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.
Composition
| Post |
Portrait |
Incumbent |
Term |
Party
|
| Prime Minister
|
|
The Rt Hon
John Enoch Powell
MBE, KCB, MP
|
17 July 1970 - Present
|
Conservatives
|
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain and Lord President of the Council
|
 |
The Rt Hon
Lord of Hailsham St Marylebone
KG, CH, PC, FRS |
19 July 1970 - Present |
Conservatives
|
Leader of the House of Commons
|
 |
The Rt Hon
William Whitelaw
KT, MC, CH, PC, DL |
19 July 1970 - Present |
Conservatives
|
Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
|
 |
The Rt Hon
Earl Jellicoe
KBE, DSO, MC, PC, FRS, FRGS, FRSGS |
19 July 1970 - Present |
Conservatives
|
Chancellor of the Exchequer
|
 |
The Rt Hon
Anthony Barber
PC, DL, TD |
19 July 1970 - Present |
Conservatives
|
Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for the Empire
|
 |
The Rt Hon
Alec Douglas-Home
KT, PC, JP, DL |
19 July 1970 - Present |
Conservatives
|
Home Secretary and Secretary of State for England
|
 |
The Rt Hon
Edward Heath
KG, MBE |
19 July 1970 - Present |
Conservatives
|
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Secretary of State for Malta
|
 |
The Rt Hon
George Borg Olivier
GCPO, PC, KSS |
19 July 1970 - Present |
Maltese Unionists
|
Secretary of State for Defense
|
 |
Major The Rt Hon
Lord Carrington
KG, GCMG, CH, MC, PC, DL |
19 July 1970 - Present |
Conservatives
|
Secretary of State for Education and Science
|
 |
The Rt Hon
Margaret Thatcher
PC |
19 July 1970 - Present |
Conservatives
|
Secretary of State for Employment
|
 |
The Rt Hon
Robert Carr
PC |
19 July 1970 - Present |
Conservatives
|
Secretary of State for Environment
|
 |
The Rt Hon
Lord Peter Walker
MBE, PC |
19 July 1970 - Present |
Conservatives
|
Secretary of State for Social Services
|
 |
The Rt Hon
Lord Keith Joseph
CH, PC |
19 July 1970 - Present |
Conservatives
|
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
|
 |
The Rt Hon
Lord Geoffrey Rippon
PC, QC |
19 July 1970 - Present |
Conservatives
|
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
|
 |
The Rt Hon
John Davies
MBE, PC |
19 July 1970 - Present |
Conservatives
|
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
|
 |
The Rev. and Rt Hon
Ian Paisley
PC |
19 July 1970 - Present |
Protestant Unionists
|
Secretary of State for Scotland
|
 |
The Rt Hon
Jo Grimond
CH, CBE, TD, PC |
19 July 1970 - Present |
Liberals
|
Secretary of State for Wales
|
 |
The Rt Hon
John Davies
PC, QC |
19 July 1970 - Present |
Conservatives
|
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