td> <td>3 December 1990 – 14 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_for_England_and_Wales" title="Attorney General for England and Wales">Attorney General</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Mayhew" title="Patrick Mayhew">Sir Patrick Mayhew</a> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Solicitor_General_for_England_and_Wales" title="Solicitor General for England and Wales">Solicitor General</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Lyell,_Baron_Lyell_of_Markyate" class="mw-redirect" title="Nicholas Lyell, Baron Lyell of Markyate">Sir Nicholas Lyell</a> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Advocate" title="Lord Advocate">Lord Advocate</a> </th> <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>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Solicitor_General_for_Scotland" title="Solicitor General for Scotland">Solicitor General for Scotland</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Alan_Rodger,_Baron_Rodger_of_Earlsferry" title="Alan Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry">Alan Rodger</a><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Treasurer_of_the_Household" title="Treasurer of the Household">Treasurer of the Household</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Alastair_Goodlad" title="Alastair Goodlad">Alastair Goodlad</a> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Comptroller_of_the_Household" title="Comptroller of the Household">Comptroller of the Household</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Lightbown" title="David Lightbown">David Lightbown</a> </td> <td>28 November 1990 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Vice-Chamberlain_of_the_Household" title="Vice-Chamberlain of the Household">Vice-Chamberlain of the Household</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Taylor_(Solihull_MP)" title="John Taylor (Solihull MP)">John Mark Taylor</a> </td> <td>28 November 1990 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"><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> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Bertram_Bowyer,_2nd_Baron_Denham" title="Bertram Bowyer, 2nd Baron Denham">The Lord Denham</a> </td> <td>Continued in office </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>22 May 1991 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"><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> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Davidson,_2nd_Viscount_Davidson" title="Andrew Davidson, 2nd Viscount Davidson">The Viscount Davidson</a> </td> <td>Continued in office </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>30 December 1991 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Lord-in-waiting" title="Lord-in-waiting">Lords-in-Waiting</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Long,_4th_Viscount_Long" title="Richard Long, 4th Viscount Long">The Viscount Long</a> </td> <td>Continued in Office - 2 May 1997 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Mackay,_14th_Lord_Reay" title="Hugh Mackay, 14th Lord Reay">The Lord Reay</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 21 May 1991 </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>Continued in office – 30 December 1991 </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>Continued in office – 22 April 1993 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Astor,_4th_Viscount_Astor" title="William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor">The Viscount Astor</a> </td> <td>Continued in office – 16 September 1993 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Curzon,_7th_Earl_Howe" title="Frederick Curzon, 7th Earl Howe">The Earl Howe</a> </td> <td>30 May 1991 – 15 April 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jean_Denton,_Baroness_Denton_of_Wakefield" title="Jean Denton, Baroness Denton of Wakefield">The Baroness Denton</a> </td> <td>January 1992 – 15 April 1992 </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes</dt></dl> <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 .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output 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id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Reorganised as Office of Education 10 April 1992.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Under-Secretary_of_State,_Sport&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Under-Secretary of State, Sport (page does not exist)">Under-Secretary of State, Sport</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Office abolished 11 April 1992.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Also <a href="/wiki/Paymaster_General" title="Paymaster General">Paymaster General</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Also <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State,_Northern_Ireland" title="Minister of State, Northern Ireland">Minister of State, Northern Ireland</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Not an MP.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Footnotes">Footnotes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=First_Major_ministry&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Footnotes"><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 center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px 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.cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN04657/SN04657.pdf">"Holders of Ministerial Office in the Conservative Governments 1979–1997"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. House of Commons Library<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">26 June</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Holders+of+Ministerial+Office+in+the+Conservative+Governments+1979%E2%80%931997&rft.pub=House+of+Commons+Library&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fresearchbriefings.files.parliament.uk%2Fdocuments%2FSN04657%2FSN04657.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFirst+Major+ministry" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=First_Major_ministry&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{padding-left:1.6em;text-indent:-1.6em}}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .refbegin{font-size:90%}}</style><div class="refbegin" style=""> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFD._Butler_and_G._Butler2016" class="citation book cs1">D. Butler and G. Butler, ed. (2016). <i>Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900–2000</i>. Springer. