Second Thatcher ministry

Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 4 May 1979 to 28 November 1990, during which time she led a Conservative majority government. She was the first woman to hold that office. During her premiership, Thatcher moved to liberalise the British economy through deregulation, privatisation, and the promotion of entrepreneurialism.
This article details the second Thatcher ministry which she led at the invitation of Queen Elizabeth II from 1983 to 1987.

Formation

The Conservative government was re-elected in June 1983 with a majority of 144 seats, with Labour in opposition having a mere 209 seats after its worst postwar electoral performance, seeing off a close challenge from the SDP–Liberal Alliance who came close to them on votes though not with seats.
With inflation firmly under control and union reforms contributing towards the lowest level of strikes since the early 1950s, the Conservatives were now faced with the challenge of reducing unemployment from a record high of 3,200,000.
March 1984 saw the beginning of a miners' strike which would last for 12 months and divide the country as Mrs Thatcher announced extensive pit closures which would ultimately cost thousands of miners their jobs, while the remaining pits were set to be privatised in the proposed sell-off of the National Coal Board. Privatisation of utilities and heavy industry was becoming a key symbol of Thatcherism, with the likes of British Telecom also transferring from public to private ownership.
Michael Foot had stepped down as Labour leader following the 1983 general election. The man elected by Labour with the task of getting them back into government was Neil Kinnock. He proved himself as a fierce rival to Thatcher, and more than once during the 1983–87 parliament, the opinion polls showed Labour in the lead, although a huge swing was required at a general election if the Conservative government was to be ousted.
The challenge from the SDP–Liberal Alliance was becoming weaker, despite their brief lead of the opinion polls during 1985.
However, economic growth following recession had been re-established by the beginning of this parliament and by 1987 the economy was well on the road to recovery. However, although unemployment which had peaked at nearly 3,300,000 during 1984 remained above 3,000,000 by the turn of 1987, with the opinion polls all showing a Tory lead, it was anticipated that Thatcher would call the next general election earlier than the deadline of June 1988.

Fate

A general election was called for 11 June 1987, and the Conservatives triumphed for the third election in succession. Labour, on the other hand, achieved a better election result than it had the previous time, with more than 30% of the vote, while the SDP–Liberal Alliance floundered and was soon disbanded as the Social Democratic Party and Liberal Party merged to form the Social and Liberal Democrats.

Cabinet

June 1983 to June 1987

Margaret Thatcher – Prime Minister
William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw – Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council
Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone – Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
John Biffen – Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
Nigel Lawson – Chancellor of the Exchequer
Peter Rees – Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Sir Geoffrey Howe – Foreign Secretary
Leon Brittan – Home Secretary
Michael Jopling – Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Michael Heseltine – Secretary of State for Defence
Sir Keith Joseph – Secretary of State for Education
Norman Tebbit – Secretary of State for Employment
Peter Walker – Secretary of State for Energy
Patrick Jenkin – Secretary of State for the Environment
Norman Fowler – Secretary of State for Health
Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield – Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Jim Prior – Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
George Younger – Secretary of State for Scotland
Cecil Parkinson – Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and President of the Board of Trade
Tom King – Secretary of State for Transport
Nicholas Edwards – Secretary of State for Wales
John Wakeham – Chief Whip of the House of Commons and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury

Changes

October 1983 –
*Tom King succeeded Norman Tebbit as Secretary of State for Employment.
*Norman Tebbit succeeded Cecil Parkinson as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.
*Nicholas Ridley succeeded Tom King as Secretary of State for Transport.
September 1984 –
*Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie succeeded Lord Cockfield as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
*Douglas Hurd succeeded Jim Prior as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
*David Young, Baron Young of Graffham enters the Cabinet as Minister without Portfolio.
September 1985 –
*Lord Young of Graffham succeeded Tom King as Secretary of State for Employment.
*Kenneth Baker succeeded Patrick Jenkin as Secretary of State for the Environment.
*Norman Tebbit succeeded Earl of Gowrie as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
*Tom King succeeded Douglas Hurd as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
*Kenneth Clarke enters the Cabinet as Paymaster-General.
*Leon Brittan succeeded Norman Tebbit as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.
*John MacGregor succeeded Peter Rees as Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
*Douglas Hurd succeeded Leon Brittan as Home Secretary.
early January 1986 – Malcolm Rifkind succeeded George Younger as Secretary of State for Scotland. Younger succeeded Michael Heseltine as Secretary of State for Defence.
late January 1986 – Paul Channon succeeded Leon Brittan as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.
May 1986 –
*Nicholas Ridley succeeded Kenneth Baker as Secretary of State for the Environment. John Moore succeeded Ridley as Secretary of State for Transport.
*Kenneth Baker succeeded Keith Joseph as Secretary of State for Education and Science.

