The British Cabinet in 1978
December 2008
The British Cabinet in 1978
30 December 2008
James Callaghan's Government
(Formed April 1976 and reconstructed in September 1976)
| Prime Minister |
James Callaghan |
| Foreign Secretary |
David Owen |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer |
Denis Healey |
| Lord Chancellor |
Lord Elwyn-Jones |
| Home Secretary |
Merlyn Rees |
| Secretary of State for Health and Social Security |
David Ennals |
| Secretary of State for Defence |
Frederick Mulley |
| Secretary of State for Scotland |
Bruce Millan |
| Secretary of State for Employment |
Albert Booth |
| Secretary of State for Education and Science |
Shirley Williams |
| Secretary of State for Wales |
John Morris |
| Secretary of State for Trade |
John Smith |
| Secretary of State for Industry |
Eric Varley |
| Secretary of State for the Environment |
Peter Shore |
| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland |
Roy Mason |
| Secretary of State for Energy |
Tony Benn |
| Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection |
Roy Hattersley |
| Secretary of State for Transport |
William Rodgers |
| Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons |
Michael Foot |
| Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords |
Lord Peart |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster |
Harold Lever |
| Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food |
John Silkin |
| Minister for Social Security |
Stanley Orme |
