Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is a position in the UK cabinet, responsible for the Department for Work and Pensions. It was created on June 8, 2001 from the merger of the Employment part of the Department for Education and Employment and the Department of Social Security.

Minister of Pensions

• George Barnes (December 10, 1916 - August 17, 1917)
• John Hodge (August 17, 1917 - January 10, 1919)
• Sir Laming Worthington-Evans (January 10, 1919 - April 2, 1920)
• Ian Macpherson (April 2, 1920 - October 19, 1922)
• George Tryon (October 31, 1922 - January 22, 1924)
• Frank Roberts (January 23, 1924 - November 3, 1924)
• George Tryon (November 11, 1924 - June 4, 1929)
• Frank Roberts (June 7, 1929 - August 24, 1931)
• George Tryon (September 3, 1931 - June 18, 1935)
• Robert Hudson (June 18, 1935 - July 30, 1936)
• Herwald Ramsbotham (July 30, 1936 - June 7, 1939)
• Sir Walter Womersley (June 7, 1939 - July 26, 1945)
• Wilfred Paling (August 3, 1945 - April 17, 1947)
• John Hynd (April 17, 1947 - October 7, 1947)
• George Buchanan (October 7, 1947 - July 2, 1948)
• Hilary Marquand (July 2, 1948 - January 17, 1951)
• George Isaacs (January 17, 1951 - October 26, 1951)
• Derick Heathcoat-Amory (November 5, 1951 - September 3, 1953)