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781349627332" title="Special:BookSources/9781349627332"><bdi>9781349627332</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Twentieth+Century+British+Political+Facts+1900%E2%80%932000&rft.pub=Springer&rft.date=2016&rft.isbn=9781349627332&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFirst+Major+ministry" class="Z3988"></span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="Please supply "|publisher=" for an organizational publisher with "|publisher="">publisher missing</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHennessy2001" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Hennessy" title="Peter Hennessy">Hennessy, Peter</a> (2001). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=wONEPVvX3YoC&pg=PA437">"The Solo-Coalitionist: John Major, 1990–97"</a>. <i>The Prime Minister: The Office and Its Holders since 1945</i>. <a href="/wiki/Penguin_Group" title="Penguin Group">Penguin Group</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-14-028393-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-14-028393-8"><bdi>978-0-14-028393-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=The+Solo-Coalitionist%3A+John+Major%2C+1990%E2%80%9397&rft.btitle=The+Prime+Minister%3A+The+Office+and+Its+Holders+since+1945&rft.pub=Penguin+Group&rft.date=2001&rft.isbn=978-0-14-028393-8&rft.aulast=Hennessy&rft.aufirst=Peter&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DwONEPVvX3YoC%26pg%3DPA437&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFirst+Major+ministry" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSherrin2008" class="citation book cs1">Sherrin, Ned (25 September 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=5q4XBa5jsy8C&pg=PA268"><i>Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations</i></a>. OUP Oxford. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-923716-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-19-923716-6"><bdi>978-0-19-923716-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Oxford+Dictionary+of+Humorous+Quotations&rft.pub=OUP+Oxford&rft.date=2008-09-25&rft.isbn=978-0-19-923716-6&rft.aulast=Sherrin&rft.aufirst=Ned&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D5q4XBa5jsy8C%26pg%3DPA268&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFirst+Major+ministry" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=First_Major_ministry&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span 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bold"><a href="/wiki/Third_Thatcher_ministry" title="Third Thatcher ministry">Third Thatcher ministry</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/List_of_British_governments" title="List of British governments">Government of the United Kingdom</a> </b><br />1990–1992 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Second_Major_ministry" title="Second Major ministry">Second Major ministry</a></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output 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colspan="3"><div> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister of the United Kingdom</a> (1990–1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chief_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Chief Secretary to the Treasury">Chief Secretary to the Treasury</a> (1987–1989)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Foreign_and_Commonwealth_Affairs" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs">Foreign Secretary</a> (1989)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer" title="Chancellor of the Exchequer">Chancellor of the Exchequer</a> (1989–1990)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Politics</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/Premiership_of_John_Major" title="Premiership of John Major">Premiership</a></li> <li>Major ministry <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">First</a>, 1990–1992</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Major_ministry" title="Second Major ministry">Second</a>, 1992–1997</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_of_John_Major" title="Shadow Cabinet of John Major">Shadow Cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/One-nation_conservatism" title="One-nation conservatism">One-nation conservatism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntingdonshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Huntingdonshire (UK Parliament constituency)">Huntingdonshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntingdon_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)">Huntingdon</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="9" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Major_1993_(3).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/John_Major_1993_%283%29.jpg/100px-John_Major_1993_%283%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/John_Major_1993_%283%29.jpg/150px-John_Major_1993_%283%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/John_Major_1993_%283%29.jpg/200px-John_Major_1993_%283%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1099" data-file-height="1529" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Budgets <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1991_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1991 United Kingdom budget">1991 budget</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1992 United Kingdom budget">1992 budget</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_1993_United_Kingdom_budget" title="March 1993 United Kingdom budget">March 1993 budget</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_1993_United_Kingdom_budget" title="November 1993 United Kingdom budget">November 1993 budget</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1994 United Kingdom budget">1994 budget</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1995 United Kingdom budget">1995 budget</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1996 United Kingdom budget">1996 budget</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Citizen%27s_Charter" title="Citizen's Charter">Citizen's Charter</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charter_Mark" class="mw-redirect" title="Charter