List of ministers

Members of the Cabinet are in bold face.

Office	Name	Dates	Notes
	Margaret Thatcher	June 1983
	William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw	June 1983 – June 1987
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain	Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone	June 1983
	William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw	11 June 1983	also Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party
Minister of State for the Privy Council Office	Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie	11 June 1983 – 11 September 1984
Minister of State for the Privy Council Office	Richard Luce	2 September 1985 – June 1987
	John Biffen	11 June 1983
Chancellor of the Exchequer	Nigel Lawson	11 June 1983
Chief Secretary to the Treasury	Peter Rees	11 June 1983
Chief Secretary to the Treasury	John MacGregor	2 September 1985
Minister of State for Treasury	Barney Hayhoe	June 1983 – 2 September 1985
Minister of State for Treasury	Ian Gow	2 September 1985 – 19 November 1985
Minister of State for Treasury	Peter Brooke	19 November 1985 – 13 June 1987
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury	John Wakeham	11 June 1983
Financial Secretary to the Treasury	Nicholas Ridley	13 June 1983
Financial Secretary to the Treasury	John Moore	18 October 1983
Financial Secretary to the Treasury	Norman Lamont	21 May 1986
Economic Secretary to the Treasury	John Moore	13 June 1983
Economic Secretary to the Treasury	Ian Stewart	19 October 1983
Lords Commissioners of the Treasury	Alastair Goodlad	June 1983 – 10 September 1984
Lords Commissioners of the Treasury	Donald Thompson	June 1983 – 10 September 1986
Lords Commissioners of the Treasury	David Hunt	June 1983 – 10 September 1984
Lords Commissioners of the Treasury	Ian Lang	11 June 1983 – 1 February 1986
Lords Commissioners of the Treasury	Tristan Garel-Jones	11 June 1983 – 16 October 1986
Lords Commissioners of the Treasury	John Major	3 October 1984 – 1 November 1985
Lords Commissioners of the Treasury	Archie Hamilton	3 October 1984 – 10 September 1986
Lords Commissioners of the Treasury	Tim Sainsbury	7 October 1985 – 23 June 1987
Lords Commissioners of the Treasury	Michael Neubert	10 February 1986 – June 1987
Lords Commissioners of the Treasury	Peter Lloyd	16 October 1986 – June 1987
Lords Commissioners of the Treasury	Mark Lennox-Boyd	16 October 1986 – June 1987
Lords Commissioners of the Treasury	Tony Durant	16 October 1986 – June 1987
Assistant Whips	Archie Hamilton	June 1983 – October 1984
Assistant Whips	John Major	January 1983 – October 1984
Assistant Whips	Douglas Hogg	February 1983 – October 1984
Assistant Whips	Michael Neubert	June 1983 – February 1986
Assistant Whips	Tim Sainsbury	June 1983 – October 1985
Assistant Whips	Tony Durant	October 1984 – October 1986
Assistant Whips	Peter Lloyd	October 1984 – October 1986
Assistant Whips	Mark Lennox-Boyd	October 1984 – October 1986
Assistant Whips	Francis Maude	October 1985 – June 1987
Assistant Whips	Gerald Malone	February 1986 – June 1987
Assistant Whips	David Lightbown	October 1986 – June 1987
Assistant Whips	Michael Portillo	October 1986 – June 1987
Assistant Whips	Richard Ryder	October 1986 – June 1987
Foreign Secretary	Sir Geoffrey Howe	11 June 1983
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	Timothy Raison	June 1983 – 10 September 1986	also Minister of Overseas Development
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	Richard Luce	11 June 1983 – 2 September 1985
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	Malcolm Rifkind	13 June 1983 – 11 January 1986
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	Janet Young, Baroness Young	13 June 1983 – 13 June 1987
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	Tim Renton	2 September 1985 – 13 June 1987
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	Lynda Chalker	11 January 1986 – June 1987
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	Chris Patten	10 September 1986 – June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	Ray Whitney	13 June 1983
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	Tim Renton	11 September 1984
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	Timothy Eggar	2 September 1985
Minister for Overseas Development	Timothy Raison	June 1983
Minister for Overseas Development	Chris Patten	10 September 1986	also Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Home Secretary	Leon Brittan	11 June 1983
Home Secretary	Douglas Hurd	2 September 1985
Minister of State for Home Affairs	David Waddington	June 1983 – 13 June 1987
Minister of State for Home Affairs	Douglas Hurd	June 1983 – September 1984
Minister of State for Home Affairs	Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton	11 September 1984 – 25 March 1985
Minister of State for Home Affairs	Giles Shaw	11 September 1984 – 10 September 1986
Minister of State for Home Affairs	David Mellor	10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987
