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| [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]]<br/> || [[File:Paisley.png|200px]] ||[[Wiki:The_Reverend|The Rev.]] and [[Wiki:The_Right_Honourable|Rt Hon]]<br>'''<big>[[Wiki:Ian_Paisley|Ian Paisley]]</big>'''<br>[[Wiki:Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)|PC]]|| 5 July 1970 - Present || style="background:#D46A4C; color:white;"|[[Protestant Unionist Party|{{color|white|Protestant Unionists}}]] | | [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]]<br/> || [[File:Paisley.png|200px]] ||[[Wiki:The_Reverend|The Rev.]] and [[Wiki:The_Right_Honourable|Rt Hon]]<br>'''<big>[[Wiki:Ian_Paisley|Ian Paisley]]</big>'''<br>[[Wiki:Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)|PC]]|| 5 July 1970 - Present || style="background:#D46A4C; color:white;"|[[Protestant Unionist Party|{{color|white|Protestant Unionists}}]] | ||
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| [[Wiki:Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland|Secretary of State for Scotland]]<br/> || [[File:Grim.png|200px]] ||[[Wiki:The_Right_Honourable|The Rt Hon]]<br>'''<big>[[Wiki:Jo_Grimond|Jo Grimond]]</big>'''<br>[[Wiki:Order_of_the_Companions_of_Honour|CH]], [[Wiki:Order_of_the_British_Empire|CBE]], [[Wiki:Territorial_Decoration|TD]], [[Wiki:Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)|PC]]|| 5 July 1970 - Present || style="background:# | | [[Wiki:Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland|Secretary of State for Scotland]]<br/> || [[File:Grim.png|200px]] ||[[Wiki:The_Right_Honourable|The Rt Hon]]<br>'''<big>[[Wiki:Jo_Grimond|Jo Grimond]]</big>'''<br>[[Wiki:Order_of_the_Companions_of_Honour|CH]], [[Wiki:Order_of_the_British_Empire|CBE]], [[Wiki:Territorial_Decoration|TD]], [[Wiki:Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)|PC]]|| 5 July 1970 - Present || style="background:#FFD700; color:white;"|[[Liberal Party UK|{{color|white|Liberals}}]] | ||
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| [[Wiki:Secretary_of_State_for_Wales|Secretary of State for Wales]]<br/> || [[File:PeterThomas.png|200px]] ||[[Wiki:The_Right_Honourable|The Rt Hon]]<br>'''<big>[[Wiki:Peter_Thomas,_Baron_Thomas_of_Gwydir|John Davies]]</big>'''<br>[[Wiki:Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)|PC]], [[Wiki:King%27s_Counsel|QC]]|| 5 July 1970 - Present || style="background:#00008B; color:white;"|[[Conservative_Party_(UK)|{{color|white|Conservatives}}]] | | [[Wiki:Secretary_of_State_for_Wales|Secretary of State for Wales]]<br/> || [[File:PeterThomas.png|200px]] ||[[Wiki:The_Right_Honourable|The Rt Hon]]<br>'''<big>[[Wiki:Peter_Thomas,_Baron_Thomas_of_Gwydir|John Davies]]</big>'''<br>[[Wiki:Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)|PC]], [[Wiki:King%27s_Counsel|QC]]|| 5 July 1970 - Present || style="background:#00008B; color:white;"|[[Conservative_Party_(UK)|{{color|white|Conservatives}}]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:18, 16 November 2024
First Powell Cabinet | |
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.svg){kind=small} Cabinet of United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and Malta | |
| 4th of July, 1970 - Present | |
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| Date formed | 4 July 1970 |
| Date dissolved | Incumbent |
| People | |
| Queen | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Enoch Powell |
| Lord High Chancellor of Britain | The Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone |
| Member party | Conservatives Liberals Protestant Unionists Maltese Unionists |
| Status in legislature | 400 / 633 (63.19 %)
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| Opposition party | Labour Independent Labour Republican Labour |
| Opposition leader | Harold Wilson |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 1970 United Kingdom General Election |
| Legislature term(s) | 43rd Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Predecessor | Wilson Ministry |
| Successor | Incumbent |
The First Powell Ministry, also known as the First Powell Cabinet, formed the government of United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and Malta following the 1970 General Election which saw incumbent Harold Wilson removed from government in the wake of the 1970 Cyrpiot Crisis and collapsed approval ratings for Harold Wilson's Ministry. Enoch Powell was invited to form a government by Elizabeth II on the 17th of July, 1970.
