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Article: Thatcher Shuffles Cabinet, Recalls Disgraced Ally
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- The Washington Post
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- June 14, 1987
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Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher began her third term in office
today by reshuffling her Cabinet, recalling Cecil Parkinson, who
resigned from her administration in 1983 amid a sex scandal.
Parkinson's return from the political wilderness came as Thatcher
changed 11 of 22 slots in the Cabinet, rewarding officials who were
seen as having contributed to her reelection on Thursday and
downgrading others. Parkinson, a star of Thatcher's first
administration, will serve as energy secretary.
Thatcher did not change the major officers of state overseeing
foreign and home affairs or the chancellor of the exchequer.
The return to the Cabinet of Parkinson, 55, reportedly caused
unease among ...