1989 British Leaders

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GOVERNMENT

Monarch

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

Prime Minister

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

First Lord Of The Treasury

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

Chancellor Of The Exchequer

# Nigel Lawson , Chancellor Of The Exchequer ( 1983 - 1989 )

# John Major , Chancellor Of The Exchequer ( 1989 - 1990 )

Second Lord Of The Treasury

# Nigel Lawson , Second Lord Of The Treasury ( 1983 - 1989 )

# John Major , Second Lord Of The Treasury ( 1989 - 1990 )

Secretary Of State For Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs

# Sir Geoffrey Howe , Secretary Of State For Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs ( 1983 - 1989 )

# John Major , Secretary Of State For Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs ( 1989 )

# Douglas Hurd , Secretary Of State For Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs ( 1989 - 1995 )

Secretary Of State For The Home Department

# Douglas Hurd , Secretary Of State For The Home Department ( 1985 - 1989 )

# David Waddington , Secretary Of State For The Home Department ( 1989 - 1990 )

Secretary Of State For Transport

# Paul Channon , Secretary Of State For Transport ( 1987 - 1989 )

# Cecil Parkinson , Secretary Of State For Transport ( 1989 - 1990 )

Secretary Of State For Scotland

--- Malcolm Rifkind , Secretary Of State For Scotland ( 1986 - 1990 )

Secretary Of State For Health

--- Kenneth Clarke , Secretary Of State For Health ( 1988 - 1990 )

Secretary Of State For Northern Ireland

# Tom King , Secretary Of State For Northern Ireland ( 1985 - 1989 )

# Peter Brooke , Secretary Of State For Northern Ireland ( 1989 - 1992 )

Secretary Of State For Defence

# George Younger , Secretary Of State For Defence ( 1986 - 1989 )

# Tom King , Secretary Of State For Defence ( 1989 - 1992 )

Secretary Of State For Trade And Industry

# David Young, Baron Young Of Graffham , Secretary Of State For Trade And Industry ( 1987 - 1989 )

# Nicholas Ridley , Secretary Of State For Trade And Industry ( 1989 - 1990 )

Secretary Of State For Education And Science

# Kenneth Baker , Secretary Of State For Education And Science ( 1986 - 1989 )

# John MacGregor , Secretary Of State For Education And Science ( 1989 - 1990 )

Secretary Of State For Wales

--- Peter Walker , Secretary Of State For Wales ( 1987 - 1990 )

Lord Privy Seal

--- John Ganzoni, 2nd Baron Belstead , Lord Privy Seal ( 1988 - 1990 )

Leader Of The House Of Commons

# John Wakeham , Leader Of The House Of Commons ( 1987 - 1989 )

# Sir Geoffrey Howe , Leader Of The House Of Commons ( 1989 - 1990 )

Lord President Of The Council

# John Wakeham , Lord President Of The Council ( 1988 - 1989 )

# Sir Geoffrey Howe , Lord President Of The Council ( 1989 - 1990 )

Lord Chancellor

--- James Mackay, Baron Mackay Of Clashfern , Lord Chancellor ( 1987 - 1997 )

Secretary Of State For Social Security

# John Moore , Secretary Of State For Social Security ( 1988 - 1989 )

# Tony Newton , Secretary Of State For Social Security ( 1989 - 1992 )

Chancellor Of The Duchy Of Lancaster

# Tony Newton , Chancellor Of The Duchy Of Lancaster ( 1988 - 1989 )

# Kenneth Baker , Chancellor Of The Duchy Of Lancaster ( 1989 - 1990 )

RELIGION

Archbishop Of Canterbury

--- Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie , Archbishop Of Canterbury ( 1980 - 1991 )

Archbishop Of York

--- John VIII Stapylton Habgood , Archbishop Of York ( 1983 - 1995 )