Third Thatcher ministry | |
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![]() Cabinet of the United Kingdom | |
1987–1990 | |
Thatcher in 1990 | |
Date formed | 11 June 1987 |
Date dissolved | 28 November 1990 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Prime Minister's history | 1979–1990 |
Deputy Prime Minister | Sir Geoffrey Howe (1989–1990) |
Total no. of members | 245 appointments |
Member party | Conservative Party |
Status in legislature | Majority 376 / 650 (58%) |
Opposition cabinet | Kinnock Shadow Cabinet |
Opposition party | Labour Party |
Opposition leader | Neil Kinnock |
History | |
Election | 1987 general election |
Legislature terms | 50th UK Parliament |
Budgets | |
Predecessor | Second Thatcher ministry |
Successor | First Major ministry |
Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 4 May 1979 to 28 November 1990, during which time she led a Conservative majority government. She was the first woman to hold that office. During her premiership, Thatcher moved to liberalise the British economy through deregulation, privatisation, and the promotion of entrepreneurialism.
This article details the third Thatcher ministry which she led at the invitation of Queen Elizabeth II from 1987 to 1990.