Minister of State for Home Affairs	Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness	10 September 1986 – June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs	Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton	June 1983 – 11 September 1984
Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs	David Mellor	June 1983 – 10 September 1986
Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs	Simon Arthur, 4th Baron Glenarthur	27 March 1984 – 10 September 1986
Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs	Douglas Hogg	10 September 1986 – June 1987
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	Michael Jopling	11 June 1983
Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	John MacGregor	13 June 1983 – 2 September 1985
Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	John Ganzoni, 2nd Baron Belstead	13 June 1983 – 13 June 1987
Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	John Gummer	2 September 1985 – June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	Peggy Fenner	June 1983 – 10 September 1986
Under-Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	Donald Thompson	10 September 1986 – June 1987
Minister for the Arts	Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie	13 June 1983
Minister for the Arts	Richard Luce	2 September 1985
Secretary of State for Defence	Michael Heseltine	June 1983
Secretary of State for Defence	George Younger	9 January 1986
Minister of State for the Armed Forces	John Stanley	13 June 1983
Minister of State for Defence Procurement	Geoffrey Pattie	13 June 1983
Minister of State for Defence Procurement	Hon. Adam Butler	11 September 1984
Minister of State for Defence Procurement	Norman Lamont	2 September 1985
Minister of State for Defence Procurement	David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne	21 May 1986
Minister of State for Defence Support	David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne	2 September 1985 – 21 May 1986
Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces	David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne	13 June 1983 – 1 September 1985
Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces	Roger Freeman	21 May 1986 – June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement	Ian Stewart	June 1983 – 18 October 1983
Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement	John Lee	18 October 1983 – 10 September 1986
Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement	Archie Hamilton	10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987
Secretary of State for Education	Sir Keith Joseph, 2nd Baronet	June 1983
Secretary of State for Education	Kenneth Baker	21 May 1986
Minister of State, Education and Science	Chris Patten	5 September 1985 – 10 September 1986
Minister of State, Education and Science	Angela Rumbold	10 September 1986 – June 1987
Under-Secretary of State, Education and Science	Peter Brooke	13 June 1983 – 19 November 1985
Under-Secretary of State, Education and Science	Bob Dunn	13 June 1983 – June 1987
Under-Secretary of State, Education and Science	George Walden	19 November 1985 – 13 June 1987
Secretary of State for Employment	Norman Tebbit	June 1983
Secretary of State for Employment	Tom King	16 October 1983
Secretary of State for Employment	David Young, Baron Young of Graffham	2 September 1985
Minister of State, Employment	Peter Morrison	13 June 1983 – 2 September 1985
Minister of State, Employment	John Gummer	18 October 1983 – 11 September 1984
Minister of State, Employment	Kenneth Clarke	2 September 1985 – 13 June 1987	Also Paymaster General
Under-Secretary of State, Employment	John Gummer	June 1983 – 18 October 1983
Under-Secretary of State, Employment	Alan Clark	13 June 1983 – 24 January 1986
Under-Secretary of State, Employment	Peter Bottomley	11 September 1984 – 23 January 1986
Under-Secretary of State, Employment	David Trippier	2 September 1985 – 13 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State, Employment	Ian Lang	31 January 1986 – 10 September 1986
Under-Secretary of State, Employment	John Lee	10 September 1986 – June 1987
Secretary of State for Energy	Peter Walker	11 June 1983
Minister of State, Energy	Alick Buchanan-Smith	13 June 1983
Under-Secretary of State, Energy	Nicholas Eden, 2nd Earl of Avon	June 1983 – 11 September 1984
Under-Secretary of State, Energy	Giles Shaw	13 June 1983 – 11 September 1984
Under-Secretary of State, Energy	David Hunt	11 September 1984 – 13 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State, Energy	Alastair Goodlad	11 September 1984 – 13 June 1987
Secretary of State for the Environment	Patrick Jenkin	11 June 1983
Secretary of State for the Environment	Kenneth Baker	23 September 1985
Secretary of State for the Environment	Nicholas Ridley	21 May 1986
Minister of State for Local Government	Irwin Bellow, Baron Bellwin	June 1983
Minister of State for Local Government	Kenneth Baker	11 September 1984
Minister of State for Local Government	William Waldegrave	2 September 1985
