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Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
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510:Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone
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389:Secretary of State for Education and Science
379:Secretary of State for Education and Science
369:Secretary of State for Education and Science
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157:Secretary of State for the Home Department
147:Secretary of State for the Home Department
894:Lists of United Kingdom leaders by year
273:Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
263:Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
253:Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
244:Secretary of State for Social Services
234:Secretary of State for Social Services
224:Secretary of State for Social Services
134:Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington
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543:Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
533:Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
529:Norman Arthur Francis St John-Stevas
523:Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
62:Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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539:Janet Mary Young, Baroness Young
481:Christopher Soames, Baron Soames
196:Secretary of State for Transport
186:Secretary of State for Transport
166:Secretary of State for Transport
904:Lists of office-holders in 1981
331:Secretary of State for Industry
321:Secretary of State for Industry
311:Secretary of State for Industry
215:Secretary of State for Scotland
205:Secretary of State for Scotland
18:list of 1981 British incumbents
466:Leader of the House of Commons
456:Leader of the House of Commons
446:Leader of the House of Commons
302:Secretary of State for Defence
292:Secretary of State for Defence
282:Secretary of State for Defence
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495:Lord President of the Council
485:Lord President of the Council
475:Lord President of the Council
408:Secretary of State for Wales
398:Secretary of State for Wales
360:Secretary of State for Trade
350:Secretary of State for Trade
340:Secretary of State for Trade
119:Second Lord of the Treasury
109:Second Lord of the Treasury
100:Chancellor of the Exchequer
90:Chancellor of the Exchequer
42:Queen of the United Kingdom
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627:British incumbents by year
81:First Lord of the Treasury
71:First Lord of the Treasury
633:
899:1981 in British politics
569:Archbishop of Canterbury
559:Archbishop of Canterbury
176:Minister for Transport
452:Norman St John-Stevas
385:Sir Keith Joseph, Bt.
317:Sir Keith Joseph, Bt.
56:Head of Government —
588:Archbishop of York
578:Archbishop of York
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115:Sir Geoffrey Howe
96:Sir Geoffrey Howe
77:Margaret Thatcher
58:Margaret Thatcher
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423:Sir Ian Gilmour
417:Lord Privy Seal
259:Humphrey Atkins
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38:Elizabeth II
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590:(1975–1983)
571:(1980–1991)
545:(1981–1982)
535:(1979–1981)
516:(1979–1987)
497:(1981–1982)
491:Francis Pym
487:(1979–1981)
468:(1981–1982)
462:Francis Pym
458:(1979–1981)
439:(1981–1982)
429:(1979–1981)
410:(1979–1987)
391:(1981–1986)
381:(1979–1981)
362:(1981–1982)
356:John Biffen
352:(1979–1981)
333:(1981–1983)
323:(1979–1981)
304:(1981–1983)
294:(1979–1981)
288:Francis Pym
275:(1981–1984)
269:James Prior
265:(1979–1981)
246:(1981–1987)
236:(1979–1981)
217:(1979–1986)
198:(1981–1983)
178:(1979–1981)
159:(1979–1983)
140:(1979–1982)
121:(1979–1983)
102:(1979–1983)
83:(1979–1990)
64:(1979–1990)
44:(1952–2022)
888:Categories
24:Government
16:This is a
346:John Nott
298:John Nott
552:Religion
31:Monarch
188:(1981)
873:2023
868:2022
863:2021
858:2020
853:2019
848:2018
843:2017
838:2016
833:2015
828:2014
823:2013
818:2012
813:2011
808:2010
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708:1990
703:1989
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693:1987
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663:1981
658:1980
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638:1976
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