Ministerial Resi nations and A ointments

The following Ministers have submitted their resignations

from the Government:

The Right Honourable Patrick Jenkin MP, Secretary of State

for the Environment;

The Right Honourable Peter Rees QC MP, Chief Secretary,

HM Treasury;

The Right Honourable The Earl of Gowrie, Chancellor of the

Duchy of Lancaster (Minister for the Arts).

The Right Honourable Adam Butler MP, Minister of State for

Defence Procurement.

Neil Macfarlane Esquire MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary

of State, Department of the Environment.

Alexander Fletcher Esquire MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary

of State, Department of Trade and Industry.

The Queen has been pleased to approve the following appointments:

Secretary of State for The Right Honourable Leon

Trade and Industry Brittan QC MP

Secretary of State for The Right Honourable Douglas

the Home Department Hurd CBE QC MP

Chancellor of the Duchy The Right Honourable Norman

of Lancaster Tebbit MP

Secretary of State for The Right Honourable Tom King MP

Northern Ireland

Secretary of State for The Right Honourable The Lord

Employment Young of Graffham

Secretary of State for The Right Honourable Kenneth

the Environment Baker MP

Paymaster General The Right Honourable Kenneth

Clarke QC MP

Chief Secretary to the Treasury John MacGregor Esquire OBE MP

The above Ministers will be members of the Cabinet which

is now complete.

The Queen has also approved the following appointments:

Priv Council Office

Minister of State Richard Luce Esquire MP

(Minister for the Arts)

HM Treasur

Minister of State Ian Gow Esquire TD MP

[De artment Education nd Science

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Ministr of Defence

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Minister of State Norman Lamont Esquire MP

(Minister for Defence Procurement)

Minister of State for Defence The Lord Trefgarne

De artment of the Environment

Minister of State The Honourable William Waldegrave MTG1 11 G N y7 j

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(Minister f

Minister of State{

John Patten Esquire MP

(Minister for Housing and Construction)

Parliamentary Under -Secretary

of State

Mrs Angela Rumbold CBE MP

De artment of Health and Social Securit

Minister of State The Right Honourable Barney Hayhoe

(Minister for Health) MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretary

of State

John Major Esquire MP

De artment of Trade and Industr

Minister of State The Honourable Peter Morrison MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretary Michael Howard Esquire QC MP

of State

Ministr of A riculture, Fisheries and Food

Minister of State John Gu mmer Esquire MP

De artment of Em lo ent

Parliamentary Under-Secretary David Trippier Esquire RD JP MP

of State

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De artment of Trans ort

Parliamentary Under-Secretary The Earl of Caithness

of State

Welsh .ce

Pa liamenta Under Secretary Mark Robinson Esquire Q

o State

Notes for Editors < A be ;tea

C'' k "" he ueen ma`s b plleased to approve that Mr MacGregorand Mr Gummer be sworn of Her Majesty's most honourable PrivyCouncil.

Hem' M e t a s so en eas to app ve t't t hp n uh i /ss Uof k gh ood e r 0 t l i T

Mr Tebbit and Lord Young will not draw any Ministerial salary.

Copies of letters exchanged between the Prime Minister andMinisters leaving the Cabinet are attached. ..1li

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Mrs Rumbold, Mr Major , Mr Howardfor the first time.

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2 Se tember 1985