British Prime Ministers since 1940
Winston Churchill (1940-45) Conservative Harold Wilson (1964-70) Labour
Clement Attlee (1945-51) Labour Edward Heath (1970-74) Conservative
Winston Churchill (1951-55) Conservative Harold Wilson (1974-76) Labour
Anthony Eden (1955-57) Conservative James Callagham (1976-79) Labour
Harold Macmillan (1957-63) Conservative Margaret Thatcher (1979-91) Conservative
Alec Douglas-Home (1963-64) Conservative John Major (1991-97) Conservative
Tony Blair (1997- ) Labour
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Members of the Cabinet
Prime Minister (First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service)
Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State
Chancellor of the Exchequer - treasury (incl. Inland Revenue, Customs and Excise)
President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
Home Secretary - internal affairs
Lord Chancellor - justice.
Foreign Secretary - foreign and Commonwealth affairs.
Secretaries of State for…:
Culture, Media and Sport
Defence
Education and Skills
Employment
Health
International Development
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Social Security
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Trade and Industry
Transport, Local Government and the Regions
Wales
Work and Pensions
Non - departmental:
Minister Without Portfolio and Party Chair
Lord President - presides at the meetings of the Privy Council
Lord Privy Seal - no special duties; until 1884 responsible for keeping the Privy Seal.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster - responsible for royal estates in Lancashire (Privy Purse)
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Secretary of State for… (Cabinet Minister, Head of Department, sits in the Commons)
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Ministers of State (Non-Cabinet ministers, sit in the Commons)
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Junior Ministers, sit in the Commons and the Lords)
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Civil service hierarchy in each department:
Permanent Secretary
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under secretary
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assistant secretary
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