First Powell Cabinet

First Powell Cabinet
Cabinet of United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and Malta
4th of July, 1970 - Present
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 %)
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.

Composition

Post	Portrait	Incumbent	Term	Party
Prime Minister		The Rt Hon John Enoch Powell MBE, KCB, MP	4 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	5 July 1970 - Present	Conservatives
Leader of the House of Commons		The Rt Hon William Whitelaw KT, MC, CH, PC, DL	5 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	5 July 1970 - Present	Conservatives
Chancellor of the Exchequer		The Rt Hon Anthony Barber PC, DL, TD	5 July 1970 - Present	Conservatives
Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for the Empire		The Rt Hon Alec Douglas-Home KT, PC, JP, DL	5 July 1970 - Present	Conservatives
Home Secretary and Secretary of State for England		The Rt Hon Edward Heath KG, MBE	5 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	5 July 1970 - Present	Maltese Unionists
Secretary of State for Defense		Major The Rt Hon Lord Carrington KG, GCMG, CH, MC, PC, DL	5 July 1970 - Present	Conservatives
Secretary of State for Education and Science		The Rt Hon Margaret Thatcher PC	5 July 1970 - Present	Conservatives
Secretary of State for Employment		The Rt Hon Robert Carr PC	5 July 1970 - Present	Conservatives
Secretary of State for Environment		The Rt Hon Lord Peter Walker MBE, PC	5 July 1970 - Present	Conservatives
Secretary of State for Social Services		The Rt Hon Lord Keith Joseph CH, PC	5 July 1970 - Present	Conservatives
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster		The Rt Hon Lord Geoffrey Rippon PC, QC	5 July 1970 - Present	Conservatives
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry		The Rt Hon John Davies MBE, PC	5 July 1970 - Present	Conservatives
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland		The Rev. and Rt Hon Ian Paisley PC	5 July 1970 - Present	Protestant Unionists
Secretary of State for Scotland		The Rt Hon Jo Grimond CH, CBE, TD, PC	5 July 1970 - Present	Liberals
Secretary of State for Wales		The Rt Hon John Davies PC, QC	5 July 1970 - Present	Conservatives