Minister of State for Local Government	Rhodes Boyson	10 September 1986
Minister of State for Housing	Ian Gow	13 June 1983
Minister of State for Housing	John Patten	2 September 1985
Minister of State, Environment	Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton	27 March 1985 – 10 September 1986
Minister of State, Environment	William Waldegrave	10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for Sport	Neil Macfarlane	June 1983 – 2 September 1985
Under-Secretary of State for Sport	Richard Tracey	7 September 1985 – 13 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State, Environment	Sir George Young, 6th Baronet	June 1981 – 10 September 1986
Under-Secretary of State, Environment	William Waldegrave	13 June 1983 – 2 September 1985
Under-Secretary of State, Environment	Nicholas Eden, 2nd Earl of Avon	11 September 1984 – 27 March 1985
Under-Secretary of State, Environment	Angela Rumbold	2 September 1985 – 10 September 1986
Under-Secretary of State, Environment	Roger Bootle-Wilbraham, 7th Baron Skelmersdale	10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State, Environment	Christopher Chope	10 September 1986 – June 1987
Secretary of State for Social Services	Norman Fowler	June 1983
Minister of State, Health	Kenneth Clarke	June 1983
Minister of State, Health	Barney Hayhoe	2 September 1985
Minister of State, Health	Tony Newton	10 September 1986
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security	Tony Newton	June 1983 – 11 September 1984
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security	John Patten	14 June 1983 – 2 September 1985
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security	Simon Arthur, 4th Baron Glenarthur	14 June 1983 – 26 March 1985
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security	Ray Whitney	11 September 1984 – 10 September 1986
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security	Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington	30 March 1985 – 13 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security	John Major	2 September 1985 – 10 September 1986
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security	Nicholas Lyell	10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security	Edwina Currie	10 September 1986 – June 1987
Minister of State, Social Security	Rhodes Boyson	12 June 1983 – 11 September 1984
Minister of State, Social Security	Tony Newton	11 September 1984 – 10 September 1986
Minister of State, Social Security	John Major	10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987
Minister of State, Industry and Information Technology	Kenneth Baker	June 1983	under Office of Trade and Industry from 12 June 1983
Minister of State, Industry and Information Technology	Geoffrey Pattie	11 September 1984	Office abolished 13 June 1987
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield	11 June 1983
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie	11 September 1984
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	Norman Tebbit	3 September 1985
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	James Prior	June 1983
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	Douglas Hurd	11 September 1984
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	Tom King	3 September 1985
Minister of State, Northern Ireland	Hon. Adam Butler	June 1983 – 11 September 1984
Minister of State, Northern Ireland	Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie	June 1983 – September 1983
Minister of State, Northern Ireland	William Murray, 8th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield	13 June 1983 – 12 April 1984
Minister of State, Northern Ireland	Rhodes Boyson	11 September 1984 – 10 September 1986
Minister of State, Northern Ireland	Nicholas Scott	10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland	Nicholas Scott	June 1983 – 11 September 1986
Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland	Chris Patten	14 June 1983 – 2 September 1985
Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland	Charles Lyell, 3rd Baron Lyell	12 April 1984 – June 1987
Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland	Richard Needham	3 September 1985 – June 1987
Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland	Peter Viggers	10 September 1986 – June 1987
Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland	Brian Mawhinney	10 September 1986 – June 1987
Paymaster General	Vacant	11 June 1983
Paymaster General	John Gummer	11 September 1984
Paymaster General	Kenneth Clarke	2 September 1985	also Minister of State, Employment
Minister without Portfolio	David Young, Baron Young of Graffham	11 September 1984 – 3 September 1985
Secretary of State for Scotland	George Younger	June 1983
Secretary of State for Scotland	Malcolm Rifkind	11 January 1986
Minister of State for Scotland	Hamish Gray, Baron Gray of Contin	13 June 1983 – 11 September 1986
Minister of State for Scotland	Simon Arthur, 4th Baron Glenarthur	10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for Scotland	Allan Stewart	June 1983 – 10 September 1986
