Here is the cabinet appointed by Barbara Castle on 9 and 10 October 1983. Ministers are Labour unless stated Liberal (Lib):
Prime Minister: Barbara Castle
Lord Chancellor: Lord Samuel Silkin
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons: Rosa Bancroft
Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the Senate: Nancy Seear (Lib)
Chancellor of the Exchequer: Peter Shore
Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary: John Smith
Home Secretary: Denis Healey (Lib)
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Richard Livsey (Lib)
Defence Secretary: David Ennals (Lib)
Education and Science Secretary: David Penhaligon (Lib)
Employment Secretary: Michael Meacher
Energy Secretary: Don Concannon
Environment Secretary: Desmond Banks (Lib)
Minister of Health: Roy Hattersley
Minister of Housing and Local Government: Alfred Morris
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: Gavin Strang
Minister of Overseas Development: David Steel (Lib)
Prices and Consumer Protection Secretary: Renee Short
Scotland Secretary: Bruce Millan
Social Welfare Secretary: Catriona Macleod
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications: Alan Williams
Trade and Industry Secretary: Richard Wainwright (Lib)
Transport Secretary: Michael Meadowcroft (Lib)
Wales Secretary: Barry Jones.
There were 15 Labour and 9 Liberal Ministers, and 19 men and 5 women.
Selected junior ministers appointed 10 and 11 October:
Attorney-General: Sir Edward Lyons
Solicitor-General: Sir Alex Carlile (Lib)
Paymaster-General: David Pitt
Chief Secretary to the Treasury: John Pardoe (Lib)
Economic Secretary to the Treasury: Denzil Davies
Financial Secretary to the Treasury: Bryan Gould
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Government Chief Whip): Margaret Beckett and Russell Johnston (Lib)
Minister of State Foreign Office: Wiliam Rodgers (Lib)
Minister of State Home Office: Joan Lestor
Minister of State Home Office for Northern Ireland: Oliver Napier (Progressive).
Prime Minister: Barbara Castle
Lord Chancellor: Lord Samuel Silkin
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons: Rosa Bancroft
Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the Senate: Nancy Seear (Lib)
Chancellor of the Exchequer: Peter Shore
Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary: John Smith
Home Secretary: Denis Healey (Lib)
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Richard Livsey (Lib)
Defence Secretary: David Ennals (Lib)
Education and Science Secretary: David Penhaligon (Lib)
Employment Secretary: Michael Meacher
Energy Secretary: Don Concannon
Environment Secretary: Desmond Banks (Lib)
Minister of Health: Roy Hattersley
Minister of Housing and Local Government: Alfred Morris
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: Gavin Strang
Minister of Overseas Development: David Steel (Lib)
Prices and Consumer Protection Secretary: Renee Short
Scotland Secretary: Bruce Millan
Social Welfare Secretary: Catriona Macleod
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications: Alan Williams
Trade and Industry Secretary: Richard Wainwright (Lib)
Transport Secretary: Michael Meadowcroft (Lib)
Wales Secretary: Barry Jones.
There were 15 Labour and 9 Liberal Ministers, and 19 men and 5 women.
Selected junior ministers appointed 10 and 11 October:
Attorney-General: Sir Edward Lyons
Solicitor-General: Sir Alex Carlile (Lib)
Paymaster-General: David Pitt
Chief Secretary to the Treasury: John Pardoe (Lib)
Economic Secretary to the Treasury: Denzil Davies
Financial Secretary to the Treasury: Bryan Gould
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Government Chief Whip): Margaret Beckett and Russell Johnston (Lib)
Minister of State Foreign Office: Wiliam Rodgers (Lib)
Minister of State Home Office: Joan Lestor
Minister of State Home Office for Northern Ireland: Oliver Napier (Progressive).
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