WIGBHP: Appendix B

HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT

as of the 2nd May 1975

Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury     Rt Hon J Enoch Powell MP

Secretary of State for Home Affairs               Rt Hon William Whitelaw MP

Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth     Rt Hon Angus Maude MP
Affairs

Lord President of the Council and Leader of the   Rt Hon Joseph Godber MP
House of Commons

Chancellor of the Exchequer                       Rt Hon Sir Keith Joseph MP

Lord Chancellor                                   Rt Hon the Lord Bell

Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords  Rt Hon the Lord Rhyl

Secretary of State for Defence                    Rt Hon Airey Neave MP

Secretary of State for Agriculture                Rt Hon Michael Jopling MP

Secretary of State for Scotland                   Rt Hon Edward Taylor MP

Secretary of State for the Environment            Rt Hon Robin Chichester-Clark
                                                  MP

Secretary of State for Wales                      Rt Hon Peter Thomas QC MP

Secretary of State for Industry                   Rt Hon Geoffrey Howe QC MP

Secretary of State for Health & Social Security   Rt Hon John Biffen MP

Secretary of State for Trade                      Rt Hon Patrick Jenkin MP

Secretary of State for Education                  Rt Hon Humphrey Atkin MP

Secretary of State for Employment                 Rt Hon Mrs Margaret Thatcher
                                                  MP

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland           Rt Hon James Molyneaux MP

Secretary of State for Energy                     Rt Hon Nicholas Ridley MP

Chief Secretary to the Treasury                   Rt Hon Thomas Boardman MP

Minister of Transport                             Rt Hon Norman Tebbit MP

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and          Rt Hon the Lord Thorneycroft
Chairman of the Conservative Party

(Reshuffle caused by the resignation of James Prior and the assassination of Julian Amery. Joseph Godber replaces Prior as Leader of the Commons, Neave replaces Amery at Defence. Howe and Jenkins swap roles. Jopling and Tebbit enter the cabinet at Agriculture and Transport respectively.)