Mark">Charter Mark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cones_Hotline" title="Cones Hotline">Cones Hotline</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Early_1990s_recession" title="Early 1990s recession">Early 1990s recession</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Wednesday" title="Black Wednesday">Black Wednesday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Lottery_(United_Kingdom)" title="National Lottery (United Kingdom)">National Lottery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Further_and_Higher_Education_Act_1992" title="Further and Higher Education Act 1992">Further and Higher Education Act 1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant-maintained_schools" class="mw-redirect" title="Grant-maintained schools">Grant-maintained schools</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maastricht_Rebels" title="Maastricht Rebels">Maastricht Rebels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Newbury_by-election" title="1993 Newbury by-election">1993 Newbury by-election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_peace_process" title="Northern Ireland peace process">Northern Ireland peace process</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Downing_Street_mortar_attack" title="Downing Street mortar attack">Downing Street mortar attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Downing_Street_Declaration" title="Downing Street Declaration">Downing Street Declaration</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_reviews_of_the_British_honours_system" title="1993 reviews of the British honours system">1993 reviews of the British honours system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_Tax" title="Council Tax">Council Tax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Child_Support_Agency" title="Child Support Agency">Child Support Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_vote_of_confidence_in_the_Major_ministry" title="1993 vote of confidence in the Major ministry">1993 vote of confidence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Back_to_Basics_(campaign)" title="Back to Basics (campaign)">Back to Basics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Privatisation_of_British_Rail" title="Privatisation of British Rail">Privatisation of British Rail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Criminal_Justice_and_Public_Order_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="Criminal Justice and Public Order Act">Criminal Justice and Public Order Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Conservative_Party_leadership_election" title="1995 Conservative Party leadership election">1995 Conservative Party leadership election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Cullen_Reports" title="The Cullen Reports">Cullen Report (Dunblane massacre)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cash-for-questions_affair" title="Cash-for-questions affair">Cash for Questions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Committee_on_Standards_in_Public_Life" title="Committee on Standards in Public Life">Committee on Standards in Public Life</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arms-to-Iraq" class="mw-redirect" title="Arms-to-Iraq">Arms-to-Iraq affair</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Report" title="Scott Report">Scott Report</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_BSE_outbreak" title="United Kingdom BSE outbreak">United Kingdom BSE outbreak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Wirral_South_by-election" title="1997 Wirral South by-election">Wirral South by-election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Prime_Minister%27s_Resignation_Honours" title="1997 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours">Resignation Honours</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">International</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/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Gulf War</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Iraqi_no-fly_zones" class="mw-redirect" title="Iraqi no-fly zones">Iraqi no-fly zones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanctions_against_Iraq" class="mw-redirect" title="Sanctions against Iraq">Sanctions against Iraq</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harare_Declaration" title="Harare Declaration">Harare Declaration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maastricht_Treaty" title="Maastricht Treaty">Maastricht Treaty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bosnian_War" title="Bosnian War">Bosnian War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Gabriel" title="Operation Gabriel">Operation Gabriel</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_John_Major" title="Electoral history of John Major">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/1992_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1992 United Kingdom general election">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1997 United Kingdom general election">1997</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">European Parliament Election</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/1994_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1994</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Party elections</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/1990_Conservative_Party_leadership_election" title="1990 Conservative Party leadership election">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Conservative_Party_leadership_election" title="1995 Conservative Party leadership election">1995</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Books</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/John_Major:_The_Autobiography" title="John Major: The Autobiography">John Major: The Autobiography</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/More_Than_a_Game:_The_Story_of_Cricket%27s_Early_Years" title="More Than a Game: The Story of Cricket's Early Years">More Than a Game: The Story of Cricket's Early Years</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/My_Old_Man:_A_Personal_History_of_Music_Hall" title="My Old Man: A Personal History of Music Hall">My Old Man: A Personal History of Music Hall</a></i> (2012)</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/Norma_Major" title="Norma