Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill24 June 1885
Appointed Member of Cabinet, leader of the "Tory Democrats"
Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Appointed Member of Cabinet, leader of the "Tory Democrats"
Leads the first full calendar year of the Conservative government.
Pym becomes leader of the Commons, Nott Defence Secretary & Britain Chief Sec
Lawson, Tebbit & Parkinson join the Cabinet & Prior becomes the Northern Ireland Sec
Nott resigns, Heseltine replaces him & Tom King goes to the Dept of the Environment
John Nott leaves the Defence post and Michael Heseltine succeeds him as Secretary of State for Defence.
Rees, Jenkin & Gowrie leave the Government. Clarke, MacGregor & Baker join the Cabinet
John Major becomes Foreign Secretary. Howe becomes Lord President of the Council, Leader of the Commons & Deputy PM
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