Name | From | Until | Party | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Austen Butler | 13 July 1962 | 18 October 1963 | Conservative | also Deputy Prime Minister |
George Brown | 16 October 1964 | 11 August 1966 | Labour | also Secretary of State for Economic Affairs |
Michael Stewart | 11 August 1966 | 6 April 1968 | Labour | also Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, 1966-1968; also Foreign Secretary, 1968 |
Barbara Castle | 6 April 1968 | 19 June 1970 | Labour | also Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity |
Michael Heseltine | 20 July 1995 | 2 May 1997 | Conservative | also Deputy Prime Minister |
John Prescott | 8 June 2001 | 27 June 2007 | Labour | also Deputy Prime Minister |
The Lord Mandelson | 5 June 2009 | 11 May 2010 | Labour | also Lord President of the Council and Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills |
William Hague | 12 May 2010 | present | Conservative | also Foreign Secretary |