Major">Norma Major</a> (wife)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Major-Ball" title="Terry Major-Ball">Terry Major-Ball</a> (brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Major-Ball" title="Tom Major-Ball">Tom Major-Ball</a> (father)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cultural depictions</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/Thatcher:_The_Final_Days" title="Thatcher: The Final Days">Thatcher: The Final Days</a></i> (TV, 1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Independence_Day_UK" title="Independence Day UK">Independence Day UK</a></i> (Radio, 1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Margaret_(2009_film)" title="Margaret (2009 film)">Margaret</a></i> (TV, 2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Iron_Lady_(film)" title="The Iron Lady (film)">The Iron Lady </a></i> (Film, 2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Audience_(2013_play)" title="The Audience (2013 play)">The Audience</a></i> (Play, 2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Crown_season_5" title="The Crown season 5"><i>The Crown</i> season 5</a> (TV, 2022)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div> <ul><li>← <b><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Tony_Blair" title="Tony Blair">Tony Blair</a></b> →</li></ul> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" 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Cabinet</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: left;">Cabinet Members</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Aitken" title="Jonathan Aitken">Jonathan Aitken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Baker,_Baron_Baker_of_Dorking" title="Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking">Kenneth Baker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Bottomley" title="Virginia Bottomley">Virginia Bottomley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Brooke,_Baron_Brooke_of_Sutton_Mandeville" title="Peter Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville">Peter Brooke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Clarke" title="Kenneth Clarke">Kenneth Clarke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Gascoyne-Cecil,_7th_Marquess_of_Salisbury" title="Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury">Viscount Cranborne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Dorrell" title="Stephen Dorrell">Stephen Dorrell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Forsyth,_Baron_Forsyth_of_Drumlean" title="Michael Forsyth, Baron Forsyth of Drumlean">Michael Forsyth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Freeman,_Baron_Freeman" title="Roger Freeman, Baron Freeman">Roger Freeman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Gummer" title="John Gummer">John Gummer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Hague" title="William Hague">William Hague</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Hanley" title="Jeremy Hanley">Jeremy Hanley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Heseltine" title="Michael Heseltine">Michael Heseltine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Hogg" title="Douglas Hogg">Douglas Hogg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Howard" title="Michael Howard">Michael Howard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Hunt,_Baron_Hunt_of_Wirral" title="David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral">David Hunt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Hurd" title="Douglas Hurd">Douglas Hurd</a></li> <li><a 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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 ministry">North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Rockingham_ministry" title="Second Rockingham ministry">Rockingham II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelburne_ministry" title="Shelburne ministry">Shelburne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox%E2%80%93North_coalition" title="Fox–North coalition">Fox–North (Portland I)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Pitt_ministry" title="First Pitt ministry">Pitt I</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="3" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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ministry">Addington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Pitt_ministry" title="Second Pitt ministry">Pitt II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_All_the_Talents" title="Ministry of All the Talents">All the Talents</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Portland_ministry" title="Second Portland ministry">Portland II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perceval_ministry" title="Perceval ministry">Perceval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_ministry" title="Liverpool 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 href="/wiki/First_Russell_ministry" title="First Russell ministry">Russell I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Who%3F_Who%3F_ministry" title="Who? 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 II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Salisbury_ministry" title="First Salisbury ministry">Salisbury I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Gladstone_ministry" title="Third Gladstone ministry">Gladstone III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Salisbury_ministry" title="Second Salisbury ministry">Salisbury II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberal_government,_1892%E2%80%931895" title="Liberal government, 1892–1895">Gladstone IV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberal_government,_1892%E2%80%931895" title="Liberal government, 1892–1895">Rosebery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unionist_government,_1895%E2%80%931905" title="Unionist government, 1895–1905">Salisbury III and IV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unionist_government,_1895%E2%80%931905" title="Unionist government, 1895–1905">Balfour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberal_government,_1905%E2%80%931915" title="Liberal government, 1905–1915">Campbell-Bannerman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberal_government,_1905%E2%80%931915" title="Liberal government, 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