June 1970 – March 1974 The cabinet appointed in June 1970 comprised the following: •
Prime Minister:
Edward Heath •
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain:
Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone •
Leader of the House of Commons and
Lord President of the Council:
William Whitelaw •
Leader of the House of Lords and
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal:
George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe •
Chancellor of the Exchequer:
Iain Macleod •
Foreign Secretary:
Alec Douglas-Home •
Home Secretary:
Reginald Maudling •
Secretary of State for Defence:
Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington •
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food:
Jim Prior •
Secretary of State for Education and Science:
Margaret Thatcher •
Secretary of State for Employment:
Robert Carr •
Minister of Housing and Local Government:
Peter Walker •
Secretary of State for Social Services:
Sir Keith Joseph •
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster:
Anthony Barber •
Secretary of State for Scotland:
Gordon Campbell •
Minister of Technology:
Geoffrey Rippon •
President of the Board of Trade:
Michael Noble •
Secretary of State for Wales:
Peter Thomas Changes • July 1970 –
Iain Macleod dies;
Anthony Barber succeeds him as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Geoffrey Rippon succeeds Barber as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
John Davies succeeds Rippon as Minister of Technology. • October 1970 – The Ministry of Technology and the Board of Trade are merged to become the
Department of Trade and Industry.
John Davies becomes
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.
Michael Noble leaves the cabinet. The Ministry of Housing and Local Government is succeeded by the new Department of the Environment, which is headed by
Peter Walker. • March 1972 –
William Whitelaw is appointed to the new position of
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland;
Robert Carr succeeds him as Lord President and Leader of the House of Commons.
Maurice Macmillan succeeds Carr as Secretary for Employment. • July 1972 –
Reginald Maudling resigns as Home Secretary;
Robert Carr succeeds him.
Jim Prior succeeds Carr as Lord President and Leader of the House of Commons.
Joseph Godber succeeds Prior as Secretary for Agriculture. • November 1972 –
Geoffrey Rippon succeeds
Peter Walker as Secretary for the Environment.
John Davies succeeds Rippon as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Peter Walker succeeds Davies as Secretary for Trade and Industry.
Geoffrey Howe becomes Minister for Trade and Consumer Affairs with a seat in the cabinet. • June 1973 –
The Earl Jellicoe resigns as Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords;
The Lord Windlesham succeeds him. • December 1973 –
William Whitelaw succeeds
Maurice Macmillan as Secretary for Employment.
Francis Pym succeeds Whitelaw as Secretary for Northern Ireland. Macmillan becomes Paymaster-General. • January 1974 –
The Lord Carrington is appointed to the new position of
Secretary of State for Energy;
Ian Gilmour succeeds him as Secretary for Defence. ==List of ministers==