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GOVERNMENT

Monarch

--- Head of State - Elizabeth II , Queen Of The United Kingdom ( 1952 -)

Prime Minister

# Head of Government - James Callaghan , Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom ( 1976 - 1979 )

# Head of Government - Margaret Thatcher , Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom ( 1979 - 1990 )

First Lord Of The Treasury

# James Callaghan , First Lord Of The Treasury ( 1976 - 1979 )

# Margaret Thatcher , First Lord Of The Treasury ( 1979 - 1990 )

Chancellor Of The Exchequer

# Denis Healey , Chancellor Of The Exchequer ( 1974 - 1979 )

# Sir Geoffrey Howe , Chancellor Of The Exchequer ( 1979 - 1983 )

Second Lord Of The Treasury

# Denis Healey , Second Lord Of The Treasury ( 1974 - 1979 )

# Sir Geoffrey Howe , Second Lord Of The Treasury ( 1979 - 1983 )

Secretary Of State For Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs

# Dr David Owen , Secretary Of State For Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs ( 1977 - 1979 )

# Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington , Secretary Of State For Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs ( 1979 - 1982 )

Secretary Of State For The Home Department

# Merlyn Rees , Secretary Of State For The Home Department ( 1976 - 1979 )

# William Whitelaw , Secretary Of State For The Home Department ( 1979 - 1983 )

Secretary Of State For Transport

# Bill Rodgers , Secretary Of State For Transport ( 1976 - 1979 )

# Norman Fowler , Minister For Transport ( 1979 - 1981 )

Secretary Of State For Scotland

# Bruce Millan , Secretary Of State For Scotland ( 1976 - 1979 )

# George Younger , Secretary Of State For Scotland ( 1979 - 1986 )

Secretary Of State For Social Services

# David Ennals , Secretary Of State For Social Services ( 1976 - 1979 )

# Patrick Jenkin , Secretary Of State For Social Services ( 1979 - 1981 )

Secretary Of State For Northern Ireland

# Roy Mason , Secretary Of State For Northern Ireland ( 1976 - 1979 )

# Humphrey Atkins , Secretary Of State For Northern Ireland ( 1979 - 1981 )

Secretary Of State For Defence

# Frederick Mulley , Secretary Of State For Defence ( 1976 - 1979 )

# Francis Pym , Secretary Of State For Defence ( 1979 - 1981 )

Secretary Of State For Industry

# Eric Varley , Secretary Of State For Industry ( 1975 - 1979 )

# Sir Keith Joseph, Bt. , Secretary Of State For Industry ( 1979 - 1981 )

Secretary Of State For Trade

# John Smith , Secretary Of State For Trade ( 1978 - 1979 )

# John Nott , Secretary Of State For Trade ( 1979 - 1981 )

Secretary Of State For Education And Science

# Shirley Williams , Secretary Of State For Education And Science ( 1976 - 1979 )

# Mark Carlisle , Secretary Of State For Education And Science ( 1979 - 1981 )

Secretary Of State For Wales

# John Morris , Secretary Of State For Wales ( 1974 - 1979 )

# Nicholas Edwards , Secretary Of State For Wales ( 1979 - 1987 )

Lord Privy Seal

# Fred Peart, Baron Peart , Lord Privy Seal ( 1976 - 1979 )

# Sir Ian Gilmour , Lord Privy Seal ( 1979 - 1981 )

Leader Of The House Of Commons

# Michael Foot , Leader Of The House Of Commons ( 1976 - 1979 )

# Norman St John-Stevas , Leader Of The House Of Commons ( 1979 - 1981 )

Lord President Of The Council

# Michael Foot , Lord President Of The Council ( 1976 - 1979 )

# Christopher Soames, Baron Soames , Lord President Of The Council ( 1979 - 1981 )

Lord Chancellor

# Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones , Lord Chancellor ( 1974 - 1979 )

# Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham Of St Marylebone , Lord Chancellor ( 1979 - 1987 )

Chancellor Of The Duchy Of Lancaster

# Harold Lever , Chancellor Of The Duchy Of Lancaster ( 1974 - 1979 )

# Norman St John-Stevas , Chancellor Of The Duchy Of Lancaster ( 1979 - 1981 )

RELIGION

Archbishop Of Canterbury

--- Frederick Donald Coggan , Archbishop Of Canterbury ( 1974 - 1980 )

Archbishop Of York

--- Stuart Yarworth Blanch , Archbishop Of York ( 1975 - 1983 )

DUKES

Duke Of Abercorn

# James Edward Hamilton , 4th Duke Of Abercorn ( 1953 - 1979 )

# James Hamilton , 5th Duke Of Abercorn ( 1979 -)