Under-Secretary of State for Scotland	John MacKay	June 1983 – 14 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for Scotland	Michael Ancram	13 June 1983 – 14 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for Scotland	Ian Lang	10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987
Minister of State for Trade	Paul Channon	13 June 1983	under Office of Trade and Industry
Minister of State for Trade	Alan Clark	24 January 1986
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry	Cecil Parkinson	12 June 1983
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry	Norman Tebbit	16 October 1983
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry	Leon Brittan	2 September 1985
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry	Paul Channon	24 January 1986
Minister of State for Trade and Industry	Norman Lamont	13 June 1983 – 2 September 1985
Minister of State for Trade and Industry	Peter Morrison	2 September 1985 – 10 September 1986
Minister of State for Trade and Industry	Giles Shaw	10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry	John Butcher	14 June 1983 – June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry	Alexander Fletcher	14 June 1983 – 2 September 1985
Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry	David Trippier	14 June 1983 – 2 September 1985
Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry	Michael Lucas, 2nd Baron Lucas of Chilworth	11 September 1984 – 13 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry	Michael Howard	2 September 1985 – 13 June 1987
Secretary of State for Transport	Tom King	11 June 1983
Secretary of State for Transport	Nicholas Ridley	16 October 1983
Secretary of State for Transport	John Moore	21 May 1986
Minister of State, Transport	Lynda Chalker	18 October 1983 – 10 January 1986
Minister of State, Transport	David Mitchell	23 January 1986 – June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for Transport	Lynda Chalker	June 1983 – 18 October 1983
Under-Secretary of State for Transport	David Mitchell	11 June 1983 – 23 January 1986
Under-Secretary of State for Transport	Michael Spicer	11 September 1984 – 13 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for Transport	Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness	2 September 1985 – 10 September 1986
Under-Secretary of State for Transport	Peter Bottomley	23 January 1986 – June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for Transport	Ivon Moore-Brabazon, 3rd Baron Brabazon of Tara	10 September 1986 – June 1987
Secretary of State for Wales	Nicholas Edwards	June 1983
Minister of State for Wales	John Stradling Thomas	June 1983 – 2 September 1985
Under-Secretary of State for Wales	Wyn Roberts	June 1983 – 13 June 1987
Under-Secretary of State for Wales	Mark Robinson	3 October 1985 – 15 June 1987
Attorney General	Michael Havers	June 1983
Solicitor General	Sir Patrick Mayhew	13 June 1983
Lord Advocate	James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern	June 1983
Lord Advocate	Kenneth Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom	16 May 1984
Solicitor General for Scotland	Peter Fraser	June 1983
Treasurer of the Household	John Cope	11 June 1983
Comptroller of the Household	Carol Mather	June 1983
Comptroller of the Household	Robert Boscawen	16 October 1986
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household	Robert Boscawen	June 1983
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household	Tristan Garel-Jones	16 October 1986
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms	Bertram Bowyer, 2nd Baron Denham	June 1983
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard	David Cunliffe-Lister, 2nd Earl of Swinton	June 1983
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard	Andrew Davidson, 2nd Viscount Davidson	10 September 1986
Lords-in-Waiting	Richard Long, 4th Viscount Long	June 1983 – 2 May 1997
Lords-in-Waiting	Charles Lyell, 3rd Baron Lyell	June 1983 – 12 April 1984
Lords-in-Waiting	Roger Bootle-Wilbraham, 7th Baron Skelmersdale	June 1983 – 10 September 1986
Lords-in-Waiting	Michael Lucas, 2nd Baron Lucas of Chilworth	June 1983 – 9 September 1984
Lords-in-Waiting	Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington	11 June 1983 – 25 March 1985
Lords-in-Waiting	Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness	8 May 1984 – 2 September 1985
Lords-in-Waiting	Ivon Moore-Brabazon, 3rd Baron Brabazon of Tara	19 September 1984 – 10 September 1986
Lords-in-Waiting	Caroline Cox, Baroness Cox	3 April 1985 – 2 August 1985
Lords-in-Waiting	Andrew Davidson, 2nd Viscount Davidson	17 September 1985 – 10 September 1986
Lords-in-Waiting	Gloria Hooper, Baroness Hooper	17 September 1985 – 14 June 1987
Lords-in-Waiting	Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron Hesketh	10 September 1986 – June 1987
Lords-in-Waiting	Maxwell Aitken, 3rd Baron Beaverbrook	10 September 1986 – June 1987
Lords-in-Waiting	Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee	3 October 1986 – June 1987