Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Name	Entered office	Left office	Party
William Whitelaw	24 March 1972	2 December 1973	Conservative
Francis Pym	2 December 1973	4 March 1974	Conservative
Merlyn Rees	5 March 1974	10 September 1976	Labour
Roy Mason	10 September 1976	4 May 1979	Labour
Humphrey Atkins	5 May 1979	14 September 1981	Conservative
James Prior	14 September 1981	11 September 1984	Conservative
Douglas Hurd	11 September 1984	3 September 1985	Conservative
Tom King	3 September 1985	24 July 1989	Conservative
Peter Brooke	24 July 1989	10 April 1992	Conservative
Sir Patrick Mayhew	10 April 1992	2 May 1997	Conservative
Mo Mowlam	3 May 1997	11 October 1999	Labour
Peter Mandelson	11 October 1999	24 January 2001	Labour
John Reid	25 January 2001	24 October 2002	Labour
Paul Murphy	24 October 2002	6 May 2005	Labour
Peter Hain	6 May 2005	current incumbent	Labour

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